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Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
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.
Episodes
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
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…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
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…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
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, &…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
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…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
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…
Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of AbuseIntroducing: 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…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
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…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Xena & The Blame-Shifting Narcissist | Rerelease
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Xena shares her story of reconnecting with an old boyfriend whose attention and promises of family drew her…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Is a Narcissist Capable of Love?
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon welcomes back psychotherapist and author Darlene Lancer to explore whether a narcissist is capable of love…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Obligation and Earning Acceptance in Morrigan’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Morrigan’s story, exploring how family participation and agreement became obligations enforced…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Morrigan & The Controlling Narcissistic Mother-in-Law | Narcissist Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Morrigan shares how her hope for a second chance at family led her into the orbit of a controlling mother-in-law…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Coercion & Weaponized Therapy in Saarah’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we debrief Saarah’s story and explore how the abuser presented control as her choice and used therapy language to…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Letters To My Narcissist (Volume 4) | Rerelease
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon and former guest 'Saraah' listen to unsent 'Letters To My Narcissist' that they received from a handful of…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Saarah & The Controlling Narcissist | Narcissistic Abuse | Rerelease
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Saarah shares her story of growing up in an abusive home and entering a relationship with a charming man…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Boundary Pushing and Dismissiveness in Tina's Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns of boundary pushing and emotional dismissiveness in Tina's story. He…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Tina & The Dismissive Narcissist | Narcissistic Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Tina shares how a fresh start in Sicily became a sixteen-year relationship with a dismissive narcissist. At first…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Boundary Erosion and the Guilt of Leaving in Violeta’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Violeta’s story and explores how persistence wore down her boundaries and guilt made leaving feel…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Violeta & The Calculating Narcissist | Domestic Violence
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we revisit Violeta’s story of a calculating narcissist whose relentless pursuit made her feel seen and wanted. As his…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | The 12 Unspoken Rules of the Narcissistic Family
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with author Julie L. Hall about the 12 unspoken rules of the narcissistic family. They explore what…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | How Trust Became Control in Cassie’s Story | Narcissistic Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we debrief Cassie’s story and examine how the abuser built enough trust to become the truth teller in her world. We…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Cassie & The Deceptive Belittling Narcissist | Narcissistic Abuse & Domestic Violence
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Cassie shares how a man who made her feel understood slowly became the person she was afraid to disappoint. His…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Manufactured Responsibility in Doris’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Doris’s story through the lens of manufactured responsibility. Her abuser presented his violence as…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Doris & The Intimidating Coercive Narcissist | Domestic Violence
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Doris shares how a relationship that began with trust became a life organized around her abuser's anger…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Why Narcissistic Abuse Can Feel Addictive
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon speaks with Lori Ann Roland (LPC) about how narcissistic abuse, trauma, and addiction can intersect. They…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Gaslighting, Obligation, and Empathy in Sunshine’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon returns to Sunshine's story to trace the patterns that kept her bound to a partner who gaslit her…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Sunshine & The Violent Gaslighting Narcissist | Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Sunshine shares how her ex-partner made her feel chosen, then made her question what she had seen with her own eyes…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | The Return of Mercedes & The Post Separation Abuse
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Mercedes returns to continue the story she shared in Mercedes & The Controlling Vindictive Narcissist. She…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Mercedes & The Controlling Vindictive Narcissist
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Mercedes shares how a whirlwind romance with a seemingly devoted man became a marriage where her money…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | The 5 People-Pleasing Types & Fawning in Narcissistic Abuse
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon explores five people-pleasing types: the rescuer, martyr, caretaker, peacemaker, and cheerleader…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Weaponized Respect and Scapegoating in Ehi’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick breaks down Ehi’s story and examines how cultural beliefs were used within a rigid family…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Ehi & The Bullying Narcissistic Family | Narcissistic Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Ehi about growing up inside a bullying narcissistic family where power flowed downward and the…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Gaslighting & Survival Mode in Cassandra’s Story | Domestic Violence
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Cassandra’s story and the pressures that kept her in a volatile marriage. Her move took her…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Cassandra & The Volatile Narcissist | Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Cassandra shares how a man who seemed to offer faith, safety, and a fresh start became someone she feared…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Why Trauma Keeps You in Survival Mode & PTSD Recovery
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Rebound Health co-founders Raeva Kumar and Dr. Erin Berenz about how trauma can leave the brain…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Scapegoating & Financial Control in Dasha’s Story | Narcissistic Abuse
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines how Dasha’s family assigned roles according to obedience, rewarded her brother for being…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Dasha & The Enmeshed Narcissistic Family
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Dasha about growing up under the authority of a narcissistic father whose image was…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Mirroring & Performative Therapy in Shannon's Story | Narcissistic Abuse
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns in Shannon’s story, beginning with the cognitive dissonance created by the…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Shannon & The Covert Narcissist | Narcissistic Abuse
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Shannon shares the story of building the family she never had with a man who mirrored her values and…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Post-Separation Abuse: How Narcissists Weaponize Family Court
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with high-conflict divorce coach and One Mom’s Battle founder Tina Swithin about how…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Gaslighting and Self-Trust in Haley’s Story | Narcissistic Abuse
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon deconstructs Haley’s story and examines how the abuser repeatedly created self-doubt, then filled the…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Haley & The Calculated Narcissist | Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Haley, who was only sixteen when she believed she had found the person she would spend her life…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Over-Functioning & Intermittent Reinforcement in Caroline’s Story | Domestic Violence
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down how love bombing, over-functioning, and intermittent reinforcement kept Caroline trying…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Caroline H. & The Sadistic Narcissist | Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Caroline shares the terrifying story of a man from her college years who returned decades later and…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Overwhelm: How Narcissistic Abuse Keeps You Confused and Stuck
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with former survivor story guest Jean about how overwhelm becomes both a control tactic and a…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | The Narcissist’s Financial Trap in Bonnie’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick breaks down the systems of control that kept Bonnie tied to an exploitative abuser. After…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Bonnie & The Exploitative Narcissist | Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Bonnie shares the story of an exploitative narcissist who entered her life as a protector and gained control over…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | How Coercive Control Harms Children & What Protective Parents Can Do
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola about how coercive control and psychological maltreatment…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Rescuing, Control, and Hidden Childhood Trauma in Jennifer’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines Jennifer’s survivor story and the patterns surrounding the abuse and murder of her mother…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Jennifer & The Narcissistic Father Who Killed Her Mother
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Jennifer about growing up with a narcissistic father whose coercive control and physical violence…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Moving Goalposts, Gut Feelings, and Recognizing Patterns in Plum’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick debriefs Plum’s survivor story and examines how the patterns she experienced with her mother…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Plum & The Victim-Playing Narcissistic Mother
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Plum shares the story of growing up with a neglectful, victim-playing narcissistic mother who made her feel…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Covert Narcissistic Abuse, Spiritual Narcissism, & The Cult of NXIVM
In this release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Mark Vicente ('What The Bleep Do We Know?', 'The Vow', & The Narcissist's Playbook), about…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Feeling Chosen, Future Faking, and the Wounded Child in Athena’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the key takeaways from Athena’s survivor story, including how an abuser can recognize…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Athena & The Cult-Like Predator
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Athena shares the story of a relationship with a calculated predator who entered her life when she was sick…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Grooming, People Pleasing, and Self-Worth in Spoon’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick debriefs Spoon’s survivor story and examines how grooming, learned beliefs, people pleasing…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Spoon & The Grooming That Shaped Her Life
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Spoon shares her story of childhood trauma, grooming, sexual assault, addiction, abusive relationships, and…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Covert Emotional Abuse, the Myth of Mutual Abuse, and Double Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick is joined by Annette Oltmans, founder of The MEND Project, to discuss covert emotional abuse, double…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Whirlwind Commitment, Gaslighting, and Identity in Anisha’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick breaks down the patterns of abuse in Anisha’s survivor story, including how a whirlwind…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Anisha & The Abuser She Thought She Could Fix
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Anisha shares the story of an introduced marriage that quickly became emotionally and physically abusive. What began…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | False Trust, Caretaking, and Reactive Abuse in Inez’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the major abuse patterns in Inez’s survivor story and explores why knowing about…