(00:00:00) When the Lie Becomes the Truth She Knows

(00:00:01) Introduction to Calling Out the Shadows with Neil

(00:00:16) The Lie Detector Dilemma

(00:01:58) Documenting and Dealing with Delusional Lies

(00:03:32) The Narcissist's Conviction

Calling Out the Shadows: A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast, Episode 02. Listen to Neal Winsomer walk through what happens inside narcissistic personality disorder when pathological lying crosses the line from deliberate deception into the person's own belief. He shares his experience watching his ex-wife construct narratives over time that, at some point, became absolute and undeniable to her, regardless of evidence to the contrary.

The audio episode separates two patterns: lies the speaker knows are lies, and lies the speaker has so thoroughly committed to that they read as truth in her own mind. Examples include being shown a text in real time and being told "you edited my text," and the slow accumulation of crafted narratives that no longer respond to evidence. There is something inside NPD, an element of cognitive dissonance, that lets a person genuinely believe their own constructed truth.

Comfort to me would have said argue the lie out of her. A Clarity Over Comfort approach says step back, document, and let a third party hold the picture instead. Calling out the shadows is not about winning the room with a narcissist. It is about leaving a trail others can read.

Calling Out the Shadows: A Father's Stand Against the Current is available June 16, 2026 in paperback, hardcover, eBook, audiobook, Library Audio Edition, large print, and a Skimmer's Edition.

Length: 504 pages. Audiobook runtime: 14 hours 9 minutes, author narrated.

Calling Out the Shadows with Neal Winsomer.
A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast.

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(00:00:00) Welcome to Calling Out the Shadows: A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast

(00:00:02) Welcome to Calling Out the Shadows

(00:00:49) A Humble Approach to High Conflict Situations

(00:02:12) Exploring Key Topics in High Conflict Communication

(00:04:14) The Power of Subjectivity and Humility

(00:04:51) Join the Conversation

Welcome to Calling Out the Shadows with Neal Winsomer, a Clarity Over Comfort Podcast.
This first episode introduces the show: what it is, what it isn't, who it's for, and what's coming.

The podcast draws from the narrative, themes, and frameworks of the book Calling Out the Shadows: A Father's Stand Against the Current, and continues them in conversation, episode by episode. 

Topics this season will explore include high conflict communication, co-parenting with a narcissist, parental alienation, AI-supported court documentation, pattern recognition, parenting plan approaches, working through and building AI prompts for documentation and court preparation, and protected narrative work for protecting, telling, and publishing sensitive stories.

This is not a how-to show. It is not a venting show. It is one person's subjective account of what he did, why it held up, and how the framework behind it might apply to others. No claims to expertise. No prescriptions. What you take from it is entirely yours.

The book Calling Out the Shadows: A Father's Stand Against the Current is available June 16, 2026 in paperback, hardcover, eBook, audiobook, large print, and a Skimmer's Edition.

Calling Out the Shadows with Neal Winsomer.
A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast.

Consider following the show for new episodes.
NealWinsomer.com
NealWinsomerPublishing.com
[email protected]

This episode includes AI-generated content.