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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: Top 10 Reasons An Abuser Doesn't Want To Change
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon discusses why abusive partners often do not want to change, using ideas from Lundy Bancroft’s Why Does He…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Fate, Fantasy, & Legal Abuse in Rebelle’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Rebelle’s story and the patterns that kept her tied to a relationship built on charm…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rebelle & The Vindictive Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Rebelle shares the story of a marriage that began with coincidence and "fate". She was a lawyer, an athlete, and…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Love Bombing, Fraud, & Coercive Control in Jess’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the love bombing, fraud, coercive control, secrecy, self-doubt, and trauma bonding in Jess’s…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease: Jess & The Abusive Con Man
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Jess about her relationship with an abusive con man who built a false life around lies…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Survivor Guilt and Shame After Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about survivor guilt and shame after abuse, and why so many survivors still feel responsible after…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Shame, Love Bombing, & Control in Tegan’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the key themes in Tegan’s story, including early shame, love bombing, sexual coercion, emotional…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Tegan & The Abusive Addict
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Tegan shares her story of growing up in a family system where shame, criticism, and cultural excuses taught her to…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Control, Dissociation, & Legal Abuse in Erika’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the biggest themes in Erika’s story, including coercive control, early conditioning, financial…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Erika & The Abuser Who Controlled Everything
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Erika about growing up inside religious conditioning that taught her to submit, stay…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | The Role of the Scapegoat
In this release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with author, journalist, educational writer, coach, and survivor Julie L. Hall about…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Broken Boundaries & Betrayal in Charly’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we debrief Charly’s story and what can happen when someone seeks help after abuse and the person offering that help…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Charly & The Abusive Recovery Coach
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Charly shares her story of seeking help after abuse and ending up in a relationship with the recovery practitioner…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Crisis Creation, FOG, & Control in Hans’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about the patterns underneath Hans’s story. This debrief looks at how crisis creation became a form of…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Hans & The Crisis Creating Abuser
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Hans about surviving a marriage with a crisis creating abuser. What looked like one…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Why Can’t I Remember Clearly in My Relationship?
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about why so many survivors struggle to remember clearly during an abusive relationship and after it…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Coercive Control, Cognitive Dissonance, & Survival in Kristi’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Kristi’s survivor story and explores the patterns that kept her trapped for years. He breaks down…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Kristi & The Dangerous Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Kristi shares her story of being trapped in a long-term abusive relationship with a manipulative, dangerous partner…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Respect, Coercive Control, and Escalation in Courtney’s Story
In this follow-up episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we take a closer look at Courtney’s story and the way control can hide inside the language of respect…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Courtney and The Intimidating Abuser
On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Courtney shares her story of surviving an intimidating abuser. What began as a relationship that felt exciting…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Smear Campaigns | Isolation, Narrative Control, and Abuse
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about smear campaigns as a form of isolation, narrative control, and abuse. He explains how smear…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Instability, Blame, and Fear in Cristina’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about the key themes in Cristina’s survivor story, including stability as the hook, hope as a…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Cristina & The Destabilizing Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Cristina shares her story of losing her father young, growing up fast, and later meeting a man who seemed to offer…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Charisma, Surveillance, and Control in Faith’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we break down Faith’s story through the lens of abandonment wounds, coercive control, isolation, dependency…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Faith & The Charismatic Controlling Abuser
On this episode re-release of Narcissist Apocalypse, Faith shares her story of reconnecting with a charismatic man from her past who drew her in with charm…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Why Do I Feel Guilty Every Time I Set a Boundary?
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about why setting a boundary can feel so guilty, even when it is necessary and healthy. He explores how…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Being Seen, Victimhood, and Push-Pull in Alanis’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about the patterns underneath Alanis’s story, including how childhood instability can shape…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Alanis & The Familiar Instability
In this episode, Brandon talks with abuse survivor Alanis about growing up with an emotionally unavailable, volatile father and how that early instability…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Intermittent Reinforcement, Identity Erosion, and Pierre’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about the psychological abuse in Pierre’s story and how intermittent reinforcement, triangulation…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Pierre & The Psychologically Manipulative Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Pierre shares his story of being trapped in a relationship with a psychologically manipulative abuser. What began as…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
How Invalidating Families Shape Adult Relationships
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about four types of invalidating family environments: the chaotic family, the physical or mental health…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Anger, Financial Abuse, and The Moment The Mask Drops in Clara’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the deeper patterns in Clara’s story. What first looked like anger and emotional immaturity…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Clara & The Angry Financial Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Clara about her relationship with an angry financial abuser. What first felt like anger and…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Mirroring, Future Faking, Trust, and Control in Jenna Lee’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon explores how mirroring, future faking, and quick trust-building shaped Jenna Lee’s story. What felt intimate…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Jenna Lee & The Controlling Firefighter
In this re-release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Jenna Lee about her relationship with a firefighter who built trust quickly and used it…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Why It Feels Impossible to Leave: The Guilt That Keeps You There
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk about the kind of guilt that keeps people stuck in abusive relationships. This is the guilt that builds…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Control Disguised as Care, Moving Goalposts, and the Need for Approval in Helena’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick does an educational follow-up to Helena’s survivor story, breaking down the core dynamics that…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Helena & The Abuse Disguised as Care
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Helena shares her story of growing up in chaos, surviving one visibly abusive marriage, and then entering another…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Coercive Control, Surveillance, and Entrapment in Francesca’s Story
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Francesca’s story and the patterns of coercive control that shaped her relationship. What…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Rerelease | Francesca & The Jealous Controlling Abuser
In this re-release of Narcissist Apocalypse, we revisit Francesca’s story — a relationship that began with intense charm, attention, and grand romantic…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Why Red Flags Aren’t Red Flags Until They’re Patterns | The Psychology of Normalization
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon explores why red flags in abusive relationships rarely look like red flags at the beginning. What starts as…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Debrief | Coercive Control and Post-Separation Abuse in Catherine’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon follows up on Catherine’s survivor story by breaking down the coercive control, fear, obligation, guilt…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Catherine & The Cruel Physical Abuser
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Catherine, and Catherine was in a relationship with a cruel, physically violent…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Financial Abuse, Betrayal, and Coercive Control | Freda’s Story (Rerelease)
In this episode rerelease of Narcissist Apocalypse, Freda shares how a relationship built on charm and grand gestures slowly gave way to betrayal, hidden debt…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
When “No” Stops Holding: The First Boundary Tests in Abusive Relationships
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick explores one of the earliest patterns survivors often describe in abusive relationships: boundary…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Fear, Obligation, Guilt & Shame | The System Behind Lita’s Abuse
In this Narcissist Apocalypse educational follow-up episode, Brandon breaks down the deeper dynamics behind Lita’s survivor story. Brandon walks through the…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
He Saw Her Strength — Then Turned It Against Her | Lita’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lita shares her story of finally feeling seen — how that feeling can become the doorway to manipulation — and the…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
The Overt/Covert Abusive Parents: Nova's Story Rerelease
In this released episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Nova, a survivor who grew up in a home shaped by generational trauma and dual-sided…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
How Abusers Use Loving Language to Create Control
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we explore how phrases that seem romantic, protective, passionate, or deeply devoted can function very differently…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Self-Blame, Silence, and Parental Betrayal | Reflections on Andrea's Story
In this educational follow-up to Andrea’s survivor story, we explore the deeper psychological themes beneath her experience — early self-blame, emotional role…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Surviving My Father’s Abuse and My Mother’s Willful Blindness: Andrea's Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Andrea shares her journey of surviving severe childhood sexual abuse and maternal betrayal inside a family that…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Autonomy Suppression in Mother-Daughter Abuse: Building a New Mapping Framework
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we explore how autonomy gets suppressed in mother-daughter dynamics and introduce the early stages of a new mapping…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Kelowna, The Narcissistic Mother, & The Controlling Abusive Husband | Rerelease
In this re-release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we hear Kelowna's life of living in abuse. Nothing Kelowna ever did was good enough for her abusive…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
When Responsibility Turns Into Over-Functioning | Lessons From Justin’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we step back from Justin’s survivor story and examine the pattern beneath it. Justin believed in partnership. He…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
He Was a Team Player — But His Teammate Never Told Him the Rules | Justin’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Justin shares the story of a relationship where he believed he was part of a team — until he realized he had been…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
He Married Her for Her Money — Inside a Financial Abuse Trap | Lyric’s Story (Rerelease)
In this Narcissist Apocalypse rerelease, Lyric shares her story of surviving financial abuse inside her marriage. What began as persistence, charm, and…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
When They Can’t Control You, They Punish You: Vindictive Narcissists
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, we explore why some abusive partners don’t let go after the relationship ends — and instead escalate their…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
When Trust Is Used to Take Control: Lessons from Rose’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines the psychological patterns underneath Rose’s survivor story, focusing on how trust, vulnerability…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
The Belittling Con Man Who Took Everything: Rose’s Story
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Rose shares her journey of surviving childhood abuse, coercive control, and financial exploitation at the hands of a…
- Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Letters To The Narcissist (Volume 3) | Rerelease
In this re-release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon and his old pal Melissa listen to unsent 'Letters To My Narcissist' that they received from a…