The Survivors Playbook

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk to the amazingly knowledgeable Alex Mack of NarcSurvivorAdvocate about how to navigate family court. You know I'm not a proponent of entering into family court, but when you have to, or are forced to by the super fun narcissist, you need someone like Alex Mack in your corner, giving you the right tools and strategies. This is a must listen for anyone n...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk about ways you, the protective parent, can protect your peace and create memorable moments that will surpass the chaos and confusion your counter parent just loves to create. It's full of insights, tips and reframes to help you enjoy the upcoming holidays with far more confidence, less pressure and less stress. Visit: https://chantalcontorinescoaching....

Send us Fan Mail In this incredibly educational and empowering episode, I talk to Charlie McCready, a parental alienation expert and coach. We explored the topic of parental alienation in depth, covering its dynamics, tactics, and emotional impact on both parents and children. The discussion concluded with insights on the challenges faced by narcissists and empaths in high-conflict situations, emp...

Send us Fan Mail 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 in your home creates core memories, allows your children to simply be children, and helps to regulate their nervous systems.  Lots of easy,...

Send us Fan Mail 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 can help support them. Dr. Torie is a wealth of information and is truly passionate about educating everyone about how these scores, how A...

Send us Fan Mail 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 no contact with a mom who manipulated her at every turn. Spoiler alert- Terri has created a life she loves with a husband she loves, and ch...

Send us Fan Mail 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 accident, which left her at rock bottom and wanting to heal herself, was the catalyst for her wanting to create a system that was far more...

Send us Fan Mail 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 pain, of creating rock solid impenetrable boundaries, of finding your people outside of your family of origin, of creating a life you love, despite...

Send us Fan Mail 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 was not interested in a partnership, but rather, a dictatorship. He's suffered tremendous pain and suffering at the ha...

Send us Fan Mail 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 abusive parent.  How many of you have sleepless nights, wondering if they'll ever see through the lies, confusion, brainwashing, and c...

Send us Fan Mail 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 become an expert in narcissistic counter parents. We talk about the legal aspects, his tips for those divorcing a narcissist, hiring t...

Send us Fan Mail 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 nothing to her name.  We talk about trauma bonds and cognitive dissonance, and how these affect every survivor of narcissistic abuse, but als...

Send us Fan Mail 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 suffering debilitating chronic pain attacks, in rapid fire. From this, to building a life she loves. It's a power half an hour full of...

Send us Fan Mail 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 then move into a discussion about how these tools can help those protective parents whose children have been turned against them...

Send us Fan Mail 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 proving your ex's patterns of behaviour, so, it's vital that you become an expert in this area, as they are always going to counter parent, and v...

Send us Fan Mail 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, shares her path to healing, which is full of helpful tips and tricks to help you create a life you love, despite what the abuser in your lif...

Send us Fan Mail 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, your peace of mind, your time, your energy and your bank account.  You can find Renee on IG @msreneebauer or via her website at: www.familyl...

Send us Fan Mail 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 to fracture her bond with her son. Over a decade in the court system; having her ex and her father join forces; and experiencing her son be...

Send us Fan Mail 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. After the first and only instance of physical abuse, a series of horrific instances that were meant to end her life, Kelly hit rock bo...

Send us Fan Mail 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 do. Vanessa talks about her own personal story and how she climbed out from the bottom she found herself in and rebuilt her life from t...

Send us Fan Mail 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 rope, with the hope and intention of being able to reconnect with her children. Through this, she did hit rock bottom, she was suicidal, but,...

Send us Fan Mail 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 from abuse. Hers is a story of hope for every survivor. She shares what helped her rebuild from nothing into the powerhouse that she is tod...