Escaping the Covert Narcissist

Sammie DeMarco
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Covert narcissistic abuse is quiet, confusing, and deeply destabilizing, until someone finally gives it language. In this series, Sammie DeMarco, certified life coach and divorce recovery coach, breaks down the hidden dynamics of relationships with covert narcissists: manipulation, emotional confusion, trauma bonds, grief, identity loss, and the hard work of rebuilding. Drawing from her own experience with narcissistic abuse, trauma, divorce, and starting over, Sammie offers survivors insight, validation, and support in learning to trust themselves again. Whether you're still in it, just getting out, or years into rebuilding, this series helps you name what happened and feel less alone in it. Follow and subscribe to hear every episode in this essential series. New episodes explore covert narcissism, emotional abuse recovery, trauma bonds, divorce recovery, and rebuilding after narcissistic relationships.

Episodes

  1. Sep 2

    Why Leaving a Toxic Relationship Feels Impossible

    You feel most like yourself everywhere except home, and that contrast is getting impossible to ignore. Leaving a toxic relationship rarely starts with one big moment. For Sammie DeMarco, it started when concerts, conventions, and friends reminded her what peace actually felt like, while the criticism and tension at home kept wearing her down. She breaks down the trauma bond that kept her stuck, how control hides as jealousy and concern, and why her body reacted with anxiety and shutdown before her mind caught up. Sammie is a relationship coach who helps women break toxic cycles. After this, choosing yourself stops feeling selfish. CONNECT WITH SAMMIE DEMARCO 🌐 Website: https://www.sammierose.me 📸 Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/SammieRose1010 📸 Instagram (Coaching): https://www.instagram.com/SammieRoseCoaching ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sammie_Rose 🎥 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@SammieRose1010 ────────────────────────────────────────── Enjoyed this episode? Follow for free and turn on notifications so you never miss a new one. Share it with someone who might need this. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. Sammie DeMarco is a certified life coach, not a licensed therapist, and this show is not therapy, counseling, or medical or mental-health treatment. If you are in crisis or in an unsafe situation, please contact a qualified professional or your local emergency services. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Powered by The Advisor Network.

  2. Jul 28

    Losing a Parent Splits Your Life Into Before and After

    Losing a parent can split your life into a before and an after, and no one warns you how physical that grief becomes. You hold it together for everyone else until the day a pan of food slips from your hands and you collapse with it. If someone at home is rushing you to move on, that is not weakness. It is a signal. Sammie DeMarco, a certified life coach, walked through devastating loss inside an unhealthy marriage and found her way back to herself. After this, grief feels different. CONNECT WITH SAMMIE DEMARCO 🌐 Website: https://www.sammierose.me 📸 Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/SammieRose1010 📸 Instagram (Coaching): https://www.instagram.com/SammieRoseCoaching ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sammie_Rose 🎥 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@SammieRose1010 ────────────────────────────────────────── Enjoyed this episode? Follow for free and turn on notifications so you never miss a new one. Share it with someone who might need this. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. Sammie DeMarco is a certified life coach, not a licensed therapist, and this show is not therapy, counseling, or medical or mental-health treatment. If you are in crisis or in an unsafe situation, please contact a qualified professional or your local emergency services. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Powered by The Advisor Network.

  3. Jun 18

    Your Anxiety Might Actually Be ADHD

    She looked up from her computer and realized, for the first time in her life, that her mind had gone quiet. For decades, Sammie DeMarco thought she was simply anxious. Therapy helped. Medication helped. But the anxiety always came back. Then, five years ago, one diagnosis changed everything: ADHD, the kind that hides in girls as worry. But quieting her mind let her finally see what she had talked herself out of for years. Her body had been warning her about a marriage that looked supportive in public and drained her in private.  Sammie is a certified life coach who helps women rebuild through breakups and divorce. Listen, and you'll stop asking what's wrong with you and start asking what your body knows that you don't. CONNECT WITH SAMMIE DEMARCO 🌐 Website: https://www.sammierose.me 📸 Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/SammieRose1010 📸 Instagram (Coaching): https://www.instagram.com/SammieRoseCoaching ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sammie_Rose 🎥 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@SammieRose1010 ────────────────────────────────────────── Enjoyed this episode? Follow for free and turn on notifications so you never miss a new one. Share it with someone who might need this. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. Sammie DeMarco is a certified life coach, not a licensed therapist, and this show is not therapy, counseling, or medical or mental-health treatment. If you are in crisis or in an unsafe situation, please contact a qualified professional or your local emergency services. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Powered by The Advisor Network.

  4. Jun 1

    Covert Narcissist Signs You Keep Explaining Away

    Covert narcissist abuse can leave you confused, exhausted, and wondering if you’re the problem. Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Sammie DeMarco, survivor, certified life coach, and divorce recovery coach, to unpack the hidden patterns of emotional abuse that often look normal from the outside. You’ll learn: 🧠 Why covert abuse is hard to spot 💔 How love bombing creates attachment 🚩 Subtle signs of emotional manipulation 😔 Why joy can trigger control 🛑 How stress shows up physically 🌱 What rebuilding yourself can look like This episode gives language to the confusion and helps survivors begin trusting what they already feel. CONNECT WITH SAMMIE DEMARCO 🌐 Website: https://www.sammierose.me 📸 Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/SammieRose1010 📸 Instagram (Coaching): https://www.instagram.com/SammieRoseCoaching ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sammie_Rose 🎥 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@SammieRose1010 ────────────────────────────────────────── Enjoyed this episode? Follow for free and turn on notifications so you never miss a new one. Share it with someone who might need this. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. Sammie DeMarco is a certified life coach, not a licensed therapist, and this show is not therapy, counseling, or medical or mental-health treatment. If you are in crisis or in an unsafe situation, please contact a qualified professional or your local emergency services. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Powered by The Advisor Network.

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Covert narcissistic abuse is quiet, confusing, and deeply destabilizing, until someone finally gives it language. In this series, Sammie DeMarco, certified life coach and divorce recovery coach, breaks down the hidden dynamics of relationships with covert narcissists: manipulation, emotional confusion, trauma bonds, grief, identity loss, and the hard work of rebuilding. Drawing from her own experience with narcissistic abuse, trauma, divorce, and starting over, Sammie offers survivors insight, validation, and support in learning to trust themselves again. Whether you're still in it, just getting out, or years into rebuilding, this series helps you name what happened and feel less alone in it. Follow and subscribe to hear every episode in this essential series. New episodes explore covert narcissism, emotional abuse recovery, trauma bonds, divorce recovery, and rebuilding after narcissistic relationships.

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