Episodes

Chad talks with Simon about growing up with an emotionally stunted narcissistic father. It's a story of fear, identity issues, low self everything, and family adoption secrets. Plus they discuss, alcoholism, rage, anger, learned helplessness, adhd, scapegoats, nature vs. nurture, emptiness, parenthood, being good enough, and much more. *** Part of the episode did have microphone issues but they got sorted 1/4 of the way through. Hopefully the noises here and there don't annoy you. *** Domestic ...

Chad talks Xena about her toxic relationship with a projection heavy narcissist. It's a story of isolation, the family facade, recognizing abuse cycles, and child abandonment. Plus they discuss, gaslighting, self awareness, suicidal ideation, alcoholism, victim playing, nitpicking, the power of vouching, divorce, and much more. *** This episode does have sound issues. There were little pops throughout the episode due to the connection. Hopefully, it's not too annoying. *** Domestic Violence Hot...

Chad talks Paulina about her toxic relationship with a spiritual abuser. It's a story of altruistic narcissism, sowing the seeds of doubt, reactive abuse, and delusions of grandeur. Plus they discuss, isolation, future faking, power, control, chronic health issues, infidelity, devaluation, believing the lies you are told, kernels of truth, social engineering, gurus, back handed compliments, gaslighting, and much more. Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Instagram Channel...

Chad talks with Fatema about her toxic relationship with a psychologically abusive partner. It's a story of proving yourself, trauma bonds, codependency, and getting back to the old you. Plus they discuss, self love, control, infidelity, red flags, anxiety, and much more. Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Narcissist Apocalypse: Q&A https://link.chtbl.com/CITVf9Qz J...

Chad talks with Blake about her abusive relationship with her brother's good friend. It's a story of self worth, future faking, Facebook mirroring, and having trouble cutting the cord for good. Plus they discuss, people pleasing, being good enough, Fall Out Boy, scapegoats, family trauma, gaslighting, social media, validation, blocking, trauma bonds, and much more. *** TRIGGER WARNING - This episode does discuss physical abuse of Blake's son and has strong language. *** Domestic Violence Hotlin...

Chad talks with Vivian about her abusive relationship with a power hungry narcissist. It's a story of empathy, victim playing, stalking, and the calm before the storm. Plus they discuss, control, entitlement, court, boundaries, ego, validation, tone, gaslighting, predator vs. prey, future faking, psychological abuse, and much more. Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Patreon for extra content and our brand new live support groups at https://www.patreon.com/narcissistapoc...

Chad talks with Malory about her toxic marriage to a high spectrum narcissist. It's a story of being a fixer, control, facades, and parental alienation of step children. Plus they discuss, victim playing, loneliness, empathy, nitpicking, putdowns disguised as jokes, isolation, generational trauma, gaslighting, and much more. Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Na...

Chad talks with Sadie about her 5 year toxic relationship with a ultra controlling narcissist. It's a story of hoovering, infidelity, secrets, extreme financial bombing, stalking, valuing yourself, codependency, and finding your identity. Plus, we discuss the unconditional love of pets and how important they can be in the recovery process. *** Trigger Warning - This episode does discuss physical abuse *** Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Patreon for extra content and ...

Chad talks with Georgia about her 17 year toxic relationship with an emotionally abusive narcissist. It's a story of trauma bonds, manipulation tactics, infidelity and taking things out on the kids. Plus, they discuss communication, gaslighting, financial abuse, feeling trapped, planning to get out, hoovering, child physical abuse, and victim playing. Georgia is quite the inspiration, especially for anyone who is a stay at home parent and doesn't feel like they can get out. Domestic Violence Ho...

Chad talks with an abuse survivor named Emily about her toxic marriage to a covert narcissist. It's a story of covert grandiosity, abuse escalation phases, power plays, entitlement, not knowing how to get out, and that something was wrong. Plus they discuss, cults, sleep deprivation, intimate partner violence, and so much more. Emily could never have imagined how this abuse escalated, and like all of our stories, Emily's is a case of psychological and emotional true crime too. *** TRIGGER WARNIN...

Chad and his Old Pal Melissa listen to unsent 'Letters To My Narcissist' that they received from a handful of courageous narcissistic abuse survivors. It's an emotional roller coaster of an episode that will make you laugh and cry, with some goosebumps in between. Prepare to be inspired. Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Patreon for extra content and our brand new live support groups at https://www.patreon.com/narcissistapocalypse Join our Instagram Channel at https://...

Chad talks with a return survivor named Kelly about her marriage to a physically abusive narcissist. It's a story of brainwashing, isolation, feeling embarrassed for staying and the difficulty in leaving for good. Plus, we discuss blame shifting, gaslighting, infidelity, projection, and much more. It's quite a story with some good police officers, aware doctors, and by miracle, her husband's upstanding lawyer. Yes, you read that correctly. Kelly's first episode was October 12th, 2020. **** TRIGG...

Chad talks with a survivor named Vienna about her marriage to a triangulating narcissist who was secretly running an elaborate smear campaign against her. It's a story of blame shifting, future faking, noticing patterns, and using the constant threat of suicide to keep you trapped within a relationship. The pathology of Vienna's partner is quite fascinating and scary at the same time. There's a motive behind everything... you just don't know what it is yet. *** TRIGGER WARNING - This episode doe...

Chad talks with an abuse survivor named Aubrey about her toxic relationship with a narcissist who loved to isolate. It's a story of pettiness, being trustworthy, nuanced lies, and bullying children. Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Narcissist Apocalypse: Q&A https://link.chtbl.com/CITVf9Qz Join our Facebook Support Group at facebook.com/groups/narcissistapocalypse...

Chad talks with an abuse survivor named Rain about growing up in a dysfunctional family with a narcissistic mother. It's a story of scapegoats, enmeshment, sexual abuse, dealing with death, and persevering through it all. *** Trigger Warning - Discussion of Sexual Abuse and Pedophilia*** Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Narcissist Apocalypse: Q&A https://link.chtb...

Chad talks with Gal about her toxic relationship with a victim playing narcissist. It’s a story of crazy ex’s, infidelity, accepting the love you think you deserve, and finding yourself again in the aftermath of abuse. Plus much, much, more. *** Trigger Warning - Aggressive Language *** Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Narcissist Apocalypse: Q&A https://link.chtbl...

Chad talks with Noelle about her seven-year toxic relationship with a physically abusive narcissist. It's a story of constant blaming, jealousy, belief systems, guilt, IPV, and using religion to pull the wool over everyone's eyes. *** This episode is dedicated to the memory of Tigist Takle, who tragically lost her life on November 18th 2020. *** Domestic Violence Hotline Number - 1.800.799.SAFE Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new ...

Chad talks with Darcy about her toxic relationship with a cheating narcissist. It's a story of facades, kernels of truth, wanting proof, and trying to make things work. Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Narcissist Apocalypse: Q&A https://link.chtbl.com/CITVf9Qz Join our Facebook Support Group at facebook.com/groups/narcissistapocalypse Join our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTIgjTqVJa4caNWMI...

Monica Nagy, Director of Reformative Services for the SAFEHAVEN Partner Abuse Intervention & Prevention Program, stops by the show to discuss red flags, working with abusers, language, isolation, how domestic violence agencies help victims, and much more. SAFEHAVEN WEBSITE - www.safehaventc.org SAFEHAVEN PHONE NUMBER - 1-877-701-7233 (FREE & CONFIDENTIAL HOTLINE) SAFEHAVEN EMAIL - info@safehaventc.org To listen to Abuse Survivor Stories, please listen to Narcissist Apocalypse Survivor Storie...

Chad talks with Vanessa about growing up in a dysfunctional family and the fears created by her narcissistic father. It's a story of parentification, enmeshment, extreme guilt, anxiety, being good enough, and finding your identity. This episode is a bit unconventional compared to others, as Chad is way more involved than usual. What starts off as story, evolves into a bit of a therapy session of sorts and we uncover a lot of interesting things about how Vanessa is currently living her life. *** ...

Chad talks with Harmony about her 20 year toxic relationship with an abusive police officer. It's a story of victim playing, jealousy, isolation, infidelity, and care taking. Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Narcissist Apocalypse: Q&A https://link.chtbl.com/CITVf9Qz Join our Facebook Support Group at facebook.com/groups/narcissistapocalypse Join our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTIgjTqVJa4...

Chad talks with Bernadette about her toxic relationship with a possessive narcissist. It's a story of sexual abuse, superficiality, extreme trauma bond withdrawal, and semantics. *** Trigger Warning - We discuss sexual abuse from a family member and from her partner in this episode. It's a main theme. *** Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Narcissist Apocalypse: Q&A https://link.chtbl.com/CITVf9Qz Join our Facebook ...

Chad talks with Francesca about her abusive marriage to a controlling narcissist. It's a story of testing loyalties, conditioning, extreme stalking, and living as if you were in a prison. Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Join our Facebook Support Group at facebook.com/groups/narcissistapocalypse Join our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTIgjTqVJa4caNWMIAJllA If you want to be a guest on our show, go to https://narcissistapocalyps...

Chad talks with Kelly about her marriage to a wolf in sheep's clothing. It's a story of smear campaigns, being good enough, attempted murder, and ptsd. Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Narcissist Apocalypse: Q&A https://link.chtbl.com/CITVf9Qz Join our Facebook Support Group at facebook.com/groups/narcissistapocalypse Join our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTIgjTqVJa4caNWMIAJllA If you're l...