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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
Rerelease | Inez & The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Inez shares how childhood scapegoating, emotional invalidation, and the belief that she had to earn love…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | When People Pleasing Becomes Survival: Fawning in Abusive Relationships
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon explores the different ways people pleasing can appear and how qualities such as loyalty…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Weaponized Empathy, Crisis Control, & Gaslighting in Teddy’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick breaks down the patterns of abuse in Teddy’s survivor story. Teddy’s empathy and desire to…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Teddy & The Crisis-Creating Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Teddy shares the story of a relationship built around empathy, rescue, and repeated crisis. What began as a…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Joanne & The Pain of Loving an Abusive Mother
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Joanne shares the pain of growing up with a gaslighting and abusive mother while still desperately wanting…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | The 6 Stages & 4 Styles of Emotional Blackmail
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses Susan Forward and Donna Frazier’s book Emotional Blackmail and explains how manipulation…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Constant Correction, Trauma Bonds, and Invisible Control in Barb’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses the abuse patterns found throughout Barb’s survivor story.The debrief explores how constant…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Barb & The Raging, Critical, Coercive Controller
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Barb shares the story of surviving a 22-year marriage to a raging, critical, coercive controller. Raised in purity…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Soulmate Language, Triangulation, and Crazy-Making in Avery’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns of abuse found in Avery’s survivor story, including soulmate language…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Avery & The Crazy-Making Abuser
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Avery shares the story of her abusive marriage and the years she spent trying to make sense of a…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
How an Abuser Refusing to Make Decisions Becomes a Form of Control
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses how an abusive person can maintain control while appearing to let their partner make every…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Scapegoating, Transactional Love, and Family Betrayal in Vicky’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Vicky’s survivor story and examines what it means to be assigned the role of family scapegoat. He…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Vicky the Scapegoat & The Family Business Betrayal
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Vicky shares how she became the scapegoat in a family shaped by favoritism, transactional love, psychological abuse…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Self Defense, Gaslighting, and the Smear Campaign in Canva’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick debriefs Canva’s survivor story and examines how her reactions to abuse were isolated from…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Canva & The Smear Campaigning Abuser
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Canva shares the story of a relationship shaped by gaslighting, financial exploitation, isolation…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Healing From Complex Trauma & Narcissistic Abuse
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with clinical psychologist and author Dr. Ingrid Clayton about narcissistic abuse, complex…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Accusations, Surveillance, and Coercive Control in Jody’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns of abuse in Jody’s survivor story. The debrief explores how repeated…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Jody & The Volatile Paranoid Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Jody shares the story of reconnecting with a boy she had dated as a teenager, thirty years after their brief…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Love Bombing, Isolation, and the Smear Campaign in Natalie’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines the major patterns of coercive control in Natalie’s survivor story. The debrief explores how…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Natalie & The Victim-Playing Controller
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Natalie shares the story of a relationship that began with intense chemistry, constant attention…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | The Psychology of Stalking, Obsession, and Control
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with forensic psychologist Dr. Joni Johnston about the psychology behind stalking and how…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Possessiveness, Financial Abuse, and Broken Boundaries in Selene’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines the patterns of enmeshment, possessiveness, financial abuse, and coercive control within…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Selene & The Possessive Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Selene shares the story of surviving a possessive and controlling marriage complicated by her husband’s deeply…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Addiction, Abuse, Intimidation, and Protecting the Kids in Elly’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines the key patterns in Elly’s survivor story, including how childhood chaos taught her to…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Elly & The Intimidating Addict
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Elly shares the story of surviving an abusive marriage marked by addiction, infidelity, intimidation, and…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Imposter Syndrome After Abuse
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon explores how abuse and trauma can create a lasting sense of imposter syndrome. Gaslighting…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Promises of Change, False Repair, & Emotional Caretaking in Tally’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines the patterns that kept Tally invested in a relationship that had become increasingly unsafe…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Tally & The Danger Next Door
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Tally shares how the seemingly perfect man next door became controlling, intimidating, and physically dangerous. What…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Trauma Bonding, Stalking, and the Fear of Leaving in Terry’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Terry’s story and examines how relentless pursuit, emotional caretaking, isolation, threats…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Terry & The Violent Stalker
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Terry shares the story of a relationship marked by physical violence, threats, isolation, stalking, and an…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Why Leaving an Abusive Relationship Is So Difficult
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses why leaving an abusive relationship can be so difficult and why survivors should never be…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Fate, Proof of Love, and False Hope in Felix’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick debriefs Felix’s survivor story and examines how a whirlwind beginning can make a…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Felix & The Love-Bombing Long-Distance Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Felix shares the story of a long-distance relationship that began like a once-in-a-lifetime romance and slowly became…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Rage, Forced Caretaking, and Shame in Cara’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses the abuse patterns in Cara’s survivor story, including love bombing after years of emotional…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Cara & The Rage-Filled Physical Abuser
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Cara shares her story of surviving a four-year relationship with a rage-filled physical abuser. After…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Boundary Crossing, Jealous Control, & Blame in Dove’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Dove’s story and the patterns of abuse that appeared beneath the surface of the relationship. The…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Greenhouse17: Shame, Belonging, Money, and Survivor Worth
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Darlene Thomas, Executive Director of Greenhouse17, a domestic violence shelter and advocacy…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Dove & The Violating Jealous Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Dove shares her story of a relationship that began as a familiar friendship and slowly turned into coercive control…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Lana & The Violent Jealous Abuser
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lana shares her story of growing up as a fixer, surviving childhood abuse, and later entering a…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | When Abusers Play the Victim to Make You Feel Guilty
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses how victim-playing abusers use guilt, empathy, and blame-shifting to make survivors feel…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Scapegoating, Humiliation, & Reality Control in Tommy’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns in Tommy’s story, including family scapegoating, public humiliation, body…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Tommy and The Malicious Controlling Father
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Tommy, a survivor of childhood abuse who grew up as the scapegoat child of a malicious controlling…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | The Lost Child, Covert Incest, & Emotional Neglect in Porsha’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick debriefs Porsha’s story and explores how emotional neglect can be mistaken for independence…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease: Porsha & The Father Who Made Her Feel Forgotten
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Porsha about growing up as the lost child in a family shaped by abuse, alcoholism…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease: Plausible Deniability and the Power of Suggestion in Abuse
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks about plausible deniability as a manipulation tactic in abusive relationships. Instead of…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Projection, Reality Control, & Financial Abuse in Louise W's Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the key takeaways from Louise’s story, including projection, financial dependence…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Louise W. & The Enemy Creator
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Louise shares the story of a 40-year relationship with a man who always seemed to be in conflict with someone else…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Jealousy, Family Enabling, & Fear in Blanche’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns in Blanche’s story, including jealousy as coercive control, the role of an…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Blanche & The Dangerous Jealous Abuser
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Blanche about her relationship with a dangerous jealous abuser. What began as jealousy…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | How Abusers Wear You Down
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks about how abusers use exhaustion as a form of control. From constant monitoring and…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Trauma Bonding, Punishment, & Control in Val’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Val’s story through the lens of trauma bonding, emotional punishment, silent treatment…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Val & The Punishing Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Val shares her story of a long marriage shaped by emotional punishment, silent treatments, rage cycles, financial…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Rage, Financial Control, & Fear in Angelica’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Angelica’s story and the patterns of abuse beneath it, including rage, financial control, sexual…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Angelica & The Raging Physical Abuser
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Angelica tells the story of her controlling physically abusive relationship. Angelica's future husband was…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Smart Devices, Tech Abuse, & Coercive Control
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we discuss how smart devices and smart technology can be used as tools of coercive control, surveillance, harassment…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Jealousy, Projection, & Grief in Remy’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns in Remy’s story, including jealousy, projection, betrayal, and the…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Remy & The Jealous Hypocritical Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Remy shares her story of being in a long-term relationship with a jealous and hypocritical abuser. What began as…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease: The Return of Parker & The Petty Emotional Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Parker returns to share the story of her second abusive relationship with a petty emotional abuser. After leaving her…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Spiritual Abuse, Suicide Threats, & Custody in Parker’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the major themes in Parker’s story, including spiritual abuse, coercive control, suicide…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease: Parker & The Manipulative Coercive Controller
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Parker shares her story of growing up inside a high-control religious environment, surviving sexual assault…