Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Episodes
Debrief | Rage, Forced Caretaking, and Shame in Cara’s Story
19 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses the abuse patterns in Cara’s survivor story, including love bombing after years of emoti...
Rerelease | Cara & The Rage-Filled Physical Abuser
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Cara shares her story of surviving a four-year relationship with a rage-filled physical abuser. Af...
Debrief | Boundary Crossing, Jealous Control, & Blame in Dove’s Story
16 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Dove’s story and the patterns of abuse that appeared beneath the surface of the relati...
Greenhouse 17: Shame, Belonging, Money, and Survivor Worth
15 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Darlene Thomas, Executive Director of Greenhouse17, a domestic violence shelter and advoc...
Dove & The Violating Jealous Abuser
14 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Dove shares her story of a relationship that began as a familiar friendship and slowly turned into coercive ...
Rerelease | Lana & The Violent Jealous Abuser
10 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lana shares her story of growing up as a fixer, surviving childhood abuse, and later entering a re...
Rerelease | When Abusers Play the Victim to Make You Feel Guilty
09 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses how victim-playing abusers use guilt, empathy, and blame-shifting to make surviv...
Debrief | Scapegoating, Humiliation, & Reality Control in Tommy’s Story
08 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns in Tommy’s story, including family scapegoating, public humiliati...
Tommy and The Malicious Controlling Father
07 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Tommy, a survivor of childhood abuse who grew up as the scapegoat child of a malicious co...
Debrief | The Lost Child, Covert Incest, & Emotional Neglect in Porsha’s Story
05 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick debriefs Porsha’s story and explores how emotional neglect can be mistaken for in...
Rerelease: Porsha & The Father Who Made Her Feel Forgotten
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Porsha about growing up as the lost child in a family shaped by abuse, alcoholi...
Rerelease: Plausible Deniability and the Power of Suggestion in Abuse
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks about plausible deniability as a manipulation tactic in abusive relationships. I...
Debrief | Projection, Reality Control, & Financial Abuse in Louise W's Story
01 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the key takeaways from Louise’s story, including projection, financial depende...
Louise W. & The Enemy Creator
31 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Louise shares the story of a 40-year relationship with a man who always seemed to be in conflict with someon...
Debrief | Jealousy, Family Enabling, & Fear in Blanche’s Story
29 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns in Blanche’s story, including jealousy as coercive control, the r...
Rerelease | Blanche & The Dangerous Jealous Abuser
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Blanche about her relationship with a dangerous jealous abuser. What began as j...
Rerelease | How Abusers Wear You Down
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks about how abusers use exhaustion as a form of control. From constant monitoring ...
Debrief | Trauma Bonding, Punishment, & Control in Val’s Story
25 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Val’s story through the lens of trauma bonding, emotional punishment, silent t...
Val & The Punishing Abuser
24 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Val shares her story of a long marriage shaped by emotional punishment, silent treatments, rage cycles, fina...
Debrief | Rage, Financial Control, & Fear in Angelica’s Story
22 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Angelica’s story and the patterns of abuse beneath it, including rage, financial contr...
Rerelease | Angelica & The Raging Physical Abuser
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Angelica tells the story of her controlling physically abusive relationship. Angelica's future hus...
Smart Devices, Tech Abuse, & Coercive Control
19 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we discuss how smart devices and smart technology can be used as tools of coercive control, surveillance, ha...
Debrief | Jealousy, Projection, & Grief in Remy’s Story
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns in Remy’s story, including jealousy, projection, betrayal, and th...
Remy & The Jealous Hypocritical Abuser
17 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Remy shares her story of being in a long-term relationship with a jealous and hypocritical abuser. What bega...
Rerelease: The Return of Parker & The Petty Emotional Abuser
15 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Parker returns to share the story of her second abusive relationship with a petty emotional abuser. After le...
Debrief | Spiritual Abuse, Suicide Threats, & Custody in Parker’s Story
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the major themes in Parker’s story, including spiritual abuse, coercive contro...
Rerelease: Parker & The Manipulative Coercive Controller
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Parker shares her story of growing up inside a high-control religious environment, surviving sexua...
Rerelease: Top 10 Reasons An Abuser Doesn't Want To Change
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon discusses why abusive partners often do not want to change, using ideas from Lundy Bancroft’s ...
Debrief | Fate, Fantasy, & Legal Abuse in Rebelle’s Story
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Rebelle’s story and the patterns that kept her tied to a relationship built on...
Rebelle & The Vindictive Abuser
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Rebelle shares the story of a marriage that began with coincidence and "fate". She was a lawyer, an athlete,...
Debrief | Love Bombing, Fraud, & Coercive Control in Jess’s Story
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the love bombing, fraud, coercive control, secrecy, self-doubt, and trauma bonding in Je...
Rerelease: Jess & The Abusive Con Man
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Jess about her relationship with an abusive con man who built a false life around lies, i...
Survivor Guilt and Shame After Abuse
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about survivor guilt and shame after abuse, and why so many survivors still feel responsible a...
Debrief | Shame, Love Bombing, & Control in Tegan’s Story
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the key themes in Tegan’s story, including early shame, love bombing, sexual coercion,...
Tegan & The Abusive Addict
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Tegan shares her story of growing up in a family system where shame, criticism, and cultural excuses taught ...
Debrief | Control, Dissociation, & Legal Abuse in Erika’s Story
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the biggest themes in Erika’s story, including coercive control, early conditioning, f...
Rerelease | Erika & The Abuser Who Controlled Everything
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Erika about growing up inside religious conditioning that taught her to submit,...
Rerelease | The Role of the Scapegoat
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with author, journalist, educational writer, coach, and survivor Julie L. Hall about s...
Debrief | Broken Boundaries & Betrayal in Charly’s Story
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we debrief Charly’s story and what can happen when someone seeks help after abuse and the person offering ...
Charly & The Abusive Recovery Coach
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Charly shares her story of seeking help after abuse and ending up in a relationship with the recovery practi...
Debrief | Crisis Creation, FOG, & Control in Hans’s Story
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about the patterns underneath Hans’s story. This debrief looks at how crisis creation became...
Rerelease | Hans & The Crisis Creating Abuser
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Hans about surviving a marriage with a crisis creating abuser. What looked like...
Why Can’t I Remember Clearly in My Relationship?
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about why so many survivors struggle to remember clearly during an abusive relationship and af...
Debrief | Coercive Control, Cognitive Dissonance, & Survival in Kristi’s Story
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Kristi’s survivor story and explores the patterns that kept her trapped for years. He bre...
Kristi & The Dangerous Abuser
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Kristi shares her story of being trapped in a long-term abusive relationship with a manipulative, dangerous ...
Debrief | Respect, Coercive Control, and Escalation in Courtney’s Story
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 re...
Rerelease | Courtney and The Intimidating Abuser
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Courtney shares her story of surviving an intimidating abuser. What began as a relationship that felt exciti...
Smear Campaigns | Isolation, Narrative Control, and Abuse
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about smear campaigns as a form of isolation, narrative control, and abuse. He explains how sm...
Debrief | Instability, Blame, and Fear in Cristina’s Story
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about the key themes in Cristina’s survivor story, including stability as the hook, ...
Cristina & The Destabilizing Abuser
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Cristina shares her story of losing her father young, growing up fast, and later meeting a man who seemed to...
Debrief | Charisma, Surveillance, and Control in Faith’s Story
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we break down Faith’s story through the lens of abandonment wounds, coercive control, isolation, d...
Rerelease | Faith & The Charismatic Controlling Abuser
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Why Do I Feel Guilty Every Time I Set a Boundary?
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 exp...
Debrief | Being Seen, Victimhood, and Push-Pull in Alanis’s Story
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about the patterns underneath Alanis’s story, including how childhood instability ca...
Alanis & The Familiar Instability
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brandon talks with abuse survivor Alanis about growing up with an emotionally unavailable, volatile father and how that early instabi...
Debrief | Intermittent Reinforcement, Identity Erosion, and Pierre’s Story
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about the psychological abuse in Pierre’s story and how intermittent reinforcement, triangul...
Rerelease | Pierre & The Psychologically Manipulative Abuser
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Pierre shares his story of being trapped in a relationship with a psychologically manipulative abuser. What ...
How Invalidating Families Shape Adult Relationships
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about four types of invalidating family environments: the chaotic family, the physical or ment...
Debrief | Anger, Financial Abuse, and The Moment The Mask Drops in Clara’s Story
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the deeper patterns in Clara’s story. What first looked like anger and emotional immat...
Clara & The Angry Financial Abuser
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Clara about her relationship with an angry financial abuser. What first felt like anger a...
Debrief | Mirroring, Future Faking, Trust, and Control in Jenna Lee’s Story
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon explores how mirroring, future faking, and quick trust-building shaped Jenna Lee’s story. What fel...
Rerelease | Jenna Lee & The Controlling Firefighter
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this re-release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Jenna Lee about her relationship with a firefighter who built trust quickly an...
Why It Feels Impossible to Leave: The Guilt That Keeps You There
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Debrief | Control Disguised as Care, Moving Goalposts, and the Need for Approval in Helena’s Story
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick does an educational follow-up to Helena’s survivor story, breaking down the core dynamics...
Helena & The Abuse Disguised as Care
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Helena shares her story of growing up in chaos, surviving one visibly abusive marriage, and then entering an...
Debrief | Coercive Control, Surveillance, and Entrapment in Francesca’s Story
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down Francesca’s story and the patterns of coercive control that shaped her relatio...
Rerelease | Francesca & The Jealous Controlling Abuser
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this re-release of Narcissist Apocalypse, we revisit Francesca’s story — a relationship that began with intense charm, attention, and grand rom...
Why Red Flags Aren’t Red Flags Until They’re Patterns | The Psychology of Normalization
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon explores why red flags in abusive relationships rarely look like red flags at the beginning. What st...
Debrief | Coercive Control and Post-Separation Abuse in Catherine’s Story
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon follows up on Catherine’s survivor story by breaking down the coercive control, fear, obligation, ...
Catherine & The Cruel Physical Abuser
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Catherine, and Catherine was in a relationship with a cruel, physically...
Financial Abuse, Betrayal, and Coercive Control | Freda’s Story (Rerelease)
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode rerelease of Narcissist Apocalypse, Freda shares how a relationship built on charm and grand gestures slowly gave way to betrayal, hid...
When “No” Stops Holding: The First Boundary Tests in Abusive Relationships
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick explores one of the earliest patterns survivors often describe in abusive relationships: bo...
Fear, Obligation, Guilt & Shame | The System Behind Lita’s Abuse
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Narcissist Apocalypse educational follow-up episode, Brandon breaks down the deeper dynamics behind Lita’s survivor story. Brandon walks thr...
He Saw Her Strength — Then Turned It Against Her | Lita’s Story
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lita shares her story of finally feeling seen — how that feeling can become the doorway to manipulation —...
The Overt/Covert Abusive Parents: Nova's Story Rerelease
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this released episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Nova, a survivor who grew up in a home shaped by generational trauma and dual-si...
How Abusers Use Loving Language to Create Control
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we explore how phrases that seem romantic, protective, passionate, or deeply devoted can function very diffe...
Self-Blame, Silence, and Parental Betrayal | Reflections on Andrea's Story
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this educational follow-up to Andrea’s survivor story, we explore the deeper psychological themes beneath her experience — early self-blame, em...
Surviving My Father’s Abuse and My Mother’s Willful Blindness: Andrea's Story
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Andrea shares her journey of surviving severe childhood sexual abuse and maternal betrayal inside a family t...
Autonomy Suppression in Mother-Daughter Abuse: Building a New Mapping Framework
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we explore how autonomy gets suppressed in mother-daughter dynamics and introduce the early stages of a new ...
Kelowna, The Narcissistic Mother, & The Controlling Abusive Husband | Rerelease
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this re-release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we hear Kelowna's life of living in abuse. Nothing Kelowna ever did was good enough for her abusi...
When Responsibility Turns Into Over-Functioning | Lessons From Justin’s Story
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we step back from Justin’s survivor story and examine the pattern beneath it. Justin believed in partnersh...
He Was a Team Player — But His Teammate Never Told Him the Rules | Justin’s Story
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Justin shares the story of a relationship where he believed he was part of a team — until he realized he h...
He Married Her for Her Money — Inside a Financial Abuse Trap | Lyric’s Story (Rerelease)
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Narcissist Apocalypse rerelease, Lyric shares her story of surviving financial abuse inside her marriage. What began as persistence, charm, an...
When They Can’t Control You, They Punish You: Vindictive Narcissists
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, we explore why some abusive partners don’t let go after the relationship ends — and instead escalate...
When Trust Is Used to Take Control: Lessons from Rose’s Story
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines the psychological patterns underneath Rose’s survivor story, focusing on how trust, vulne...
The Belittling Con Man Who Took Everything: Rose’s Story
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Rose shares her journey of surviving childhood abuse, coercive control, and financial exploitation at the ha...
Letters To The Narcissist (Volume 3) | Rerelease
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this re-release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon and his old pal Melissa listen to unsent 'Letters To My Narcissist' that they received fr...
The Slow Erosion: How Gaslighting Turns Into Self-Gaslighting
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we break down how gaslighting turns inward, becoming self-gaslighting that dismantles a person’s sense of ...
Recognizing Coercive Control: Lessons from Mackenzie’s Story
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this educational episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we break down the patterns of coercive control present in Mackenzie’s survivor story and explo...
Surviving the 27-Year War at Home: Mackenzie’s Story
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon speaks with Mackenzie, a survivor of nearly 27 years of coercive control and emotional abuse within ...
Navigating High Conflict Divorce With A Narcissist | Rerelease
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks with High Conflict Divorce Expert, Jody Willson Pasicznyk, about high conflict divorce, at...
Weaponized Incompetence: When “I Can’t” Is a Control Tactic
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon Chadwick discusses "weaponized incompetence" in relationships, where one partner consistently fa...
From Grooming to Clarity: Reflections on Wednesday’s Story
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this educational reflection episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon revisits Wednesday’s survivor story and breaks down the patterns of groomin...
Groomed Into an Abusive Relationship — Wednesday’s Story
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Wednesday shares her journey of being groomed into an abusive relationship and the long road toward recogniz...
Lynn & The Bullying Mr. Right | Rerelease
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lynn tells her story of coming to terms that what she dealt with was emotional abuse. Like many, it's hard t...
Daniel Returns — Recovery From Narcissistic Parental Abuse
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we welcome back Daniel, a survivor guest who first shared his story in June 2024. Daniel returns to reflect ...
Living in the Fog: Reflections on Kris’s Story
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Narcissist Apocalypse reflection episode, we return to Kris’s survivor story to explore what it means to live in the fog of fear, obligation...
Kris & The Conniving Coercive Controller
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Kris shares her journey of surviving childhood trauma and escaping an abusive relationship with a narcissist...
Top 10 Rules For Going No Contact With An Abuser | Susie Wendel
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon Chadwick and Susie Wendel discuss the importance of going no contact with an abuser, emphasizing...
Mildred & The Abusive Alcoholic
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Mildred shares her story of abuse, starting with her abusive childhood and learning how to 'fix people'. Mil...