The Survivors Playbook
The podcast for all survivors of narcissistic abuse with a twist- inspirational stories of hope, with tips, tricks, tools and strategies from experts and survivors to help you create your roadmap to living a life you love. If narcissists can have a playbook then why can't survivors also have a playbook, so that they can learn how to live their best lives, despite what the abuser in their lives do, or don't do. This is your roadmap to living a life you love.
Episodes
19 episodes
Ep.18: The Importance of playfulness in your home
In this episode we talk about the importance of injecting more playfulness and silliness into your home. Abuse and abusers rob victims, children and adults alike, of their ability to be playful and silly. Adding more playfulness and silliness i...
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Episode 18
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22:31
Ep. 18: Let's Talk About ACEs with Dr. Torie
In this episode, I talk to the amazing Dr. Torie-ACEs educator, author and speaker- about all things ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences, how our children are impacted by this, when they have an abusive parent, and how we, as protective parents...
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Episode 18
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36:03
Ep.17: Healing from, and creating boundaries with, a covert narcissistic mom- Terri's Story
This is such a great conversation with the amazing Terri of Character Outs Podcast, who was raised by a covert narcissistic mom. We dive into her childhood, her adulthood, and how she make the very hard, but also, very necessary decision to go ...
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Episode 17
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37:03
Ep. 16: Retraining your brain with Paola Telfer creator of Sens.ai
This is such a powerful episode, where I talk to the amazing, whip smart and incredibly articulate, Paola Telfer, a UBC electrical engineering grad, turned entrepreneur who created Sens.ai, a revolutionary at home brain training system. Her own...
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Episode 16
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43:15
Ep. 15: John's Story Part 2
This is part 2 of John's story- from toxic dysfunctional family, to marriage to a covert narcissist, to divorce, and the parental alienation that occurred both during as well as after the divorce. This is a story of triumph over pai...
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Episode 15
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30:34
Episode 14: From a dysfunctional family to a toxic marriage, John's story Part 1
This is Part 1 of John's story- you may know him as the creator of the social media page "Male Victims of Female Narcissists". He was raised in a dysfunctional and emotionally stunted family and then served over a life sentence with a woman who...
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Episode 14
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30:11
Ep. 13: From alienated child to thriving adult, Maegan's story
This is the episode for every protective parent who is worried about how the abuse is affecting their child. For every protective parent (that includes you too, stepparents), who have watched their once bonded child align completely with their ...
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Episode 13
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36:52
Ep.12: From hiring the right attorney to Parallel Parenting and everything in between with Carl Knickerbocker
In this episode, I talk to the amazing Carl Knickerbocker, of Unapologetic Parenting- he's a father, a husband, an ex husband, an author of not one, but two books, and to top it all off, he's also a divorce and family law attorney who has becom...
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Episode 12
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29:19
Ep.11: Trauma bonds and their effects on children with Dr Nadine Macaluso
In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking to the amazing Dr. Nadine Macaluso, the ex wife of the Wolf of Wallstreet, therapist, author, and all around amazing human who turned her life completely around, with 2 young children, and with no...
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Episode 11
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37:06
Ep.10: The Mindbody connection between trauma and chronic pain- with Adriana Bucci
This is the episode for anyone who has suffered, or is suffering from chronic pain. Wowza. Adriana shares her story of growing up with a narcissistic mom, to dating various narcissistic men (so common, as your body goes with what it knows), to ...
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Episode 10
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28:21
Ep.9:Radical Acceptance- Accepting the Unacceptable
In this Episode, I talk about the importance of radical acceptance, reframing and mantras to help survivors, specifically those protective parents, navigate the ultra marathon that "co-parenting" with an active narcissistic counter parent is. I...
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Episode 9
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38:27
Ep.8: Document like a pro with Courtney Gilmartin
In this episode, I talk to Courtney Gilmartin, a documentation expert, the founder of the Monarch Method, as well as the New Jersey Protective Moms a Non-Profit organization. Documentation is truly the foundation of your case ...
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Episode 8
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38:32
Ep.7: How doing the inner work helps you create a life you love with Allison Dagney
In this episode, I talk to the amazing Allison Dagney, emotional abuse recovery mentor, 2 times best selling author and host of her own podcast. She is both a survivor and an expert. She shares her story of abuse and escape with us, and then, s...
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Episode 7
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44:05
Ep.6: Talking all things Legalese and Family Court with Attorney Renee Bauer
In this episode, the amazing Renee Bauer, family law attorney, author and app creator, joins us to help you navigate the legal system and your lawyer, with more confidence, while giving you real life tips and tools that will save your sanity, y...
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Episode 6
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30:37
Ep.5: From Disempowered Victim to Thriving Survivor and Reconnecting with your child with Jill Wise
In this episode, I connect with the truly awe inspiring Jill Wise @the_enlightened_target, about her harrowing journey, from the child of a malignant narcissistic father to the wife of a narcissistic abuser, who later colluded with her father t...
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Episode 5
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34:05
Ep.4: Finding your Passion and Purpose After Abuse
In this episode, I talk to the amazing Kelly Sutliff, a psychotherapist, a DV survivor, and the founder of a nonprofit Kelly's Canine. She was married for only 11 months, with no joint assets and no children, but her divorce took over 4 years. ...
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Episode 4
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34:54
Ep.3: From the Bottom to the Top- Vanessa Reiser's story of escaping, healing, and thriving
In this episode, I am joined with The Vanessa Reiser, survivor, therapist, mom, author, ironman, and narcissistic/cult expert. We delve into how victims can escape, become survivors and then learn to thrive despite what their exes do or don't d...
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Episode 3
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25:10
Ep.2: Survivor to Leading Expert in Toxic Family Systems: Dr Sherrie Campbell's Story
Dr Sherrie Campbell shares her story, as the child of two sadistic parents to escaping the toxic family system she grew up in, who then rebuilt her life from the ground up, becoming a trailblazer in the area of toxic family systems and healing ...
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Episode 2
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31:44
Ep.1: Rebuilding Your Life and Reconnecting with your Children: Amanda's story
Amanda Nguyen shares her story, from full time stay at home mom, who after 20 plus years, found herself in a custody battle with her abuser- a tug of war between her and her abuser, where the children were the rope. She chose to lay down the ro...
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Episode 1
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59:45