Podcasts about abusers

Many officers have encountered child-to-parent violence. Few have received formal training on how to recognize it. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, host Jim Dudley speaks with retired Oak Park Sergeant Rasul Freelain about the years of escalating abuse that preceded the infamous Bali suitcase murder. Drawing on his experience investigating the case and the research behind his forthcoming book, “When Lambs Become Wolves: The Chilling Case of Sheila von Wiese-Mack,” Freelain explains why child-to-parent violence often goes unnoticed, how systems can miss critical warning signs and what law enforcement can do when a parent becomes the victim. Freelain served as a detective, patrol officer and supervisor connected to the Mack family case. He shares the warning signs he observed, the challenges officers faced when trying to intervene and how the case inspired his ongoing work training law enforcement agencies to recognize child-to-parent violence and abuse. About our sponsor American Military University supports law enforcement professionals with flexible online programs designed around the demands of the job. Whether you're looking to grow your own career or support the development of your officers, the Everyday Heroes Grant provides eligible first responders and their families with a 20% tuition grant. Students may also be eligible to transfer up to 45 credits for academy training, prior education, and professional experience, helping them start ahead and finish sooner. Learn more at PublicSafetyAtAMU.com.

Monique and Krista sit down with attorney Hohn Cho to discuss domestic violence and abuse within the church and how Christian leaders can respond with greater wisdom, compassion, and biblical fidelity. This conversation balances hard truths about church mishandling with hope: stories of genuine repentance, restored marriages, and the beautiful shepherding heart of God in Ezekiel 34. Find out more about the Ezekiel 34 Foundation: https://ezekiel34.org/ All The Things #228 Season 8, Episode 8

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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Felix shares the story of a long-distance relationship that began like a once-in-a-lifetime romance and slowly became controlling, destabilizing, and physically abusive. What initially felt like fate was reinforced through intense declarations of love, marriage plans, international travel, matching rituals, and promises of a shared future. Over time, Felix found himself managing his partner's emotions, proving his commitment, sacrificing parts of his own life, and trying to solve problems that kept changing shape. Felix discusses love bombing, future faking, digital monitoring, emotional double standards, HIV-related shame, blame shifting, physical violence, strangulation, and the way apparent accountability pulled him back into the relationship. He also reflects on how the mythology of their love story kept replacing real repair, and how his body recognized the danger before he was fully ready to accept it. It's a story of long-distance relationships, control destabilization, physical abuse, fate, love bombing, future faking, digital monitoring, double standards, HIV-related shame, blame shifting, strangulation, LGBTQ domestic violence, lies, gaslighting, humiliation, withdrawal, whataboutism, false equivalence, verbal abuse, and abuse cycles. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode graphically discusses adult physical abuse (IPV), and strangulation. *** If you are in search of therapy from professionals dedicated to dealing with TRAUMA - Narcissist Apocalypse recommends REBOUND THERAPY and they can be reached at  hellorebound.com/na Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The profific child abuser Bill Kenneally has died in prison. Just over a week ago, the commission of investigation into Kenneally's predatory abuse of children, over several decades, made its final report. One of those child victims was Jason Clancy, and he spoke to Áine.

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Cara shares her story of surviving a four-year relationship with a rage-filled physical abuser. After leaving a long emotionally abusive marriage, Cara was pulled into a relationship that began with love bombing, constant praise, and the feeling of finally being seen. But over time, the relationship became a cycle of fear, isolation, trauma bonding, suicide threats, physical intimidation, and emotional caretaking. Cara discusses the confusion of recognizing physical abuse when the harm was escalating in increments, how her abuser's rage and threats kept her trapped in a caretaker role, and how embarrassment pushed her into living a double life. She also shares how the cycle of abuse became familiar, how hopelessness took over, and how telling the truth to trusted friends became the first step toward leaving. It's a story of abuse cycles, physical abuse, suicide threats, trauma bonds, intergenerational trauma, isolation, embarrassment, shame, rages, smearing, destabilization, suicidal ideation, future faking, hopelessness, depression, loyalty, double lives, being kind to yourself, hoovering, loneliness, forgiving yourself, plausible deniability, fawning, caretaking, fear, stalking, and guilt. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses physical abuse, suicide threats, and suicidal ideation. *** If you are in search of therapy from professionals dedicated to dealing with TRAUMA - Narcissist Apocalypse recommends REBOUND THERAPY and they can be reached at  hellorebound.com/na Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Pride is about visibility, but not everything is rainbows and glitter, despite what the media feeds us about queer relationships. This episode dives into how intimate partner abuse shows up in queer relationships, including the tactics and dynamics that can fly under the radar. But never fear—we end on a lighter note with the queer shows we love (and the scenes we'll never stop thinking about). Love is love, bitches. As mentioned in the episode, here are some LGBTQ+-specific organizations that are here if you need someone supportive and nonjudgmental to talk about what's going on in your relationship, or need help leaving an abusive partner.  L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual; Transgender Community Center (New York) CenterLink, The Community of LGBTQ+ Centers Community United Against Violence (CUAV) FORGE, for transgender and non-binary survivors LGBT National Help Center National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging The Network/La Red The Mazzoni Center             We want to hear from you. Have a story we should cover or a guest we need to feature? Head to ToxicThePodcast.com and tell us what's on your mind. We can't always respond right away—but we are reading, and you are not alone. If you're experiencing abuse or domestic violence, you deserve support. You can connect with a trained advocate near you at DomesticShelters.org. If this episode resonated, share it with a friend, a group chat or honestly, anyone else who's fed up that this is still happening. Follow Toxic wherever you listen, please leave a review i and help us keep these conversations loud. Change doesn't happen quietly and we're not done talking.

When a marriage is struggling after betrayal, it's easy to reach for labels. Narcissist. Addict. Abuser. Toxic. But what happens when those labels become the lens through which we see ourselves, or our spouse?In this thought-provoking conversation, Brian sits down with licensed marriage and family therapist Tyler Patrick to explore how misdiagnosis and misplaced labels can actually hinder healing. Together, they discuss the difference between understanding behavior and defining a person by it, the role of self-compassion in recovery, and why true healing requires both honesty and empathy.Tyler shares his own personal journey through addiction, secrecy, recovery, and marriage restoration, offering powerful insights into how vulnerability, accountability, and compassion work together to create lasting change. You'll also learn why some of the most commonly used therapeutic terms may be doing more harm than good, and how curiosity can open doors that judgment never will.Whether you're the betrayed spouse, the unfaithful spouse, or simply seeking healthier relationships, this episode will challenge the way you think about healing, labels, forgiveness, and what it really means to see another person with compassion.You can find the Therapy Brothers here: https://therapybrothers.org/beyond-affairsYes, you can move beyond the pain and get the life you want.www.beyondaffairs.com  360.306.3367

Episode #434 More on Female Abusers Chris Moles

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Dove shares her story of a relationship that began as a familiar friendship and slowly turned into coercive control, jealousy, sexual coercion, privacy violations, isolation, physical violence, and strangulation. What first felt like safety became a relationship where Dove was expected to manage his moods, answer immediately, give up privacy, accept accusations, and carry the blame for his behavior. Dove discusses the slow escalation of walking on eggshells, being punished for asking for space, having her needs minimized, being pressured into sexual situations she did not want, and having her private images shared without consent. She also shares how jealousy and interrogation became a way to control her friendships, her phone, her family time, and her reality. It's a story of coercive control, jealousy, sexual coercion, privacy violations, isolation, physical violence, strangulation, walking on eggshells, being punished for asking for space, having her needs minimized, being pressured into sexual situations, narcissistic abuse, domestic abuse, domestic violence, coercive control, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, nonconsensual image sharing, digital abuse, phone monitoring, accusations of cheating, sleep deprivation, intimidation, rage, circular arguments, gaslighting, blame shifting, shame, guilt, suicide threats after breakup, and post separation abuse. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode graphically discusses adult physical abuse (IPV), strangulation, suicide threats, adult sexual coercion, and porn addiction. *** If you are in search of therapy from professionals dedicated to dealing with TRAUMA - Narcissist Apocalypse recommends REBOUND THERAPY and they can be reached at  hellorebound.com/na Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Abusers convicted of serious domestic violence will have their names included on a publicly available register under a new law designed to allow those with concerns to check whether their partner has a violent past.The proposed legislation will be known as Jennie's Law in honour of Jennifer Poole, a 24-year-old mother of two who was murdered by her former partner Gavin Murphy in 2021. Poole did not know he had a history of abusive behaviour, including a conviction for assaulting a former partner.The Poole family believe that had Jennifer known about Murphy's previous convictions she might still be alive. They have campaigned for the new register since her murder.So how will it work? What offences will be covered? What information will be on the register? And are there any unintended consequences for such a register – particularly for victims?Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan, with research by Ellen Clusker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lana shares her story of growing up as a fixer, surviving childhood abuse, and later entering a relationship with a jealous and physically abusive partner who used love bombing, blame-shifting, addiction, sexual coercion, and violence to keep control. What began as intensity and romance quickly turned into accusations, isolation, fear, and repeated physical abuse. Lana explains how the abuser's jealousy became a weapon, how his addiction was used as something she was supposed to fix, and how the relationship slowly trained her to doubt herself, shrink her needs, and survive by going quiet. It's a story of coercive control, IPV, sexual coercion, victim playing, belittling, shame, fixing, child sexual abuse, sowing the seeds of doubt, fear, isolation, gaslighting, blame shifting, love bombing, trauma bonding, addiction, minimization, crazy making, self blame, bad police officers, intimidation, rage, depression, low self-esteem, disappearing acts, and jealousy. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode graphically discusses child hood sexual abuse, adult physical abuse (IPV), and adult sexual coercion/abuse/assault. *** Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Seven and a half years. No run-ins, no sightings, nothing. And then—there he was. In this episode, I'm doing something a little different: I'm telling you exactly what happened when I saw my abuser for the first time since we split. My reaction, what I noticed, what surprised me, and honestly, what it revealed about how far I've come. If you've ever wondered what it feels like to unexpectedly see a narcissist after years of no contact—or near no contact—this one's for you. No filter. Just the story.Ginny is a keynote speaker and a #1 bestselling author.Get "You're My Favorite"Get "I'm My Favorite"Get "UNSUBSCRIBE™"Book Ginny to speakSponsors:ine+ nutrition: save 15% with code GIN15Thrifty Traveler: save $20 with code GINNYPRIEM

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses how victim-playing abusers use guilt, empathy, and blame-shifting to make survivors feel responsible for the abuse they are experiencing. The episode looks at how an abuser may present themselves as wounded, abandoned, misunderstood, or mistreated in order to gain sympathy early in the relationship. But as the relationship continues, that same victim story can become a way to control the survivor, avoid accountability, win arguments, and make the survivor feel guilty for having boundaries. Brandon breaks down how this pattern can show up through jealousy, isolation, silent treatment, guilt trips, defensive abuse, smear campaigns, DARVO, and post-separation abuse. At the center of it all is a painful reversal: the person causing harm keeps finding ways to make themselves the victim of the person they are harming. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode mentions suicide threats and self harm. *** Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When a survivor speaks up, the world too often demands a 'perfect victim' before it offers belief, a painful reality that leaves many wondering if their truth will ever be enough. In this episode with Deborah Tuerkheimer, author of Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers, we hear about the “credibility complex,” including credibility discount and credibility inflation, rape myths, the “perfect victim” and “monster abuser” archetypes, and how victim-blaming and disbelief are reinforced by culture and legal rules. You'll also learn about underreporting, the “second assault,” trauma-informed investigation, expert testimony on trauma dynamics, and how loved ones can respond supportively when someone discloses abuse. Listen in to understand why credibility judgments are patterned and how believing, validating, and offering help can change what happens next. Listen and Learn: The credibility complex and how social power dynamics cause the credibility of marginalized individuals to be discounted while powerful individuals receive an inflated boostWhy society perpetuates rape myths and victim-blaming How the "perfect victim" myth is weaponized against survivors in the legal system How institutional disbelief and victim-blaming are systemic realities baked into the penal codeWhy cultural tropes and a deep-seated "care gap" cause society to minimize astronomical statistics, overstate the prevalence of false reports, and prioritize the futures of perpetrators over the lives of victims How the cultural myth of the "monster abuser" prevents fair credibility judgments by creating a false archetype of a deviant stranger How the justice system creates an institutional imbalance by weaponizing an accuser's personal history while shielding a perpetrator's past behavior How physical attractiveness acts as a "Goldilocks" trap for victims' credibilityWhy true progress relies on upending a systemic culture of impunity rather than relying solely on institutional training Resources: Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers https://bookshop.org/a/30734/9780063002760Deborah's Website: https://www.deborahtuerkheimer.comAbout Deborah TuerkheimerDeborah Tuerkheimer is a professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her law degree from Yale Law School. Tuerkheimer served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where she specialized in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution. She teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, evidence, and feminist legal theory. She is also the author of CREDIBLE: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers (Harper Wave/HarperCollins).Related Episodes:19. Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Abuse with Feather Berkower84. Courageous Conversations to Prevent Childhood Sexual Abuse with Feather Berkower163. The Likeability Trap with Alicia Menendez394. Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant with Andrea Dunlop and Mike Weber399. Likable Badass with Alison Fragale421. Defy with Sunita Sah436. Consent Laid Bare with Chanel Contos448. The Power of Oversharing with Leslie JohnSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Leave a text or voice message so we can respondIf you've ever caught yourself mentally arguing with your ex while driving, showering, trying to sleep, or folding laundry… this episode is for you.In this episode, we're talking about the exhausting mental loops that so many women experience after emotional abuse, narcissistic abuse, toxic relationships, divorce, or heartbreak. The imaginary conversations. The replaying of old arguments. The “I should have said this” spirals. The constant need to explain yourself, defend yourself, or finally be understood.You'll learn why your brain keeps creating these mental fights long after the relationship has ended, what triggers these intrusive thought loops, and why rumination can become emotionally addictive and difficult to stop.We also dive into: the nervous system's role in repetitive thought loops  emotional rehearsing during and after toxic relationships   the hidden grief underneath anger and rumination  why logic alone doesn't stop obsessive thinking  how to begin interrupting these subconscious survival patterns If you're constantly replaying conversations, mentally fighting with your ex, struggling to stop overthinking, or wondering why you still feel emotionally stuck after the relationship ended, this episode will help you understand what's really happening beneath the surface.This is not about “just letting it go.” It's about understanding the deeper nervous system and subconscious patterns that keep women emotionally trapped in the past long after they've physically left the relationship.Apply for a Root Cause Call through the link in the show notes if you're ready to stop living inside the loop and start healing at the root.Use this link to apply for a free root cause call todaySupport the showTo learn more about my Programs, Course, and Offers visit the website:www.radiatenrise.comApply for a FREE Root Cause Assessment Call (with Action Plan)Support Email: Allison@radiatenrise.comTo send a DM, visit Allison's profiles on Instagram and Facebookhttps://www.instagram.com/allisonkdagney/https://www.facebook.com/allisonkdagney/*Formerly (The Emotional Abuse Recovery Podcast)

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When a toxic, abusive, or controlling ex tells you that they "miss" you, it can completely destabilize your healing process. Your brain wants to believe that they have finally realized your worth, but the behavioral reality is much darker.In this video, I break down the exact psychology of what happens when an abuser starts to miss you. We discuss the concept of a validation deficit, why they selectively romanticize the past, and how their sudden urge to reconnect is driven by a desire to regain control rather than genuine love. Stop breaking your own peace for a temporary ego play.NYC EVENT - www.mentalhealness.net/events All my links - https://link.me/mentalhealness

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Blanche about her relationship with a dangerous jealous abuser. What began as jealousy, put-downs, and questions about her past slowly became isolation, physical violence, family-enabled abuse, threats, stalking, and a fight to get free. Blanche shares how her abuser used jealousy as a reason to control what she wore, who she spoke to, where she looked, and how much freedom she had. She also explains how the abuse escalated after she became more isolated, how his family reinforced his version of reality, and how leaving led to smear campaigns, stalking, and protection orders. It's a story of vulnerability, healing abuse, coercive control, intimidation, death threats, stalking, putdowns, family enablers, smear campaigns, suicide threats, stalking, gaslighting, support, isolation, protection orders, embarrassment, shame, and escape plans. *** CONTENT WARNING - We discuss graphic descriptions of physical abuse, suicide threats, and death threats in this episode. *** Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks about how abusers use exhaustion as a form of control. From constant monitoring and privacy violations to fear, guilt, gaslighting, circular conversations, lack of help, and sabotage, these tactics can slowly drain a survivor's energy, clarity, and sense of self. This episode looks at why abuse can become harder to name when you are worn down, why leaving can feel impossible when you are running on empty, and how abusers use confusion and depletion to keep the relationship centered around them. Brandon also discusses why rest, reflection, and separating your own feelings from the feelings someone else is trying to create can be an important part of getting clarity back. Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Laura asks Miriam about Michael Egan's abuse of her brother and mother and Miriam shares how she broke through the terror and fear to hold Egan accountable for his cruel and sadistic abuse as well as the devastating long-term impact of life-changing trauma.   Listen as Laura identifies the patterns of behaviour, manipulation, coercive control, and missed opportunities to safeguard and protect. Together, Laura and Miriam explore: • Miriam's courageous fight for accountability and justice; • The lasting impact of coercive control and sadistic abuse; • The early warning signs and grooming behaviours; • The language and tactics used by coercive controllers; • How coercive control creates fear, silence, and compliance within families; • Why victims and survivors struggle to report abuse for years; • The importance of understanding patterns — not isolated incidents; • How systems can fail vulnerable children and survivors, and; • Reclaiming power, healing, and using lived experience to help others   Miriam also speaks about raising awareness and why she is undertaking a skydive to raise funds for Women's Aid to support women and children experiencing abuse. Please donate:https://www.justgiving.com/page/miriam-lake-1   TW: This episode is not an easy listen and includes discussions of sadistic cruelty and coercive control.  

What actually happens inside the mind of an abusive or controlling individual when you implement permanent no contact? Many survivors wonder if their absence is felt, or if the toxic person simply moves on without a care.In this video, I break down the cold behavioral mechanics of how an abuser handles absolute silence. We discuss the initial phase of disbelief, the panic that sets in when they realize you aren't coming back, and why their desperate attempts to reach out are driven by a need for control rather than genuine love. Stop breaking your own peace to check on someone who only valued your compliance.NYC EVENT - ⁠⁠www.mentalhealness.net/events⁠⁠ Connect with Lee:My Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://courses.mentalhealness.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 1-on-1 Coaching Calls: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.me/mentalhealness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All My Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.page/mentalhealness ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram/TikTok: @mentalhealnesssIf this episode helped you gain clarity, please leave a 5-star review on Spotify! It helps others find the validation they need to heal.

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Val shares her story of a long marriage shaped by emotional punishment, silent treatments, rage cycles, financial manipulation, and the slow erosion of her sense of safety. What began as a natural friendship slowly became a relationship where Val was punished whenever her needs, feelings, accomplishments, or independence took up space. Her abuser withheld affection, withdrew communication, ruined birthdays and milestones, shifted responsibility onto her, and made his unhappiness the center of the relationship. Over time, Val found herself walking on eggshells, unsure what mood she would come home to, while trying to make sense of patterns that kept changing just enough to keep her confused. After years of emotional exhaustion and physical symptoms from the stress, Val began learning about emotional abuse and coercive control, and finally understood what her body had been trying to tell her. This is a story about silent treatments, trauma bonding, emotional withdrawal, financial control, rage cycles, trusting your gut, emotional punishment, silent treatments, rage cycles, coercive control, withholding affection, undercutting accomplishments, minimization, sabotaging milestones, ruining celebrations, punishing joy, resentment, contempt, walking on eggshells, intermittent reinforcement, blame shifting, entitlement, lack of accountability, victim mentality, unpredictable moods, Jekyll and Hyde abuse, gaslighting, self doubt, confusion, emotional exhaustion, and healing after abuse. Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Have you ever experienced a situation where your keys, phone, or wallet constantly vanish, only for your partner to magically find them minutes later? This is not accidental clumsiness—it is a calculated behavioral setup designed to make you question your own memory. In this video, we break down the psychology of the "savior setup," why abusive people manufacture chaos to play the hero, and how this subtle tactic is used to break down your confidence over time.NYC EVENT - www.mentalhealness.net/events Connect with Lee:My Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://courses.mentalhealness.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 1-on-1 Coaching Calls: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.me/mentalhealness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All My Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.page/mentalhealness ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram/TikTok: @mentalhealnesssIf this episode helped you gain clarity, please leave a 5-star review on Spotify! It helps others find the validation they need to heal.

Read and Dana discuss Epstein 'lieutenant' and alleged victim Sarah Kellen's testimony before the House Oversight Committee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Angelica tells the story of her controlling physically abusive relationship. Angelica's future husband was her child's martial arts instructor. Angelica saw him as responsible and safe. However, the persona Angelica's husband projected to the outside world was just a facade. Once they got married, Angelica's husband became very controlling, was unfaithful, and became sexually, physically, financially, and emotionally abusive toward her. It's a story of coercive control, rage, security, protection orders, excuses, feeling trapped, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, and support. *** CONTENT WARNING - We discuss physical abuse and sexual abuse in this episode. *** Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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“There is a way out of darkness, and I know how it works because I've been there…” Tiffany Fletcher shares her story of growing up in a home shaped by severe mental illness, fear, and silence—and the long path toward healing. As a young adult, a single conversation challenged the way she saw her past and her mother, opening the door to forgiveness, perspective, and ultimately, hope. Tiffany reflects on trauma, the complexity of family relationships, and what it means to break cycles for the next generation. This episode includes discussion of abuse, trauma, and mental illness. Please take care while listening. If you or someone you know needs support, we've included helpful resources below. https://www.nami.org/find-your-local-nami/ - National Alliance on Mental Illness https://mhanational.org/ - Mental Health America https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9792-dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder - more information on dissociative identity disorder (DID) ABOUT GUEST Tiffany Fletcher is an author and aspiring clinical mental health counselor (https://a.co/d/0ixB4dKq). CHAPTERS (0:00) Content Warning (0:28) Introduction (0:55) Meet Tiffany Fletcher (1:38) Breaking Her Silence (2:42) Living With DID (4:43) Violence and Survival (6:27) Your Mother Was Your Savior (8:13) Bridge to Forgiveness (9:43) Leaving Home to Heal (13:34) Confronting Her Mother's Abuser (15:01) Called to Counseling (16:36) First Steps Toward Light (17:46) Conclusion

Dan breaks a big story on the Wednesday of "The Dan O'Donnell Show": Milwaukee County Judge Ana Berrios-Schroeder last week refused to punish a domestic abuser who called his victim more than 1,500 times from jail. Today she was picked to lead the court's domestic violence subdivision.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Polygamy: What Love Is This? Host: Doris Hanson Co-Host: Earl Erskine A Shield and Refuge Ministry PWLIT - 1910 - 20 May 2026

Send me a DM here (it doesn't let me respond), OR email me: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.comIn this powerful and deeply disturbing 'Movie Night', we dive into one of the most controversial documents in the history of alleged Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA) investigations: The RAINS List.RAINS stands for Ritual Abuse Information Network and Support. It was meticulously compiled in the early 2000s by leading psychiatrist Dr. Joan Coleman, who noticed striking patterns in her patients' testimonies. Severe trauma survivors — often diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) — independently named the same high-profile abusers, the same stately homes and venues, the same vehicles, and the same ritualistic techniques, even when they had no contact with each other. Dr. Coleman only added names when corroborated by multiple unrelated sources.The list focuses primarily on the south coast of England during the New Labour era but points to a much wider phenomenon among elites across the UK and beyond. The speaker notes that simply mentioning the REIGNS List often triggers coordinated ridicule, threats, and pushback — including from former intelligence colleagues — yet persists because “Christ has already defeated the devil and all his lies.”Original Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL8jnuJt27YCONNECT WITH EMMA:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationpodcastofficialRumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheImaginationPodcastEMAIL: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com OR standbysurvivors@protonmail.comMy Substack: https://emmakatherine.substack.com/BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theimaginationVENMO: @emmapreneurCASHAPP: $EmmaKatherine1204All links: https://direct.me/theimaginationpodcastSupport the show

Fear can keep someone alive and it can also keep them trapped. To explore this topic, we sit down with Ruth Guerreiro, Chief Clinical Officer at Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, to unpack how abusers weaponize fear to establish power and control, ensure compliance, and cut off escape routes long before anyone sees a bruise.In this episode, we break down the real-world mechanics of coercive control: threats, monitoring, intimidation, isolation, social engineering, and the quiet ways an abusive partner interferes with a survivor's ability to function day to day. Ruth explains why fear can be present without physical violence, what hypervigilance can look like (constant check-ins, “proof” photos, changing hobbies, always scanning for mood shifts), and why the question “why didn't she leave?” ignores the fact that danger often escalates during and after leaving.We also revisit survival responses to danger: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, plus how abusers and even outsiders can misinterpret those responses in courtrooms, families, and communities. You will hear practical, compassionate next steps, including safety planning ideas for friends and family, and how to reach confidential support even if you are not ready to make a big decision.

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Remy shares her story of being in a long-term relationship with a jealous and hypocritical abuser. What began as intense attention from someone she remembered from high school slowly became a relationship shaped by accusations, projection, infidelity, physical intimidation, monitoring, and control. Remy talks about being accused of cheating while her partner was secretly pursuing other women, the way his jealousy made her defend herself again and again, and how the good times kept making the bad times harder to name. She also shares what happened after she finally left, including the post-separation harassment, the rebuilding of her life, and the complicated grief that followed when her abuser suddenly died. It's a story about trusting your instincts, projection, the strange mix of grief, relief, and anger, retraumatization, the death of the abuser, coercive control, jealousy, road rage, rage, infidelity, cheating accusations, being hypocritical, double standards, lies, fear, obligation, guilt, being chosen, intimidation, post-separation abuse, trauma bonds, intermittent reinforcement, hoovering, gaslighting, support, and shame. *** CONTENT WARNING - We discuss Physical Abuse in this episode. *** Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the second part of this special two-part deep dive, we continue to learn about the investigation that exposed a global online rape academy. It wasn’t hiding on the dark web either, but in plain sight on forums and websites accessible by anyone with an internet connection. So far, we’ve heard from CNN’s Kara Fox about the early days of her team’s probe, and in this episode, we learn how they tracked one of these abusers to his hometown in Poland – and what happened next. You can read Kara and her team’s investigation piece here. Listen to part one here. Pt 1: Exposing a global ‘rape academy’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever noticed that the more you achieve, the less your partner or family member seems to notice? High-conflict personalities often withhold compliments and validation as a calculated move to keep you feeling "less than."In this Live, I'm pulling back the curtain from the inside out to show you why they refuse to acknowledge your wins. We'll discuss the power dynamics behind the silence and how you can stop the cycle of hungering for validation from someone who will never give it.It's time to reclaim your value and realize that their silence says more about their need for control than it does about your worth.NYC EVENT - www.mentalhealness.net/events Connect with Lee:My Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://courses.mentalhealness.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 1-on-1 Coaching Calls: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.me/mentalhealness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All My Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.page/mentalhealness ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram/TikTok: @mentalhealnesssIf this episode helped you gain clarity, please leave a 5-star review on Spotify! It helps others find the validation they need to heal.

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Parker returns to share the story of her second abusive relationship with a petty emotional abuser. After leaving her first abusive marriage and being disfellowshipped from the Jehovah's Witnesses, Parker was isolated from family, friends, and the support system she had known her whole life. When a new relationship moved quickly into marriage, she thought she had found safety. Instead, the relationship changed almost immediately. Parker's husband used silent treatments, blame, financial control, intimidation, and constant punishment for perceived slights. He expected her to read his mind, made ordinary moments feel like offenses, accused her of being controlling, and turned his anger into something everyone in the home had to manage. It's a story of pettiness, emotional abuse, intimidation, control, love bombing, silent treatments, competence, support, getting your voice back, healing abuse, and healing trauma. *** CONTENT WARNING - We discuss sexual abuse and graphic abusive conversations in this episode. *** Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An Epstein survivor shares her experiences being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein to the Island as well as Florida, New York, and Washington DC. She exposes the underground trafficking networks, dentist office torture, and the ongoing abuse of children tied to elite circles. The conversation dives into tunnels, rituals, political corruption, and why the fight against trafficking must remain the focus above everything else. She's also asked if Epstein killed himself. Jesus is glorified in the full episode, and the darkness is being exposed by the LIGHT!

Do you feel like you've "abandoned" them? Are you struggling with the feeling that you're the "bad guy" for choosing your own mental health? You're caught in the Empathy Trap.From the inside out, I'm explaining how your conscience is weaponized against you in high-conflict relationships. We'll cover:Why guilt is a leash used to pull you back in.Accepting the "villain" narrative so you can actually be free.The difference between healthy loyalty and trauma-based guilt.Choosing peace isn't a crime, and you aren't responsible for someone else's refusal to change. It's time to drop the guilt and reclaim your life.Connect with Lee:My Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://courses.mentalhealness.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 1-on-1 Coaching Calls: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.me/mentalhealness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠All My Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.page/mentalhealness ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram/TikTok: @mentalhealnesssIf this episode helped you gain clarity, please leave a 5-star review on Spotify! It helps others find the validation they need to heal.

Everyone deserves a safe night out — whether at a bar, club, concert, or any space where people gather to relax, unwind, and have fun. Unfortunately, that is not the reality for many. Abusers often exploit nightlife environments where people are meeting new friends, enjoying drinks, and letting their guard down, using these situations to harass, manipulate, or commit acts of violence — including drug-facilitated sexual assault.In this episode, host Olivia Oropeza speaks with experts from the hospitality industry, victim services, and forensic nursing to discuss how we can better recognize, prevent, and respond to violence in nightlife settings. Tune in to learn how we can work together to create safer experiences in our local nightlife communities.Episode 3 Segment 1: Michael Coon, General Manager in Hospitality Michael Coon is a General Manager with 27 years in the hospitality industry – managing and serving in some of Orlando's top venues. In this segment, Michael shares his wisdom on how to keep staff and patrons safe. Episode 3 Segment 2: Dr. Laura Valle, Ph.D., UCF Director of Victim ServicesYoung adults in college face an elevated risk of assault in nightlife environments, making prevention efforts and reliable support systems critically important. Dr. Laura Valle, Ph.D., from UCF Victim Services discusses the unique challenges college students encounter and how Victim Services staff work to ensure students feel safe, supported, and empowered.Episode 3 Segment 3: Mary Joder, SANE, Forensic Nurse Examiner, Volusia County As a Forensic Nurse Examiner, Mary Joder provides specialized medical care and forensic evidence collection for individuals who have experienced sexual violence, including cases involving drug-facilitated sexual assault. In this segment, she explains her role as a forensic nurse examiner and walks through what patients can expect when seeking care at the clinic following a sexual assault.Below are hotlines we recommend:VSC Helpline: (407) 500-4325National Sexual Assault Helpline (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673Florida Abuse Hotline: 1-800-962-2873 OR visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠myflfamilies.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to report online.Victim Service Center of Central Florida, Inc.2111 East Michigan Street, Suite 210Orlando, Florida 32806Marketing@VictimServiceCenter.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 Why Does He Do That? The episode looks at the rewards an abuser gets from abusive behavior, including power, control, privilege, free labor, financial control, double standards, and the ability to make everyone else organize their lives around the abuser's needs. Brandon also breaks down how these patterns become reinforced over time, and why abusive behavior is not just about anger, stress, trauma, or losing control. It often creates a life where the abuser gets their way, avoids responsibility, receives attention, and keeps the relationship built around their comfort. This episode is about understanding the benefits abusers receive from control, and why real change requires giving up the privileges abuse has created. Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Darlene Lekowski lived with a secret for 50 years. What began as childhood trauma inflicted by two of her siblings turned into a lifetime of silence, survival, and hidden pain. But when that silence finally broke, it set off a chain of events no one could have expected... including a lawsuit and a courtroom fight for the truth. This episode is about more than what happened, it's about what comes after. Darlene opens up about reclaiming her voice, letting go of shame that was never hers, the long road from survival to healing, and the courage it takes to finally speak. ⚠️ listener discretion advised: This episode discusses sensitive topics including abuse and trauma.

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, and someone who had already survived more than most people ever face. She believed she was strong enough to handle almost anything. However, that belief became one of the things her future husband used against her. What started as romance slowly turned into a life where Rebelle was managing everything while her husband avoided responsibility and made her feel unreasonable for noticing what did not add up. And when the relationship ended, the abuse did not. It escalated. What came next was betrayal, financial pressure, a smear campaign, and years of legal abuse. It's a story of emotional abuse, gaslighting, manipulation, infidelity, cheating,  legal abuse, post-separation abuse, weaponized incompetence, weaponized competence, stonewalling, silent treatment, blame-shifting, cycles, cycle resets, cognitive dissonance, victim playing, put downs, custody abuse, vindictiveness, and rebuilding after abuse. Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A 172-page independent investigation into Greater Grace World Outreach found something beyond the alleged abuse itself. It found the system that kept it hidden.At the center: two theological teachings that functioned as silencing tools. One took a Christian doctrine about grace and pushed it until confronting a leader about harm was treated as your spiritual deficiency. The other classified anyone who raised concerns as carrying "evil reports" — a label that made you radioactive within the community. People would cut ties with you just to protect themselves.The investigation documented case after case where this played out. Parents reporting that their children had been harmed. Leadership responding not with action, but with theology — invoking forgiveness, redirecting blame, and shielding the institution. The investigators concluded that this wasn't a series of isolated failures. It was a culture, reinforced from the top, that systematically prioritized the organization over the people inside it.Elita Galvin has been investigating Greater Grace for years through her podcast Looking for Grace. She's the person who understands the documented cases and the institutional response better than almost anyone outside the investigation itself. Oscar — our guest joining audio-only under a pseudonym — experienced these doctrines as a believer. He absorbed them. He trusted them. It took years after leaving for him to understand what they were actually built to do.This episode connects the theology to the outcomes. When your belief system makes accountability a sin, the institution doesn't need a cover-up. The doctrine is the cover-up.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#GreaterGrace #GGWO #TrueCrime #ChurchCoverUp #ReligiousAbuse #CultDoctrine #AbuseInvestigation #SpiritualManipulation #GRACEReport #InstitutionalAbuse

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Erika about growing up inside religious conditioning that taught her to submit, stay quiet, and see her worth through being a wife and mother. After losing her family and community as a young adult, Erika entered relationships where she kept trying to build safety, stability, and family, even while being worn down by neglect, pressure, and control. Her second marriage became the center of this story. Erika shares how coercive control showed up through financial abuse, sexual coercion, intimidation, weapons, surveillance, isolation, legal abuse, and post-separation abuse. She also talks about dissociation, the shock of realizing how much danger she had been living in, and the crisis center moment that helped her finally name what was happening. It's a story of financial abuse, coercive control, animal abuse, language, religious beliefs, social abuse, intimidation, stalking, post separation abuse, divorce, custody, dissociation, puzzle pieces, self discovery, sexual coercion, weapons, denial, recognizing abuse, isolation, punishments, single moms, lawyers, being homeless, and research. *** CONTENT WARNING - There is discussion of sexual coercion, animal abuse, and extreme physical initimidation in this episode. *** Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

They've changed! They've really seemed to change. They seem like a new person so you take them back. Then you find out they were just playing the long game. Emotionally abusive people can heal if they want to. Those who don't may just come back to fool you again. 

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Hans about surviving a marriage with a crisis creating abuser. What looked like one problem after another slowly became a pattern of coercive control, financial abuse, manipulation, public personas, and post-separation abuse. Hans shares how his life became organized around emergencies, pressure, and recovery mode, while his own needs kept disappearing in the process. It's a story of coercive control, verbal abuse, intergenerational trauma, post separation abuse, custody, low self esteem, learning disabilities, enabling, bullying, fake personas, financial abuse, dissociation, manipulation, peopel pleasing, chaos, catastrophizing, and parental alienation. Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Kristi shares her story of being trapped in a long-term abusive relationship with a manipulative, dangerous partner whose control took many forms over the years. In the beginning, he seemed like someone who could be a father figure to her son, and that became part of how she was drawn in. What started with boundary pushing, lies, and confusion grew into coercive control, financial abuse, intimidation, sexual coercion, gaslighting, isolation, and physical violence. It's a story of cognitive dissonance, fear, obligation, guilt, survival mode, institutional betrayal, a child being used as leverage, escape plans, coercive control, emotional abuse, manipulation, financial abuse, financial control, gaslighting, sexual coercion, animals abuse, physical abuse, intimate partner violence, trauma, PTSD, antisocial personality disorder, isolation, intimidation, boundary pushing, boundary violations, psychological abuse, military abuse, child abuse, people pleasing, self-doubt, memory confusion, fear of leaving, post-separation abuse, restraining orders, divorce, trauma bonds, church abuse, spiritual abuse, humiliation, stalking, hiding items, crazy making, smear campaigns, and healing. Content Warning - This episode discusses intimate partner violence, sexual coercion/assault, and animal abuse. Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.