Rebelle & The Vindictive Abuser

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Abuse Survivor Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.7 • 791 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

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.

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0:00.0	On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Rebell,
0:07.9	and Rebell was married to a vindictive abuser.
0:11.7	It's a story of victimhood, the power of fate, weaponized incompetence, gaslighting, and post-separation abuse. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone. I am Brandon Chadwick, and with me today, we have
0:49.9	Rebell. How are you? I'm great, thanks. How are you doing? I'm doing well. Thank you for asking.
0:57.8	And if you want to be a guest like Rebell is today, please do go to our website at Narcissistapocalypse.com.
1:05.1	Click on the guest form button, fill it out, and press the submit button. Also at our website,
1:10.6	we have a support group with Zoom meetings every Wednesday nights, Thursday afternoons, and press the submit button. Also at our website, we have a support group
1:11.5	with Zoom meetings every Wednesday nights, Thursday afternoons, and Saturday nights. And we also
1:16.3	have a newsletter at our website that gets you free workbooks for every new survivor's story.
1:22.7	All of this is at Narcissistapocalypse.com. And for today, we do not have a content warning. And you're going
1:31.3	to be hearing about Rebell's story today. And Rebell was confused for a lot of time in this relationship.
1:37.8	She knew something was off, but it was really hard to pinpoint. And she started to feel like maybe
1:42.5	it's her the one that has these issues
1:45.6	because so many people actually liked her husband. He was a very charming guy,
1:50.8	but she would still get glimpses here and there of who he really was. She could see it,
1:56.9	but then there would always be these resets. And it wasn't until they were separated that Rebell discovered who he truly was.
2:06.8	And I know Rebell will validate many of you out there today.
2:11.6	And now I'm going to get out of my way and your way.
2:15.1	Rebell, the floor is now yours. So I grew up in Florida and very normal upbringing.
2:26.1	And my father is a lawyer and I became a lawyer. My grandfather was a lawyer. So have a line of
2:34.0	lawyers and artists in my family.
2:36.5	And I grew up in a beach town and very normal upbringing.
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