Emotional Abuse Experiences Episodes

Brandon talks about the manipulation tactics an abuser uses to gain control, isolate you, and erode your sense of self. Plus they discuss, triangulation, threats, physical abuse, intimidation, flying monkeys, fear, obligation, guilt, the divide & conquer technique, arguments, word salad, sleep deprivation, minimization, justification, reasoning, gaslighting, accusations, cheating, projection, blame shifting, beliefs, nitpicking, stonewalling, and much more. If you want to be a guest on our surv...

Brandon talks with Nancy about her marriage with a controlling physical abuser. It's a story of gaslighting, defensive abuse, addiction, and smear campaigns. Plus they discuss, sexual abuse, withholding, infidelity, neglect, blaming, guilt, trauma, crazy making, health issues, invalidating police officers, isolation, rage, manipulation, post separation abuse, coercive control, and much more. *** TRIGGER WARNING - This episode contains graphic descriptions of physical and sexual abuse. *** If yo...

Brandon talks with Shuri about the bullying she endured at the hands of her mother. It's a story of physical abuse, emotional eating, medical neglect, and wanting the mother you never had. Plus they discuss, enmeshment, financial abuse, the church community, conditional love, the trauma obesity connection, trauma cycles, cptsd, and much more. If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please click here or send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@gmail.com Thank you to our sponsor...

Brandon talks with Chloe about being raised by a narcissistic mother who saw Chloe as an extension of herself. It’s a story of rage, being good enough, interfering in relationships, fear, obligation, and guilt. Plus they discuss, physical abuse, manipulation, triangulation, smear campaigns, perfectionism, the fear of failure, nitpicking, backhanded compliments, vanity, keeping up appearances, and much more. *** TRIGGER WARNING - We do discuss physical abuse of a minor in this episode. *** If yo...

Brandon talks with Debbie Tudor (LPC SUPERVISOR) about the irrational beliefs we learn from narcissistic parents and how we hold onto them subconsciously. Plus they discuss, scapegoats, golden children, and take audience questions. *** There were sound issues with this recording *** Debbie Tudor's Website Can be found at https://rockwall-counseling.com Debbie Tudor's Email Address is info@Rockwall-Counseling.com You can buy Debbie's healing workbook 'It's Not You, It's Them: 30 Days of Hope an...

Brandon talks with Gazelle about her six year relationship with an entitled emotionally stunted narcissist. It’s a story of caretaking, trauma responses, facades, narcissistic injury, depression, and creating the space to heal. Plus they discuss, emotional abuse, physical abuse, victim playing, rage, belief systems, fear of failure, stress, suicidal ideation, erosion of self, walking on eggshells, hypocrisy, control, community, shame, guilt, and much more. *** TRIGGER WARNING - We mention physic...

Brandon talks with Poncho about her physically abusive relationship with an impulsive spendthrift. It's a story of child sex abuse, caretaking, thinking you're the problem, and infidelity. Plus they discuss, ex wives, rage, gaslighting, death, trauma bonding, narcissistic mothers, neglect, healing, and much more. *** Trigger Warning - This episode discusses graphic discussion of child sex abuse and intimate partner violence. The child sex abuse is mentioned when Poncho is describing her upbringi...

Brandon talks with Roxy about growing up with a narcissistic mother who was a pathological liar. It's a story of caretaking, trauma, questioning reality, only child guilt, and letting go. Plus they discuss, validation, addiction, death, neglect, rage, the healing process, infidelity, security, fears, theft, fraud, jail, and much more. This episode may be a family story, but even if you're in a relationship, you'll feel what Roxy has to say. She's infectious in a good way. *** Trigger Warning - T...

Brandon talks with Phoenix about her experience as a spiritual cult member and her marriage to a physically abusive husband. It's a story of manipulation, threats, fear, obligation, guilt, and shame in the aftermath of abuse. Plus they discuss, self esteem, family enmeshment, isolation, emotional abuse, gaslighting, trauma bonding, stockholm syndrome, and much more. *** TRIGGER WARNING - This episode has graphic description of strangulation. *** Thank you to our sponsor BOMBAS. Go to Bombas.com...

Brandon talks with Macy about her toxic relationship with an AWARE partner with mental health issues and abusive behaviors. It's a story of caretaking, jealousy, manipulation, paranoia, and not wanting to do the work. Plus they discuss, gaslighting, projection, narcissistic parents, child abuse, reactive abuse, push/pulls, the silent treatment, hoovering, discards, and much more. *** TRIGGER WARNING - This episode has graphic descriptions of physical child abuse. *** Thank you to our sponsor BO...

Brandon talks with 22 about growing up with a competitive physically abusive narcissistic mother. It’s a story of physical abuse, shame, hyper vigilance, self forgiveness, and the healing process. Plus they discuss, triggers, taking your power back, pride, Tara Brach, Brene Brown, insinuation, story telling, fear of judgement, being voiceless, and much more. This is an unconventional episode with a little bit of a different structure. *** Trigger Warning - This episode discusses graphic depictio...

Brandon talks with Julie L. Hall (Author, Researcher & Coach) about 15 bizarre and maddening things a toxic narcissist does to control you. Plus they discuss, body issues, trauma, narcissistic families, emotional abuse, gaslighting, and much more. Julie can be reached at https://narcissistfamilyfiles.com/ Thank you to our sponsor HELLOFRESH. Go to HelloFresh.com/nap14 and use code nap14 for up to 14 free meals AND 3 free gifts! Enjoy America’s #1 Meal Kit today! Thank you to our sponsor BETTER...

Brandon talks to Heira about her physically & verbally abusive relationship to a narcissistic addict. It’s a story of narcissist rage, victim playing, infidelity, fear of judgement, and the hope for change. Plus they discuss, gaslighting, fear, shame, guilt, embarrassment, boundaries, justification, trauma, ptsd, memory gaps, depression, no contact, isolation, anxiety, people pleasing, and much more. ***TRIGGER WARNING - This episode discusses graphic depictions of physical abuse and has graphic...

Brandon talks to J.D. McCabe (Abuse Survivor & Author) about his shockingly true memoir 'The Third Gift: My Dance With The Devil & Her Mother and all of the abuse manipulation tactics that he endured. J.D. maintained a loving relationship with his wife for nearly twenty years before the underpinnings of their marriage, family, and world began to crumble. One day, for reasons Danny could not fathom, his wife became suspicious of his every move. Phone calls, text messages, and work emails were man...

Brandon talks with Lotus about the enmeshment with her controlling parents. Lotus' story hits all the hallmarks of a romantic abuse/coercive control story, and as her story unfolds, the similarities of the manipulation tactics are impossible to deny.

Brandon talks with Sabrina Victoria (Narcissistic Abuse Coach) about the shame of being in an abusive relationship & why intermittent reinforcement, criticizing, and accusations work so well as manipulation tactics. You can visit Sabrina's website my visiting https://www.herversion.life/ To hear Sabrina's survivor story as Valentina, click here. Thank you to our sponsor "Operator". Follow “Operator” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery P...

Brandon talks with Michele Rosenthal (Trauma Recovery Specialist) about healing from narcissistic abuse and domestic violence trauma. Plus they discuss identity issues and Michele's own trauma journey. You can reach Michele Rosenthal at her website https://www.mytraumacoach.com/ Thank you to our sponsor "Operator". Follow “Operator” on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery App. Thank you to our sponsor ...

Brandon talks with Ethel about her physically abusive relationship with a violent narcissist who used their PTSD as an excuse for everything. It’s a story of victim playing, infidelity, guilt, shame, emotional abuse, and the power of persuasion. Plus they discuss, people pleasing, care taking, failure, body issues, mirroring, gaslighting, future faking, child abuse, sexual abuse, CPTSD, rage, reverse psychology, fear, financial abuse, push/pulls, tantrums, cancer, self doubt, animal abuse, trian...

Brandon and his old pal Melissa, listen and read letters that our community sent in about domestic violence, narcissistic abuse, emotional abuse, toxic families, betrayal, and more. Thank you to our sponsor BETTERHELP. If you need online counseling from anywhere in the world, please do go to https://www.betterhelp.com/nap Get started today and enjoy 10% off your first month. *** If you or someone you know are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. DomesticShelters.org offers an extensive libra...

Brandon talks with psychotherapist and author of The Gaslighting Recovery Journal, Alisa Stamps, about recognizing and healing from gaslighting and emotional abuse. Plus they discuss, Golden Child vs. Scapegoat, narcissistic abuse, internal family systems, Gestalt therapy, and doing the work. You can find Alisa Stamps at https://www.alisastamps.com/ You can purchase The Gaslighting Recovery Journal by clicking here. Alisa's Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/alisastamps.therapist/?hl=en Tha...

Brandon talks with Freda about her abusive marriage with an entitled toxic narcissist. It's a story of facades, fraud, infidelity, forensic accounting, and knowing that something was wrong. Plus they discuss betrayal, physical abuse, future faking, the silent treatment, being good enough, not being able to voice your feelings, cheating, religious abuse, twisting words, kernels of truth, gambling problems, lies, and much more. *** Trigger Warning - This episode discusses intimate partner violence...

Brandon talks with Erika about her toxic relationship with a triangulating grifter. It’s a story of sexual identity manipulation, social media smear campaigns, escape plans, and the healing power of the enneagram. Plus they discuss, domestic violence, LGBTQ issues, Mennonite culture, gaslighting, mirroring, future faking, sense of self, homelessness, car culture, dogs, feminism, patterns, changing manipulation tactics, control, food manipulation, housing manipulation, LGBTQ manipulation, emojis,...

Brandon talks with Opal about her toxic relationship with a grandiose narcissist. It’s a story of push/pulls, enmeshed personal and business lives, the fear of failure, and putting your self worth into someone else’s hands. Plus they discuss, perfectionism, infidelity, depression, addiction, fairy tales, Disney, people pleasing, belief systems, flying monkeys, over idealization, shame, being good enough, sowing the seeds of doubt, future faking, std's, smear campaigns, being complicit, enmeshmen...

Brandon talks with Alma about her toxic relationship with a future faking conman. It’s a story of grand gestures, elaborate scenes, victim playing, and constant little lies. Plus they discuss, belief systems, coping versus doing the work, serial narcissist dating, Osama Bin Laden, testing boundaries, overwhelming love bombs, guilt, body image, infidelity, hating friends, standing up for yourself, ghosting, and more. Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Patreon for extra c...