Covert narcissistic abuse is confusing, exhausting, and deeply isolating. This podcast is here to help you put words to what you’ve lived through, understand the patterns, and take real steps toward healing. Instead of scrolling through hundreds of episodes, use this page to find curated playlists based on what you’re facing right now—whether you’re still in the relationship, trying to leave, co-parenting, or learning how to reclaim your peace after the trauma.
Category 1: Understanding Covert Narcissism (Start Here)
Top Episodes:
Covert Narcissism 101: The Textbook They All Seem to Have Read
Learn the core traits of covert narcissism and why so many survivors say, “It’s like they all read the same manual.”Not All Covert Narcissists Look the Same
Understand the different “styles” of covert narcissists—silent, victim-martyr, spiritual, intellectual—and why this makes them so confusing to spot.Covert Narcissists Seem So Genuine
Why survivors (and even therapists) often miss covert narcissism because the person looks kind, caring, or wounded on the surface.Covert Narcissism and Hyper-Sensitivity
How covert narcissists weaponize sensitivity, hurt feelings, and emotional fragility to control the people around them.I Didn’t Know the Words But I Knew the Feeling: Making Sense of Covert Narcissistic Abuse
For the moment you realize, “I couldn’t name it… but my body knew.” A deep dive into gaslighting, circular conversations, moving goalposts, and walking on eggshells.
If you’re just finding this podcast—or you’ve only recently realized that what you experienced was abuse—start here. These episodes break down what covert narcissism is, how it shows up, and why it’s so hard to see when you’re in it.
Category 2: Living with a Covert Narcissist
These episodes speak to the day-to-day reality of living with a covert narcissist—the silent treatments, shifting moods, emotional landmines, and constant self-doubt.
Top Episodes:
Keeping the Peace… at What Cost? How Covert Narcissists Make Everyone Pay for Their Unhappiness
How “keeping the peace” slowly erodes your sense of self, your voice, and your joy.The Inflatable Clown: Living with a Covert Narcissist Who Always Needs Air
A vivid metaphor for the emotional circus of constantly propping up a covert narcissist—while you’re quietly deflating.Covert Narcissists Are Adult Bullies
Why covert narcissists aren’t “just sensitive” or “insecure”—they’re adult bullies hiding behind a nice-person mask.The Eternal Victim Role of a Covert Narcissist
How everything somehow becomes “done to” them, and why you end up apologizing for their choices.Your Rights When With a Covert Narcissist
A powerful reminder that you do have rights—to your feelings, your reality, your time, and your boundaries—even in a relationship like this.