Rerelease | Canva & The Smear Campaigning Abuser

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Abuse Survivor Network

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

4.7 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2026

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Canva shares the story of a relationship shaped by gaslighting, financial exploitation, isolation, intimidation, and a relentless effort to portray her as the abusive partner. Canva entered the relationship believing she had finally found the person who made her feel safe, accepted, and understood. After she became pregnant, that connection changed. Her partner stopped contributing, dismissed her feelings as hormonal and irrational, controlled her access to money and transportation, interfered with her friendships, and repeatedly trapped her in situations where she felt powerless. When Canva reacted under extreme pressure, he removed everything that had led up to the reaction and used her response as evidence that she was unstable and violent. She began recording conversations because his retelling of events was so different from what she remembered experiencing. Even after the relationship ended, he continued spreading a narrative that she was abusive and was keeping their children away from him.

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0:00.0	On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Canva,
0:07.2	and Canva was in a toxic relationship with a smear campaigning abuser.
0:13.2	It's a story of defensive abuse, gaslighting, recording conversations, and taking zero responsibility.
0:44.6	Welcome to Ncissist Apocalypse, everyone.
0:51.6	I am Brandon Chadwick, and with me today, we have Canva.
0:52.6	How are you?
0:55.0	Hi, good morning. I am doing well. Thank you. How are you? Hi, good morning. I am doing well.
0:57.0	Thank you.
0:58.0	How are you doing this morning?
1:00.0	I am doing well.
1:02.0	And today we're going to hear your story of your relationship, of your abusive relationship.
1:09.0	And I just really want to thank you for being here
1:11.9	with us today it's not easy to do this and you're going to share with everyone and help a lot of
1:19.5	people so big thank you for being here Canva and now without further ado, Canva, the floor, is now yours.
1:34.5	So growing up, I guess my parents' relationship as, they're still together today.
1:45.5	They've been married.
1:48.8	They just had their 33rd wedding anniversary.
1:55.5	It was a very traditional kind of relationship as far as gender roles go.
1:58.3	My dad worked.
2:00.3	He commuted. And my mom was a stay-at-home mom with us until I was in sixth
2:07.2	grade and then she was, she went back to work as a teacher. So I have an older brother and a younger sister.
2:18.6	We're all very close in age.
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