Rerelease | Courtney and The Intimidating Abuser

Rerelease | Courtney and The Intimidating Abuser

On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Courtney shares her story of surviving an intimidating abuser. What began as a relationship that felt exciting, protective, and full of possibility slowly became a life shaped by coercive control, blame, fear, sexual coercion, physical intimidation, and post-separation abuse.

As the relationship escalated, Courtney found herself trapped in no-win situations, isolated from parts of her support system, and constantly adapting to someone who needed power, dominance, and control. Even after the marriage ended, the abuse did not. It continued through custody battles, manipulation, harassment, and the emotional toll placed on their children.

It’s a story about vulnerability, respect, coercive control, escalation points, blame, fear, sexual coercion, physical intimidation, post-separation abuse, no-win situations, isolation, custody battles, manipulation, harassment, custody, divorce, family court abuse, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, blame shifting, gaslighting, stonewalling, silent treatment, monitoring, control over finances, eroding autonomy, respect as control, abuse by proxy, children exposed to abuse, exit planning, and healing.

CONTENT WARNING - We discuss sexual coercion and physical violence/intimidation in this episode.

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Debrief | Control, Dissociation, & Legal Abuse in Erika’s Story

Debrief | Control, Dissociation, & Legal Abuse in Erika’s Story

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Rerelease | Erika & The Abuser Who Controlled Everything

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Rerelease | The Role of the Scapegoat

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In this release episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with author, journalist, educational writer, coach, and survivor Julie L. Hall about scapegoating in narcissistic and dysfunctional fami...

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Debrief | Broken Boundaries & Betrayal in Charly’s Story

Debrief | Broken Boundaries & Betrayal in Charly’s Story

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we debrief Charly’s story and what can happen when someone seeks help after abuse and the person offering that help becomes unsafe too. We break down how heal...

27 Apr 22min

Charly & The Abusive Recovery Coach

Charly & The Abusive Recovery Coach

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Charly shares her story of seeking help after abuse and ending up in a relationship with the recovery practitioner she trusted. After two painful relationship...

26 Apr 43min

Debrief | Crisis Creation, FOG, & Control in Hans’s Story

Debrief | Crisis Creation, FOG, & Control in Hans’s Story

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about the patterns underneath Hans’s story. This debrief looks at how crisis creation became a form of control, how fear, obligation, guilt, and...

23 Apr 24min

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Rerelease | Hans & The Crisis Creating Abuser

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...

22 Apr 1h 39min

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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks about why so many survivors struggle to remember clearly during an abusive relationship and after it ends. He breaks down how gaslighting, denia...

21 Apr 26min

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