{"podcast":{"title":"Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast","slug":"journey-beyond-divorce-podcast-517749","podcast_index_feed_id":517749,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/82070/rss","website_url":"https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/8/4/0/5840e7273510ac1c88c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Journeybeyonddivorcepodcast.png","author":"Karen McMahon","episode_count":468,"summary":"The Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast is your trusted companion through every stage of divorce—emotional, legal, financial, and parental. With over nine years of impactful episodes, this top-ranked podcast supports men and women navigating the challenges of divorce, especially those facing high-conflict dynamics, co-parenting struggles, emotional overwhelm, or legal uncertainty. Hosted by Karen McMahon, Certified Divorce Coach® and founder of Journey Beyond Divorce, the show offers strategic guidance, expert interviews, and real-life stories designed to help listeners move from confusion and chaos to clarity and confidence. Each episode is packed with insight and inspiration to help you make informed decisions, protect your children, safeguard your finances, and heal emotionally—so you can create a life you truly love post-divorce. If you're on the fence about whether to stay or go, have just been told your marriage is ending, or are actively working through the messy middle of litigation, negotiation, or co-parenting, this podcast meets you where you are. You'll learn how to emotionally regulate through triggers, explore your divorce process options (mediation, collaboration, litiga…","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T10:19:13.384787+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/journey-beyond-divorce-podcast-517749"},"episode":{"title":"Narcissist vs. Abuser: When the Dynamics Mirror Each Other and does the Difference Matter? with Licensed Psychotherapist, Chelsey Brooke Cole","slug":"narcissist-vs-abuser-when-the-dynamics-mirror-each-other-and-does-the-difference-matter-with-licensed-psychotherapist-chelsey-brooke-cole","published_at":"2026-02-03T10:27:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/journey-beyond-divorce-podcast-517749/narcissist-vs-abuser-when-the-dynamics-mirror-each-other-and-does-the-difference-matter-with-licensed-psychotherapist-chelsey-brooke-cole","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/journey-beyond-divorce-podcast-517749","url":"https://journeybeyonddivorce.libsyn.com/narcissist-vs-abuser-when-the-dynamics-mirror-each-other-and-does-the-difference-matter-with-licensed-psychotherapist-chelsey-brooke-cole","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/journeybeyonddivorce/Chelsey_Brooke_Cole.mp3?dest-id=382788","summary":"When you're in a high-conflict divorce, the behaviors often feel indistinguishable. Gaslighting. Manipulation. Control. Chaos. Emotional whiplash. It's why so many people fixate on one question: Is my spouse a narcissist? In this episode, I'm joined by licensed psychotherapist and narcissistic abuse expert Chelsey Brooke Cole to explore a deeper truth—when the impact on you feels the same, does the label actually matter? We unpack what narcissistic abuse truly is, how it overlaps with other forms of emotional and psychological abuse, and why abusers and narcissists often behave in nearly identical ways during divorce. Especially when they're losing control. Especially when the legal process becomes another tool for domination, punishment, and destabilization. This conversation is not about diagnosing your ex. It's about understanding patterns so you can stop internalizing blame, stop doubting your reality, and stop negotiating from fear. We talk about the internal experience of these dynamics—the fog, the shame, the fragmentation, the nervous system overload—and how those symptoms affect your ability to think clearly, make decisions, and advocate for yourself and your children. Most importantly, we focus on what actually helps. How to protect yourself emotionally and strategically during a high-conflict divorce. How to anticipate predictable escalations. How to step out of reactivity and into steadiness. And how to begin rebuilding your sense of identity, self-worth, and agency after prolonged psychological control. If you're divorcing someone who feels impossible, unpredictable, or emotionally dangerous, this episode offers clarity, validation, and a path forward rooted in reality—not labels. Chelsey Brooke Cole is a licensed psychotherapist, certified partner trauma…","meta_description":"When you're in a high-conflict divorce, the behaviors often feel indistinguishable. Gaslighting. Manipulation. Control. Chaos. 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