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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, domestic violence, child abuse abuse, and relational 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. Let's spread domestic violence awareness.
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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 control, how fear, obligation, guilt, and shame kept Hans in the r...
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Hans about surviving a marriage with a crisis creating abuser. What looked like one problem after another slowly became a pattern of coercive control, fin...
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about why so many survivors struggle to remember clearly during an abusive relationship and after it ends. He breaks down how gaslighting, denial, smear campaigns, exhau...
A lot of people think smear campaigns begin after the relationship ends.That is often when survivors finally realize what has been happening. The breakup happens. Divorce starts. Custody gets involved. A friend goes quiet. Someone who used to hug …
A lot of people hear the word boundary and picture a calm, confident moment. You say no. You walk away feeling clear. Maybe even proud.For many survivors, it goes very differently.You say no to a phone call. Then you stare at your screen for twe…
An invalidating environment is one in which a person's emotional experiences are consistently dismissed, minimized, ignored, or punished. The concept, central to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), recognizes that chronic invalidation during childho…
