Sharon & The Healing of Narcissistic Abuse Through Self Discovery - Domestic Violence, Narcissist Abuse, Coercive Control

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Abuse Survivor Network

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

4.7 • 792 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Brandon welcomes back our previous guest, Sharon, to share her insightful journey toward self-discovery and healing from narcissistic abuse. This eye-opening conversation aims to shed light on the importance of recognizing our programming created by intergenerational trauma and abusive relationships, leading to conscious efforts to break the cycles of abuse. We also discuss how our survival mechanisms can sometimes betray us, especially when they are exploited by abusers. And drawing from personal experiences, we delve into the process of learning to trust again and the importance of protecting our vulnerabilities until that trust is earned. As we round up our discussion, we reflect on the significance of building connections and focusing on self-healing, even outside romantic relationships. We dive into the energy-consuming nature of ruminating conversations and discuss strategies to reprogram our minds to navigate out of difficult situations more quickly. Listen in as Sharon shares how she found the strength to face her past trauma, connect with her inner child, and take ownership of her safety and unconditional love. You don't want to miss this enlightening episode about growth, healing, and the power of storytelling. To listen to Sharon's original episode, click here. If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please click here or send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@gmail.com To help out our podcast, please fill out our listener survey, click here. Thank you to our sponsor BETTERHELP. If you need online counseling from anywhere in the world, please do go to https://www.betterhelp.com/nap Get started today and enjoy 10% off your first month. 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

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0:00.0	On this episode of a narcissist apocalypse, we talk with a former survivor story guest Sharon about the importance of recognizing our own programming, survival mechanisms, self-discovery, rumination, trust, and healing from narcissistic abuse.
0:41.1	Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone.
0:49.3	I am Brandon Chadwick, and with me today, we have the return of Sharon.
0:50.3	How are you?
0:51.7	I'm great.
0:52.7	How are you, Brandon?
0:57.5	I am doing well. And if you want to be a guest like Sharon is today and was on our April 24th, 2003 episode titled Sharon and a life full of trauma, please do go
1:07.5	to our website at Narcissistapocalypse.com. Top of the page, there's a button that says guest form.
1:12.5	When you click on that button, it takes you to our guest form page.
1:15.4	There you can read all of our instructions and either send us an email at Narcissistapocalypse
1:19.9	at gmail.com or fill out our guest form and press the submit button.
1:24.3	And today we are here with Sharon.
1:30.1	And if you want to go back and listen to her episode, I will put it in the show notes. It's from April 24th, 20203. And Sharon had a lifetime
1:37.5	full of trauma, not just childhood trauma that was going on, but relationship trauma as well.
1:44.0	She was in a couple of abusive relationships,
1:47.6	and we're going to be going over these things a little tiny bit, but this episode is going to be
1:52.1	a lot about the self-discovery in the aftermath of being in these relationships and from what
1:58.2	happened inside of her after listening to her episode, her story as well.
2:03.6	So just a really big thank you to Sharon for being here. And I'm going to get out of my way
2:10.6	and your way. Sharon, the floor is now yours. Thank you, Brandon, and thanks everyone again.
2:20.1	I always listen to your stories, and I feel like we all have a special bond, and it really
2:26.8	means a lot to me.
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