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The Survivors Playbook
Chantal Contorines
17 episodes
15 hours ago
Send us a text 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 children she loves and even a grandchild. It turns out, you can in fact create a great life and break...
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Send us a text 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 children she loves and even a grandchild. It turns out, you can in fact create a great life and break...
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Self-Improvement
Education,
How To
Episodes (17/17)
The Survivors Playbook
Ep.17: Healing from, and creating boundaries with, a covert narcissistic mom- Terri's Story
Send us a text 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 children she loves and even a grandchild. It turns out, you can in fact create a great life and break...
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18 hours ago
37 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep. 16: Retraining your brain with Paola Telfer creator of Sens.ai
Send us a text 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 accessible to the average person. We dive into how this product can help survivors retrain t...
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1 week ago
43 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep. 15: John's Story Part 2
Send us a text 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 what the abusers in your life do or don't do. John shows us how to live life outside of abuse...
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2 weeks ago
30 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Episode 14: From a dysfunctional family to a toxic marriage, John's story Part 1
Send us a text 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 hands of those who were meant to love and support him. But, this pain has not stopped him from creating a life he loves, ...
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3 weeks ago
30 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep. 13: From alienated child to thriving adult, Maegan's story
Send us a text 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 chaos? Wondering how they'll possibly ever come back to you?? This is Maegan's story, as a child wit...
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4 weeks ago
36 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.12: From hiring the right attorney to Parallel Parenting and everything in between with Carl Knickerbocker
Send us a text 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 the right lawyer, and move into the ins and out of parallel parenting. This episode is full of nuggets, tools,...
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1 month ago
29 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.11: Trauma bonds and their effects on children with Dr Nadine Macaluso
Send us a text 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 also, children victims too. This episode is full of juicy tips and nuggets that I know are going ...
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1 month ago
37 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.10: The Mindbody connection between trauma and chronic pain- with Adriana Bucci
Send us a text 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 tips and tools to help you navigate this with far more clarity and confidence, and also, hopefully, hel...
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1 month ago
28 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.9:Radical Acceptance- Accepting the Unacceptable
Send us a text 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. It's a powerful episode full of insights and tools and mindset shifts to help you live a life you love, des...
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1 month ago
38 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.8: Document like a pro with Courtney Gilmartin
Send us a text 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 very rarely do what's actually in your children's best interest. Courtney drops some key tips ...
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2 months ago
38 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.7: How doing the inner work helps you create a life you love with Allison Dagney
Send us a text 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 life does, or doesn't do. You can find her on IG at allisonkdagney or on her website at www.ra...
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2 months ago
44 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.6: Talking all things Legalese and Family Court with Attorney Renee Bauer
Send us a text 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.familylawyerct.com and her app: @parentcopilot Visit: https://chantalcontorinescoaching.com to ...
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2 months ago
30 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.5: From Disempowered Victim to Thriving Survivor and Reconnecting with your child with Jill Wise
Send us a text 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 alienated from her. All of this could easily break a person. While Jill found herself at rock...
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2 months ago
34 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.4: Finding your Passion and Purpose After Abuse
Send us a text 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 bottom in the aftermath of this episode. But, she managed to climb back out and has created a life that sh...
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3 months ago
34 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.3: From the Bottom to the Top- Vanessa Reiser's story of escaping, healing, and thriving
Send us a text 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 the ground up. She partners her own personal experience with her professional expertise on narcissistic a...
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3 months ago
25 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.2: Survivor to Leading Expert in Toxic Family Systems: Dr Sherrie Campbell's Story
Send us a text 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 today. Hers is a story of hope, inspiration, rebuilding, reconnecting, boundaries, resilience, and rec...
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3 months ago
31 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Ep.1: Rebuilding Your Life and Reconnecting with your Children: Amanda's story
Send us a text 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, has built back her life all the while, learning how to stay in contact with her 3 boys who live fu...
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3 months ago
59 minutes

The Survivors Playbook
Send us a text 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 children she loves and even a grandchild. It turns out, you can in fact create a great life and break...