The Survivors Playbook
by Chantal Contorines
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Ep. 46: All things protective parenting with Brenna McKerrall…
Ep. 46: All things protective parenting with Brenna McKerrall…
About this podcast
The podcast for all survivors of narcissistic abuse with a twist- inspirational stories of hope, with tips, tricks, tools and strategies from experts and survivors to help you create your roadmap to living a life you love. If narcissists can have a playbook then why can't survivors also have a playbook, so that they can learn how to live their best lives, despite what the abuser in their lives do, or don't do. This is your roadmap to living a life you love.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 48 episodes
- Ep. 46: All things protective parenting with Brenna McKerrall, psychologist · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 45Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I connect with Brenna McKerrall of Cycle Breakers Counselling, who is a clinical psychologist and consultant who truly understands coercive…
- Ep.45: How to talk so that experts will listen, with Tara Shuler · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 45Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk to the amazingly knowledgeable Tara Shuler, communication queen (my title for her!) We all have experts and people in our lives that we…
- Ep. 44: The best thing to happen for protective parents · 9 min · Season 2 Episode 44Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I highlight the latest addition to the work I do with survivors and protective parents: The App. All of my year of education, knowledge…
- Episode #43: Hope (is not passive) · 16 minSend us Fan Mail Stories of Hope: Because You Need to Know It Can Get Better Protective parenting through abuse, coercive control and family court can be one of the loneliest and…
- Ep. 42: How to Talk to Professionals so that they'll listen · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail If you’re a protective parent navigating a GAL, parenting coordinator, child therapist, forensic psychologist, custody evaluator, or another professional…
- Ep. 41: When one child needs more: The hidden heartbreak of protective parenting · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail If you’re raising more than one child while co-parenting with an active counter parent, you’ve probably felt this impossible tension. One child is in crisis…
- Ep.40: The Protective Parent Pivot · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 40Send us Fan Mail When you’ve escaped an abusive relationship, traditional parenting advice often no longer applies. In this episode, I explore why protective parents must pivot…
- Ep. 39: Letting go without giving up · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 39Send us Fan Mail What happens when you’ve done everything you can to protect your children—and they’re still being manipulated, alienated, or turned against you? Many protective…
- Ep. 38: The Truth Protective Parents Need to Hear · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 38Send us Fan Mail As protective parents, it’s easy to become consumed by the damage a narcissistic or abusive counter-parent is causing. The lies. But what if you’ve been…
- Ep. 37: When narcissists won't let go- how to stop living under their control · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 37Send us Fan Mail You left the relationship, but somehow they’re still controlling your life. In this episode, I dive into one of the most frustrating realities of post-separation…
- Ep. 36: Kimberly Weeks: relearning how to walk and talk after abuse · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 36Send us Fan Mail This is such a powerful episode, that we recorded on June 1st, which happens to be International Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day. In this episode, I connect…
- Ep. 35: Fight, flight, freeze or fawn- how to help your children · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 35Send us Fan Mail This is the episode for every protective parent. I walk you through what fight, flight, freeze and fawn responses look like in your child, why they experience…
- Ep. 34: Sami's story- from 10 months married to 3 years in court · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 34Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk to the amazing Sami Bachota, of Informed Healing. She tells us how she got into the work of helping survivors and we delve into her…
- Ep. 33: David Vs Goliath · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 33Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk about how so many protective parents feel like they are David, up against Goliath. Spoiler alert: David won, against every single odd…
- Ep. 32: Let's talk about grief · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 32Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk about the various forms of grief that so many protective parents feel and experience post separation. It's a powerful reminder that…
- Story Time with Chantal Ep.1: How I found out my husband was cheating on me · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail This is the very first instalment, or chapter, if you will, of my latest podcast within a podcast. Story Time with Chantal features the real life, can't make…
- Ep.31: "Co-Parenting" with a Narcissist- Chantal and Allison · 43 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, recorded by Allison K Dagney, where I was a guest on her podcast, Be A Better You, we talk all things co-parenting with an active counter…
- Ep. 30: Hack your mind, heal your heart with Allison K Dagney · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 30Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk to the amazing Allison K Dagney about how you can actually rewire your beliefs to heal your trauma and your limiting beliefs. This is a…
- Ep.29: Critical Thinking is a Critical Skill to Teach our Children. · 12 minSend us Fan Mail This is such an important episode that focuses on the importance of teaching our children to be discerning and critical thinkers. While it's imperative for all…
- Ep. 28: Reconnecting with your children: Amanda Nguyen's follow up story · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 28Send us Fan Mail In this amazing episode, I talk to Amanda Nguyen, who was my very first guest, about how she has reconnected with one of her son's and her work to change…
