Relationship Abuse Podcasts Episodes

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 coercive control, fear, financial abuse, cognitive dissonance, insti...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Kristi shares her story of being trapped in a long-term abusive relationship with a manipulative, dangerous partner whose control took many forms over the years. In the beginning, he ...

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, protection, and family. We explore the escalation that followed mothe...

On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Courtney shares her story of surviving an intimidating abuser. What began as a relationship that felt exciting, protective, and full of possibility slowly became a life shaped by coer...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about smear campaigns as a form of isolation, narrative control, and abuse. He explains how smear campaigns often begin long before a survivor leaves, while a false stor...

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 survival strategy, blame-shifting, rewritten reality, and control t...

In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we break down Faith’s story through the lens of abandonment wounds, coercive control, isolation, dependency, surveillance, and the fear that kept her working harder inside the...

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, attention, and promises of a future together. Over time, the relatio...

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 survivors get conditioned to feel bad for having needs, disappoin...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse , Pierre shares his story of being trapped in a relationship with a psychologically manipulative abuser. What began as care, support, and seeming perfection slowly turned into confusio...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the deeper patterns in Clara’s story. What first looked like anger and emotional immaturity slowly revealed itself to be gaslighting, financial abuse, family enmes...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Clara about her relationship with an angry financial abuser. What first felt like anger and defensiveness slowly revealed itself to be something much deeper: gaslig...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon explores how mirroring, future faking, and quick trust-building shaped Jenna Lee’s story. What felt intimate and meaningful at first slowly became controlling, confusing, and ...

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 just as fast. What began with connection, vulnerability, and futu...

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 slowly. You start feeling responsible for their emotions. Then their re...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse , Brandon Chadwick does an educational follow-up to Helena’s survivor story, breaking down the core dynamics that shaped her abusive relationship. What began as listening, validation, ...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse , Helena shares her story of growing up in chaos, surviving one visibly abusive marriage, and then entering another relationship that did not look abusive at first because everything w...

In this re-release of Narcissist Apocalypse , we revisit Francesca’s story — a relationship that began with intense charm, attention, and grand romantic gestures, but slowly transformed into something far more dangerous. What...

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 confusion, discomfort, or a moment that feels easy to explain away ...

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 abuser. What started with trust and attachment slowly turned into ...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse , Brandon Chadwick explores one of the earliest patterns survivors often describe in abusive relationships: boundary testing. Sometimes the first sign something is wrong isn’t a fight ...

In this Narcissist Apocalypse educational follow-up episode, Brandon breaks down the deeper dynamics behind Lita’s survivor story. Brandon walks through the key themes in Lita’s story, including how being “seen” for the first...

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 moment she realized the truth that allowed her to finally leave. Lita...

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we break down how phrases that seem romantic, protective, or deeply devoted can function differently inside an abusive relationship. From accelerated intimacy and fate-based language to “protection” that limits autonomy, we explore the patterns behind the w…