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Narcissist Apocalypse
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.
If you’ve shown up to this page, it’s because you want to share your story and help other people change their lives for the better. That’s very brave of you, so thank you.
However, going through our process can be re-traumatizing, so please do reach out to a friend, counselor or therapist, and discuss your plans on beginning the guest form process of our podcast. You are the only person who can determine your readiness to begin writing and sharing your story.
Family stories are the hardest stories to tell. There is no formula for them. So if you are submitting a family story, please do think about what you want the audience to learn. What is the overall theme? Please reflect on your experience and your feelings. Telling an effective story isn’t just about ‘And then this happened, and then this happened, and then this happened.’ You need to set a scene. A mood. What were the lives like of my family members? Why do they act and react like that? How are these things affecting you outside the home? How do these things eventually hinder your life as an adult? How are you healing? IS there a way that I can create a beginning, middle, and an end. Please think about all these things and send us the bullet points of your story.
Here is the framework we use for our Relationship episodes.
Part 1 - Where do you come from? How were you raised? Was there trauma or no trauma? What are your beliefs? How do you view yourself? How do you view others? How do you view the world? Are there learned behaviours you picked up that might hinder you going forward? Do you have an identity that can eventually get picked at? What was your life like right before you met the person.
Part 2 - The meeting of the person. What did you like about them? How did they present themselves? How did they make you feel? What was life like with him before the abuse began? Did they become the truth teller in your world? If so, how?
Part 3 - This is where abuse begins. This will be the hardest part to do. Have it all be in chronological order. And make bullet points for every story.
Story Name - What is it you want to convey (tactics, thoughts, the progression, etc) ? How do you feel? Thought Process? Did you lose part of yourself? Was this an escalation? Did you learn anything?
Keep doing that chronologically.
Part 4 - The beginning of the end. The end. Post separation stuff.
Part 5 - Aftermath
Part 6 - Words of wisdom
IF YOU ONLY WANT TO FILL OUT THE NAME YOU CHOOSE TO BE CALLED, YOUR EMAIL, AND A BIT ABOUT YOUR STORY, THAT'S FINE WITH US. WE DON'T NEED THE OTHER INFO.