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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.
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Shrink The Box

Sony Music Entertainment

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Ever wondered why Frasier Crane is such a snob? How Tyrion Lannister’s bawdy humour saves him in Game of Thrones? What makes Schitts Creek’s Moira Rose a narcissist? ‘Shrink the Box’ is where actor comedian Ben Bailey Smith and psychotherapist Nemone Metaxas put their favourite fictional characters such Tommy from Peaky Blinders and Sydney from The Bear on the couch - to analyse why their behaviour causes them so much drama. Nemone and Ben explore why these characters make certain decisions, ...
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Terra's Baddy Club

Terra Newell

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Terra's Baddy Club podcast, hosted by the survivor who bravely defeated Dirty John Meehan in self-defense, offers a gripping narrative. Terra shares insights into her personal healing journey, daily experiences, and enriches episodes with interviews featuring friends, experts, and fellow 'Baddys.' Tune in every other Wednesday for episodes, with exciting bonus content dropping every other week on patreon! Cover Art Photo and Make Up: Troy Jensen
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FilmFloggers

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The FF crew can now be found on our brand spanking new podcast, Push Pull Health. With a temper as short as her legs, Fiona joins Ben each week to forcefully 'Push Your Health From The Pulls Of Life.' Expect foul-mouthed narcissistic ramblings on fitness, nutrition, film, and life coaching. The Weekly Audio & Video Expansion on The world famous 'The Daily Rot' email includes: Usefully Useless Fitness and Diet advice. Half-arsed film reviews. The exploitation of children. True Crime recommend ...
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Heal NPD

Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.

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Dr. Ettensohn is a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating narcissism and related disorders. This podcast discusses pathological narcissism from a compassionate and non-stigmatizing perspective. It is for individuals who struggle with narcissism, their loved ones, and the general public.
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Anxiety Guys

Nick Davis

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Nick interviews clients who have successfully overcome trauma and deeply rooted negative emotions using their protocols. Stories of triumph will be shared to show others the way out. Nick will also approach daily topics on what causes intense emotional triggers and how those affect people, their families, and their friends. Come join the emotional revolution! www.anxietyguys.com
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Growing Up With Insanity & Choosing Serenity As Your "New Normal" Reality Adult Children In Recovery is a podcast that serves to empower, inspire & provide practical solutions to anyone struggling as a result of complex and repeated early childhood stress, abuse & trauma. As a survivor of emotionally unhealthy, unsafe & wounded adult child parenting, I know how important it is to heal and recover with compassionate self-care practices from childhood trauma. I'm here to remind you none of the ...
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"Listen, Linda! This is stuff your momma should have told you. This podcast is part of my journey, including marrying a pathological narcissist, the aftermath, and shiggidy in between. It's my take on clients' and friends' situations and circumstances, addressing soul-stretching lessons. It’s 'US' dealing with life's highs and lows in a no-judgment zone. As an incog’negro woman, I share stories—lessons about exes, raising these beautiful kids, a great career, major depression, prison (#gurl) ...
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Lady C about her abusive marriage to a raging critical narcissist. Lady C met her husband in college and saw the potential in him. Like many abusive relationships, there were excellent times throughout the relationship, so it was hard to pinpoint if the red flags would continue or get wor…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks with Adam Joel (Filmmaker & Abuse Advocate) about ten toxic relationship myths we learn from Romantic Comedies & 10 healthy tips to replace these beliefs. Plus, they discuss Adam's short film 'The Last Drop' - a sci-fi film about relationship abuse that will help raise money for Domestic V…
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In this conversation, Terra and Shaun discuss the Sins and Survivors podcast, focusing on domestic violence and the ethical considerations in true crime storytelling. They explore the importance of language, the impact of their social work backgrounds, and the tragic story of Tabitha Tozi, a victim of domestic violence. The discussion highlights th…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Agatha shares her journey of dealing with a narcissistic ex-husband, detailing their 15-year marriage marked by emotional and psychological abuse. Agatha began her like as a people pleaser in training, which carried into her adult life. Agatha recounts how her ex's possessiveness and control escalated over …
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Boundary Setting For Adiult Children Thank you for tuning into another episode of Adult Children In Recovery! I had so much fun speaking with a fellow adult child traveler who spoke in depth about her own recovery process, how she was able to come out of denial and practice healthy boundary setting in her most significant and closest adult relation…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Saturday about her abusive marriage to an unhinged narcissist. Initially, Saturday's husband seemed attentive and charming, but red flags emerged, including a well-crafted story about a domestic violence charge. Over time, Saturday's husband became increasingly erratic and abusive, includ…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Merle shares her scary story of survival at the hands of a physically abusive narcissist. Merle's partner presented himself as everything she wanted. He was helpful, kind, attentive, and everyone seemed to love him. However, when Merle moved in with him, things changed quickly. The nice guy was gone, and on…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Erika about her toxic relationship with a triangulating grifter. It’s a story of sexual identity manipulation, social media smear campaigns, and escape plans. Plus they discuss, domestic violence, LGBTQ issues, Mennonite culture, gaslighting, mirroring, future faking, sense of self, homel…
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In this conversation, Terra and Kelsey discuss various topics including their introduction through Ellen, Kelsey's podcast Haunted Detective, their experiences with generational trauma, the importance of healing and therapy, and ethical considerations in true crime storytelling. They also touch on Kelsey's coverage of the Praveen Varghese case and …
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For the last episode of this season, team STB gets real with those pesky inner monologues (as promised in the Carrie: Sex and the City episode). Plus, what's the connection between 80s comedy-thriller Lovejoy and The Matrix? We explore actors who have come back from obscurity with aplomb. We want to hear about any theories we might have missed, wha…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Carrie shares her story about marrying a controlling Mr. Right, who financially abuses and gaslights her into oblivion. After leaving her first marriage, Carrie began dating her future second husband and was instantly smitten. He was the opposite of her first husband, and to Carrie, she thought that meant s…
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In this episode, I had the honor & pleasure to speak to a fellow inner child coach who shed so much light on how she was able to heal, recover from years of multi-generational religious trauma & deprogram her inner child from stressful fear-based thinking & learn how to regulate her emotional nervous system. Alicia Farricielli holds a Bachelor’s De…
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Brandon talks with Erika Guest (Behavioral Therapist) about the behavior shaping techniques used by abusive narcissists to condition their victims for long-term abuse. Using clips from the survivor series episodes, Erika and Brandon break down the techniques and how to recognize when the abusive narcissist is using them against you. If you want to …
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In our final character episode of this season, we put Carrie from Sex and the City on the couch. Nemone looks at why Sex and the City hasn’t aged well, and Ben talks about diversity in the privileged, white world of the show. We get into Carrie’s shopping habit, low self-esteem, and why everyone in the show is SO obsessed with relationships, even t…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Colette shares her story of being in a long-distance abusive relationship with a blame-shifting Demand Man. Colette met her abuser in an online forum and felt his charisma through the screen. Colette liked him, and their friendship slowly morphed into a romantic relationship. Colette's partner was upfront w…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Erika Guest about Transactional Analysis Theory and how to identify past/future forms of coercive control with a toxic narcissist. By analyzing real text conversations using Transactional Analysis, Brandon and Erika give you a new set of tools in your healing process and fight against dom…
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What began as a storybook romance quickly turned into a nightmare when an unexpected breakup exposed her fiancé's double life-a web of lies, deceit, and infidelity, where he deemed many women, including Allyn, his "dream woman." Beyond the infidelity, deeper realizations about his manipulative and emotionally abusive behavior came to light. Now, Al…
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Ben and Nemone put Jackson Lamb from Slow Horses on the couch. Gary Oldman’s version of Mick Herron’s character has become household name, and you can see why. A man with many layers, a million secrets, and a lightning rod for other’s emotions – perhaps he is the perfect Freudian analyst. Nemone gives us a crash course in transference and counter-t…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Kimber shares her story of marrying an emotionally & physically abusive narcissist. When Kimber met her husband, they were both young and looking to make something of themselves. However, soon after they married, red flags began popping up everywhere. Kimber took her vows seriously and believed the lies of …
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Hello Adult Children, Today I welcomed back one of my most requested guests Phyllis Leavitt to unpack the potential danger when our inner childhood wounds, abuse & trauma remain buried and unhealed and how the toxic after effects of being raised in an abusive and dysfunctional home may and often do negatively affect all of us on in our adult relati…
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On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon discusses validation, the different types of verbal/non-verbal invalidation used by narcissistic abusers, and the different types of invalidating families. Plus, we discuss the silent treatment, gaslighting, stonewalling, feeling small, dehumanization, love bombing, trust building, and the ideal…
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Ben and Nemone put Raymond Holt on the couch. We look at how this trailblazing policeman (the first black, gay police captain in the force) stands out from the rest of the precinct. We learn how family dynamics inform behaviour and what it takes to be a great leader. Nemone looks at a diagnosis of ASD or Asperger’s Syndrome for the captain, and Ben…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, David shares his traumatic story of being abused by his narcissistic family & sexually abused by a child predator who groomed him online. At first, David was the golden child and enmeshed with his mother. However, once David's mother remarried, David became a thorn in his step-father's side. In response, Da…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks with Cindie Henrie (LMFT/Trauma Expert) about the role of domestic violence in causing dissociative amnesia and derealization/depersonalization disorder in many trauma survivors. You can reach Cindie Henrie by clicking here. If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please c…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Jane shares the story of her 16-year abusive marriage. What started as a few red flags eventually turned into full-blown abuse once Jane got pregnant with their first child. Jane's ex began by putting down her appearance, which turned into criticism of her competence. And to top it all off, he took away her…
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Ben and Nemone put Moira Rose on the couch and take a deep dive into her narcissistic tendencies, and what effect that has on the rest of the Schitts. Nemone explains how narcissism is not as easy to spot as its widespread use would have you believe. We also discuss the collection of wigs that Moira keeps in her closet and why they are transitional…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lemon thought she found 'acceptance' when she got into a relationship with the man of her dreams. But unfortunately for Lemon, there was a power imbalance right from the start and Lemon endured 10 years of emotional abuse. It's a story of a future faking, scapegoats, self love, button pushing, self defense,…
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If characters in ‘trapped’ dramas escape, is that the end of the show? Ben and Nemone explore The Handmaid’s Tale and Severance as examples. Plus, Ben reacts to a listener’s ‘constructive’ feedback and Nemone explores Polyvagal Theory to explain why we might react in the way we do from childhood trauma. We want to hear about any theories we might h…
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Greetings Adult Child, On this episode, I met with the "un-doctor" Dr Fred Moss who shares that you may not have a mental illness and there may be absolutely nothing wrong with you. Dr. Fred Moss is a mental health advocate/psychiatrist serving in many capacities: keynote speaker, psychiatry expert witness, podcaster, mental health coach, and teach…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Valeria shares her story of marrying a man who wanted to be a team, only to discover that the team never existed. While Valeria was attending school or working, she did everything, taking care of their three kids and the home. And when Valeria asked for help? She was criticized for having needs and feelings…
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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks with Dr. Christine Cocchiola & Amy Polacko about their new and important book 'Framed: Women In The Family Court Underworld'. Our conversation centers around the struggles of mothers facing abuse in family court, with a focus on validating experiences through the reading of survivor storie…
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