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More information has come to light on Nancy Blaine and what kind of a person she is, not just an abuser of Mark, but a real piece of work to many. If you haven't listened to Season Two of isolated, you will want to binge listen for context. Also, we bring you the story of Martyn Brown who wound up in a coma for 3 days thanks to his abusive fiance'.

Dan McGrath, author of 'The Adventures of Dan and Tina' shares with us the most important things he learned from his relationship with a Narcissistic abuser, how he got out, and what to do if you are remaining in such a relationship. His book and blog are great resources for anyone in such a relationship.Get the book HEREHis blog HERE 

The murder of Jason CorbettProsecutors say it was OVERkill, not just murder…as there was blunt force trauma even after death. Molly Corbett and her father Tom Martens say it was self-defense. Was Molly controlling Jason or was Jason abusive? There's no question he was murdered, but without any evidence, claims of abuse call for reading between the lines.

UPDATE: A voice from the past comes from an unlikely source and Team Mark grows by one soldier determined to help us get coercive control criminalized in the United States. She is a warrior and a force to be reconned with, so watch out Nancy! Chances are you won't get away with this again.

Take a gander at the first episode of So Annoyed, our second more lighthearted podcast about the things that annoy us most, some history behind those things, as well as current events that relate!Get the podcast HERE

Masters in Psychology, Holly Naus, answers Navi's questions about Mark and Nancy. Also, how does a family heal from this type of trauma.To access Holly's practice at Metanoia Therapy Group, call (209) 885-8158. Video sessions available!

After he went missing for 8 days, Mark Blaine's body is found and after 9 months, we finally receive a copy of the suicide note and autopsy report. This episode may be very disturbing to some. If you have any thoughts of suicide, please call the suicide prevention hotline at (800) 273-8255 in the USA, or check our website for help in your country. For those who may be triggered by talk of suicide, or methods of suicide, take a pass on this episode..

Mark Blaine receives a terrifying call at work….manipulative and threatening, one that could end his career, his family, everything. He leaves the office, mid-day, something so uncharacteristic that his boss files a missing persons report. Nancy, unable to reach Mark, calls his boss 149 times that day, demanding to speak to him. My mom, Simon and I are informed that Mark, is nowhere to be found. It is Missing Day One.If I go Missing Folder found HERE

In this episode, Mark Blaine's wife Nancy sets impossible, yet non-negotiable conditions and boundaries upon Mark once he moved back into the family home. When he doesn't meet them, he is again banished to sleeping in his car and then belittled and humiliated for doing so. On one of the hottest days of the year, Mark is locked out of his house with Nancy screaming obscenities at him…no money, no keys, no food, no water as heat reaches 111 degrees. The neighbors watch, but are too afraid to help.

GPS Trackers, account monitoring, manipulation and cruelty wear Mark Blaine down. His wife Nancy finally finds a way to coerce him back into her house with the stipulation that he will not speak to his family for 6 months, will not lie to her or she will file a restraining order and divorce him, and he will have any legal proceedings against Nancy dissolved and her record expunged. It is quite literally the beginning of the end for Mark.

Mark and Nancy Blaine's relationship continues to deteriorate in this episode. Nancy refuses visitation to Mark, impersonates him, and harasses his boss with intimate and personal information. At times Mark responds with strength and determination, other times, it's just too much, and the pressure is rising.

On March 24th, one day after Mark's work consulted with an attorney over their options in keeping Nancy from incessantly contacting the office, she sends an e-mail to her own attorney and cc's Mark. She says quote “Hi Valerie. Thanks for your patience as I came to this decision. I am ready to file for legal separation from Mark Blaine, who is cc'd on this e-mail. Please call me directly so we can discuss next steps. Thanks so much.”What a cruel way to inform someone you are filing for separation. I'll just cc you in an e-mail to my lawyer ????? And the crap Nancy pulls, only get's worse.

Mark Blaine's wife Nancy begins to pull out all the stops to ruin his career, relationship with his children, his pride and professionalism. Through it all, he remains calm and respectful while Nancy lies, cheats and manipulates. It's more than any one should have to take, and as it turns out, more than Mark can.

As a special bonus addition, Holly Naus, Masters in Psychology and therapist at Metanoia therapy group for male victims of intimate partner abuse and parent alienation, joins us to talk about the past season 2 episodes and the dynamics going on between Mark and Nancy Blaine. Holly does tele-health sessions from anywhere in the world, so if you find yourself in an abusive relationship, or just feel like you're constantly walking on egg-shells with your partner, give Holly a call. Her number is (209) 885-8158.  Here at isolated, we highly recommend her special skills!

Episode 5 of my brother Mark Blaine's story begins and ends as they all do…with his wife Nancy's inability to handle even the smallest of tasks herself, and her manipulative enslavement of Mark, guilting him for moving out of their home and allowing her to live there with the kids while the restraining order against her is in place. It would turn out to be a big mistake, giving her complete control of alienating his children against him.

This is the 4th episode in our series about my brother Mark Blaine and the abuse he endured by his wife of 20 years, Nancy,  and today the hell fire gets hotter for Mark. Physical violence escalates, Mark goes to the hospital and Nancy is arrested on domestic violence and child endangerment.

Last week Mark Blaine saw his 50th birthday come and go and both you and I were wishing that his wife Nancy's constant claims that their marriage was over and divorce was imminent were actually true instead of another bluff meant to inflict worry and fear. As if what's going on isn't bad enough, things escalate even further in this third installment of my brother's story.

Last week Mark Blaine saw his 50th birthday come and go and both you and I were wishing that his wife Nancy's constant claims that their marriage was over and divorce was imminent were actually true instead of another bluff meant to inflict worry and fear. As if what's going on isn't bad enough, things escalate even further in this third installment of my brother's story. 

Season two follows my brother, Mark Blaine, not his real name, and the relentless abuse, coercion, blackmail, fraud, denigration, loss of basic human rights, and so much more that he suffered at the hands of his wife.  He is the reason we do this podcast, telling the story from the intimate perspective of words exchanged between the couple via e-mail.  We hope to leave a legacy of how hard he tried, for years, to please his wife and hold his family together without success. His final act was carried out in such a way, he could not fail. This one's for you baby brother, so everyone who knows you will know exactly what she did. 

Perhaps Paul Jenner thought his partner would be rehabilitated after she spent six months in prison for grievous bodily harm against him. He allowed her right back into the home…probably lonely and hopeful she had learned her lesson or been scared straight. But five days after her release, she beat him again, causing such extensive brain trauma, doctors said he was lucky to be alive. But, unfortunately for Paul, his luck just ran out.

David Edwards was targeted and put on the fast track of abuse, control and manipulation by Sharon, who bled him dry financially and physically. In one year he went from a single successful partner in a law firm to a thin, disheveled and abused married man, murdered just two months after the wedding. 

Kenneth Rosa of the Father's Rights Movement is interviewed regarding the resources available through their organization, the legal discrimination father's face in court and the parent alienation that occurs in partners vying for sole custody.

Not being allowed to sleep, or having your sleep continually disrupted results in sleep deprivation. It is a form of abuse, and psychology today goes so far as to call it torture. There is a direct correlation between sleep deprivation and the reign of power and manipulation one person has over another…the hallmark of domestic abuse. And, as William says of his experience….it doesn't leave a mark.

Psychologist Holly Naus of Metanoia Therapy Group for Men talks about the psychology behind Parent Alienation Syndrome.

His mom called him Cheeky, and his mates called him a comedy genius. Paul Lavelle had a huge circle of great friends who were very social together, until Sarah Lewis entered his life. Before they realized it, his friends hadn't seen him in a year, and when they did…..Paul was dead.

22 years of abuse at the hands of his wife, and no one believes him….not his church, not the police, and all the courts care about is he makes child support payments. Now, Steve Dolk is speaking out and speaking up. This is his story!Addendum: Steve was arrested 20 years later for 2 counts of assault on a female victim. Does this mean he is the bad guy and his abuse was a lie, or is he acting out against women because of the trauma perpetrated by his wife, and by his caregiver as a child? I can't tell you that. I'm just a layman with no skills in psychology or investigation. I found only one mention in the River Valley Sun of the arrest, in the December 20, 2021 court brief. Two women brought it to my attention and asked that I remove the episode. Though he was charged, there is nothing popping up on the internet as to whether or not he was found guilty.  This is almost 20 years after the abuse by his wife. Did he wind up in another abusive relationship? Can we even entertain the idea he was protecting himself? Does this mean his allegation of abuse is a lie? I don't think you can quantify that. So I am leaving the episode on air.

Economic abuse is one of the most powerful forms of abuse in terms of trapping a victim in the cycle of abuse. 99% of abusive situations include some form of financial abuse because it gives the abuser all the power, all the freedom, and all the free will.The  definition of economic abuse as written by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence says “Financial / economic abuse is when one intimate partner has control over the other partner's ability to access, acquire, use or maintain economic resources, which diminishes the victim's capacity to support themselves and forces intentioned dependence. Economic abuse is cited as the main reason victims stay or return to abusive relationships.”So recognizing what it is, how it begins, and determining NOT to give your financial rights away, will be instrumental in how quickly and easily you can extricate yourself from an abusive relationship.

Ian McNicholl had it all, a successful business, a beautiful home, and he just had just started dating a petite brunette almost 10 years his junior who was making him feel like a million bucks. It took only four months for her to groom him into someone she could completely control and abuse. It is the most physically sadistic case we have covered so far leaving Ian literally standing at death's door. The only question was, would she open it, or should he? Either way, death was a certainty, until…one phone call saved his life.

Psychologists Holly Naus and Mareka chime in with the tricks and tools they have found helpful in dealing with parent alienation and abuse by narcissistic, controlling and abusive partners as well as some insight on getting out of an abusive intimate partner relationship. Economic abuse is also discussed.

Will Carter was well on his way to everything he ever wanted. Enter Victoria. For 6 months their life together was bliss, but not for long. In January 2012 Victoria assaulted Will with a hammer and bit him deep in the shoulder. He tried to restrain her but still wound up bloody, with wounds to his head. Victoria said she would just tell the cops that Will raped her and she was defending herself.  Unwilling to believe it, Will calls the authorities and winds up getting arrested.  Victoria blackmailed Will, saying if he did exactly what she said, she would get the charges dropped. Not only did she do it, but she eventually killed him by shooting him 10 times.

A disabled man isolated in a household with a wife that systematically abused him becomes a recipe for death. Stay tuned for the story of Christopher Donnelly and the rolling pin murder. 

Parent Alienation Syndrome is the systematic campaign to remove love, trust, and access to a child by the opposite parent, and anything goes in this selfish game where the child is the ultimate loser.

A  controlling wife with Munchausen's Syndrome and also by proxy against her daughter. It's a double whammy that leaves Daniel a beaten man. Full Transcript here: https://isolatedpodcast.com/episodes

The detailed conversation recorded between Johnny Depp and the wife Amber Heard is the kind of documentation that can be very useful when your wife accuses you of abuse, tainting your character and reputation and putting a strangle hold on your career. Without evidence, a convincing storyteller is simply believed, because it's easier to do so, than really dive in and do your own research. But dive in, we shall.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7947733/Amber-Heard-admits-hitting-ex-husband-Johnny-Depp-pelting-pots-pans-tape.htmlhttps://youtu.be/_4TZ3VAJD7ohttps://youtu.be/OlEYNhxCl5 https://youtu.be/hKAFp36ciochttps://youtu.be/32Bes_IN1O0  

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's marriage got a lot of press, but none so much as their mutual allegations of spousal abuse. You will see how different it is for a woman to claim she was victimized, but when the husband says the wife is actually the perpetrator….all hell breaks loose. Documentation may be the saving grace. #justiceforjohnnydepphttps://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/06/07/amber-heard-arrested-2009-charge-hitting-girlfriend/85563338/  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53363900 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ive-seen-how-institutions-protect-men-accused-of-abuse-heres-what-we-can-do/2018/12/18/71fd876a-02ed-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-amber-heard-relationship-timeline-2020-7 https://www.thewrap.com/johnny-depps-daughter-lily-rose-mounts-instagram-defense-of-dad/ https://www.thewrap.com/johnny-depp-is-being-blackmailed-by-amber-heard-heres-how-i-know-guest-column/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8545487/Kate-Moss-steps-black-jumper-faux-leather-skirt-stroll-amid-Amber-Heard-claims.html https://youtu.be/KhgM-PLc-vk https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53363900 https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/depp-libel-trial-friday-1.5644717 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53347044 https://filmdaily.co/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard/ https://insidethemagic.net/2020/12/depp-pirates-future-kc1/ https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/dc/amber-heard-cancelled/ https://youtu.be/8Iacw7pHOLE https://youtu.be/HwKB80xZdus  

Last week we left off with a beaten and injured Tami being told to get in the bathtub by his abusive wife Rachel, who was a little more than pissed off that Tami had taken an insurance payment for his accident and had NOT put it in their joint checking account.  Tami got into the bath as directed and Rachel calmly and firmly told Tami that he had a half hour to transfer the money. He complied. He says “I never wanted to experience anything like that ever again.” 

It's summertime, Tami Weissenberg has a computer with internet, and he just threw out his cheating ex. He has all this newfound freedom and yet before you know it, he's trying to come up with a handle for a dating website. He decides that his name would be Darjeeling Pur (which also happens to be the name of his book). He chooses that name based on how it takes his tea. Simple, pure black tea. He writes in his book “I couldn't have imagined in my craziest dreams that registering for this website would cause me the greatest agony in my life so far”.  

Tyler is a decent hardworking man who married a beautiful woman with a troubled past. Her inability to trust and misguided jealousy put Tyler in a visual prison where he eventually offered to gouge out his own eyes. With every other person on the planet being female, what is a husband to do, when his wife accuses him of inappropriateness when he looks at a waitress while ordering or even watches a movie screen? 

Holly and Mareka of Intuitive Pathways Therapy Group are therapists / masters in psychology. They discuss the complicated psychology of abuse and even how someone with their masters in the subject can get drawn into the disfunction. Intuitive Pathways is therapy for men in crisis, and our podcast proceeds support men through the program if they are unable to pay for sessions, thanks to your Patreon contributions.

Ed MacAffery was abused by his wife, yet arrested for attempted murder when he tried to fight back. If it wasn't for his young daughter wondering out loud if mommy was going to get in trouble for screaming and yelling and hitting daddy all the time, the outcome may have been much more tragic! Join us as we unearth the women who become a man's worst nightmare.

Tony Hannington thought his second chance at love would bring happiness, peace, and contentment. Instead, he wound up with a wife who viciously abused him....so badly that he thought every night could be his last.Welcome to ISOLATED, a podcast about male victims of domestic abuse and control, as well as those suffering as a result of Parent Alienation Syndrome. We are not therapists or experts in the field, but seek to bring these issues to light and provide awareness of early warning signs of abusive behavior and resources for help.

Alex Skeel was starved, beaten and controlled for years by his wife before police rescued him....just days from death. His wife, Jordan Worth was the first woman to be jailed for coercive and controlling behavior in the UK. Male victims of domestic abuse is an under-reported and under-served population that needs to be brought to light. 1 in 4 men have been physically abused by an intimate partner. 4 in 10 men have been coercively controlled, blackmailed, economically stranded, and isolated from family and friends. Alex Skeel is not the beginning, and he won't be the end. Join us as we unearth the stories of women, once thought capable of love, who have turned into monsters.