Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

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Narcissist Apocalypse is a Purple Ribbon Award-winning storytelling podcast that amplifies the voices of those who have experienced narcissistic abuse, coercive control, emotional abuse, domestic violence, family relationship abuse, and relationship trauma. Our guests share their stories of abuse survival, providing a source of validation, education, inspiration, and hope for those going through similar experiences. Join us and discover how you, too, can overcome the narcissist apocalypse.

  1. 4h ago

    Twyla & The Stalking Narcissistic Neighbor | Narcissist Abuse

    In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Twyla shares how her family’s life became upended by their vindictive next-door neighbor. What began as uncomfortable encounters with a next-door neighbor escalated into relentless harassment and stalking. Music blasted through the walls day and night while personal attacks followed the family online. As her neighbor targeted their reputations and reached into their children’s lives, Twyla found herself constantly bracing for what would happen next. It's a story of putdowns, bullying, stalking, intimidation, exhaustion, being a detective, different ways of attacking you, self blame, being one upped, boundary violations, using your past against you, entitlement, criticism,  thinking things are your fault, system abuse, smear campaigns, protecting your kids, reactive abuse, lies, becoming the abuser, PTSD, wanting people to know, support of strangers, feeling helpless, processing the abuse, fear, obligation, guilt, and shame.  This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  2. 2d ago

    Self-Blame and Obligation in Lea’s Story | Narcissist Debrief

    In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines how mirroring and promises of a shared future drew Lea into a relationship where everything became her responsibility. As accusations undermined her support system and the promised changes failed to arrive, Lea kept trying to build the family she wanted for her son. This debrief explores how self-blame, doubt, and the weight of commitments can make leaving feel impossible.  This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  3. 4d ago

    Lea & The Exploitative Narcissist | Domestic Violence Rerelease

    In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lea reconnects with someone from her past who seems to understand her. He tells her they were meant to find each other, and this soon becomes a promise of the family and future they could build together. However, as their lives became increasingly intertwined, Lea found herself taking care of everything, including him. The person who she once saw as a soul mate, had now turned into an exploitative leech. It's a story of narcissistic abuse, exploitation, manipulation, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, coercive control, financial abuse, financial exploitation, love bombing, mirroring, future faking, gaslighting, blame shifting, self-doubt, self-blame, weaponizing grief, sexual assault, consent, isolation, false accusations, smear campaigns, emotional invalidation, broken promises, betrayal, pregnancy and abuse, post-separation abuse, custody conflict, family court, breaking family patterns, and boundaries. CONTENT WARNING - WE DISCUSS SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THIS EPISODE. This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  4. 5d ago

    Generational Trauma & Healing From Narcissist Abuse | Rerelease

    In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Alisa Stamps (LCSW) & Kasey Jarvis (LMFT) about authenticity, generational trauma, & healing from narcissist abuse. Plus they discuss, therapy modalities, helping kids be authentic, perfectionism, awareness, challenging core fears, and much more. Alisa Stamps - Website - Instagram Kasey Jarvis - Website - Instagram Podcast - Am I The Crazy One? This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  5. 6d ago

    Religious Abuse and Being Accepted in Kelli’s Story | Narcissist Debrief

    In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines how acceptance became something Kelli felt she had to earn back. The qualities her husband once praised became targets of criticism, leaving her trying to prove she was a good wife while her confidence in her own judgment wore down. When she turned to trusted people for support, their responses reinforced the expectations keeping her trapped. This debrief explores religious duty, isolation, financial dependence, and the reversal that forced Kelli to defend herself whenever she questioned his behavior. Brandon also discusses the pressure to wait for a sufficiently serious event before leaving, and the threats that made her children feel responsible for their father’s life. CONTENT WARNING - WE DISCUSS PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL COERCION, & SUICIDE THREATS, IN THIS EPISODE. This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  6. Oct 25

    Kelli & The Domineering Vindictive Narcissist | Domestic Violence & Coercive Control

    In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Kelli shares her story of a man whose early devotion gave way to a demand for total submission. Once Kelli was isolated from her family, the abuser told her that he was now the center of her life, and that she had to obey him. Everything the abuser once praised about her, were now the things he criticized about her. Kelli was now in a prison that was being reinforced by the people she trusted and the church as well. And even after Kelli left marriage, the abuser still exerted control through the repeated court battles over their children.  It's a story of subjugation, enforced obedience, domination, vindictiveness, entitlement, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, verbal abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual coercion, love bombing, idealization, devaluation, belittling, constant criticism, humiliation, isolation, religious abuse, narcissistic abuse, domestic violence, coercive control, marriage obligations, morality traps, gaslighting, blame shifting, victim blaming, silent treatments, punishment for independence, boundary violations, invasion of privacy, surveillance, financial monitoring, intimidation, rage, threats of violence, firearm threats, death threats, emotional blackmail, suicide threats, weaponized guilt, fear, obligation, guilt, shame, childhood emotional neglect, approval seeking, conditional acceptance, self-doubt, loss of identity, post-separation abuse, stalking, legal abuse, custody abuse, family court, institutional betrayal, weaponizing children, protective parenting, survival mode, hypervigilance, trauma, complex trauma, trauma responses, anxiety, depression, emotional exhaustion, restraining orders, survivor story, and rebuilding self-worth. CONTENT WARNING - WE DISCUSS PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL COERCION, DEATH THREATS, SUICIDE THREATS, AND SUICIDAL IDEATION IN THIS EPISODE. This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  7. Oct 23

    Introducing: Agent Layla from CBC’s Personally

    When she was 20 years old, something terrible happened to Vienna Luke. And for more than a decade, the truth of that night remains buried. But when Vienna becomes a mother, she realizes she must confront the past and uncover the truth – whatever the consequences for her family. Her sister Shawnessy comes aboard in the role of dogged detective and Vienna plays the secret agent in a relentless search for answers and justice. Personally: Agent Layla is a gripping true story about memory, family and how far one woman must go to set the record straight. Hosted by Jodie Martinson.  About Personally: Get lost in someone else’s life. From a mysterious childhood spent on the run, to a courageous escape from domestic violence, each season of Personally invites you to explore the human experience in all its complexity, one story — or season — at a time. This is what it sounds like to be human. More episodes of Agent Layla are available wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://link.mgln.ai/ALxNA    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Introducing: Agent Layla from CBC’s Personally

  8. Oct 22

    Debrief | The Family Trap and Blame Shifting in Xena’s Story

    In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon unpacks Xena’s story and how the promise of family became an obligation to keep an abusive relationship with a narcissist together. We explore how being punished for ordinary choices and repeatedly blamed for the narcissistic abuser’s behavior left Xena questioning herself, while intermittent affection renewed her hope that things could improve. We also discuss how suicide threats redirected attention from his violence to his distress, and how fear for their daughter’s safety existed alongside guilt about separating him from another child. This debrief examines the exhaustion, secrecy, coercive control, and shame that made leaving harder. CONTENT WARNING - THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES PHYSICAL ABUSE & SUICIDE THREATS This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Narcissist Apocalypse is a Purple Ribbon Award-winning storytelling podcast that amplifies the voices of those who have experienced narcissistic abuse, coercive control, emotional abuse, domestic violence, family relationship abuse, and relationship trauma. Our guests share their stories of abuse survival, providing a source of validation, education, inspiration, and hope for those going through similar experiences. Join us and discover how you, too, can overcome the narcissist apocalypse.

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