Arden & The Gaslighting From Mom's World | Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Abuse Survivor Network

Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture, Relationships

4.8 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Arden about being raised by a neglectful abusive mother. Arden thought she had dealt with the trauma from her abuse, but the floodgates of pain opened back up when she broke no contact with her mother. Arden reached out to Brandon shortly after this event, and today, Arden uses her voice to share her experience. It's a story of gaslighting, being voiceless, abandonment, neglect, parentification, rage, physical abuse, rage, needs not being met, parental alienation in court case, not trusting yourself, guilt, the normalcy of abuse, trauma bonds, grief, sabotage, not feeling loved, intergenerational trauma, healing, stability, second guessing, shame, and people pleasing. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses physical abuse. *** If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please click here or send us an email at [email protected] To help out our podcast, please fill out our listener survey, click here. PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONS: Perfect Prey With Dr. Christine Cocchiola | Click Here The Covert Narcissism Podcast | Click Here Something Was Wrong | Click Here When Dating Hurts Podcast | Click Here If you or someone you know are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. DomesticShelters.org offers an extensive library of articles and resources that can help you make sense of what you're experiencing, connect you with local resources and find ways to heal and move forward. Visit www.domesticshelters.org to access this free resource. If you need help moving due to domestic violence, Shelter Movers may be able to help you. They operate by referral. Clients may be referred by any person of authority (social worker, doctor, police, crisis counselor, teacher, etc.) or public agency (shelter, hospital, school, workplace, place of worship, sexual assault centre, etc.). To reach them, click here. Join our new Community Social Network at https://community.narcissistapocalypse.com/ Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Join our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTIgjTqVJa4caNWMIAJllA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.3	of narcissist apocalypse we talk with an abuse survivor namedden, and Arden was raised by a gaslighting
0:40.9	narcissistic mother. It's a story of being voiceless, abandonment, neglect, parentification,
0:49.3	rage, and smearing.
0:51.3	Music and smearing.
1:13.5	Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone.
1:19.3	I am Brandon Chadwick, and with me today, we have Arden.
1:20.1	How are you?
1:22.7	I am really well, thank you.
1:25.9	Well, thank you for being here. And if you want to be a guest like Arden is today, please do go to our website at
1:29.9	Narcissistapocalypse.com.
1:31.7	Click on the guest form button at the top of the page.
1:34.4	There you can read all of our instructions.
1:36.4	And please read them all.
1:37.7	And either send us an email at Narcissist Apocalypse at gmail.com or fill out our guest
1:43.8	form and press the submit button and please do send it
1:46.4	in the format that we ask for. And there is a content warning for this episode, this survivor
1:52.4	story is we do discuss physical abuse in this episode. So that is your content warning for today.
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