Corporate Christie
Corporate Christie is the podcast for anyone who’s ever said, “I’m fine” at work while quietly unraveling inside.
Because no matter how much we pretend to separate work from life, the truth is—what happens at home shows up in your leadership. And what happens at work echoes into your relationships, your health, your self-worth.
I’m your black-sheep corporate sister, here to blend workplace insight with real-life healing. Expect raw, relatable episodes on what it actually takes to reclaim your time, your energy, your peace—and your career.
Whether you’re trying to learn how to drive employee engagement, lead more effectively, or stop shrinking in systems that weren’t built for you—this show will help you come back to yourself and build a life you’re proud to lead.
Corporate Christie
#50 – DARVO Explained: How to Stop Letting People Walk All Over You
If you’ve ever tried to tell someone they hurt your feelings, but they made you feel like you were the bad guy—you're not Crazy. You were DARVO'd.
This episode is part education, part memoir, and part spiritual boundary bootcamp. I made it because I don’t want you to waste another year trying to get toxic people to understand you.
I break down:
- What DARVO is (deny, attack, reverse victim and offender)
- How emotionally immature people use it to flip the script
- Why you, the empathetic, conflict-avoidant, peacekeeper, are often the perfect target
- What healthy responses to feedback actually sound like
- How DARVO showed up in my own life — in work, family, and friendships
- Why I chose to go no contact with people who do it
- How to recognize this dynamic in friendships and work
- Scripts you can use to stay grounded when DARVO starts to unfold
- Why “nobody’s allowed to tell you your feelings are wrong or bad” is now my life’s measuring stick
- And why this is a non-negotiable skill if you want to live life as the main character, not a background character in someone else’s chaos
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