It usually begins with confusion. A sudden shift in tone. A look. A silence that cuts deeper than any word ever could.

Then comes the betrayal—sharp, deliberate, and entirely unexpected.

Or was it?

In this episode, Lynn invites you into the disorienting terrain many survivors know too well: the moment when the narcissist turns. When the flattery evaporates. When the charm gives way to cold calculation. When the anger arrives—not as a moment, but as a message.

Why does narcissistic rage hit so hard? Why does the betrayal feel so intimate and so strategic? And what’s really happening behind the scenes when someone who claimed to care suddenly makes you feel like the enemy?

These aren’t questions with easy answers, but they are essential.

This isn’t a conversation about healing tied up in tidy phrases. It’s about sitting in the messy middle—where the anger still lingers, the questions still echo, and the trust you once had now feels like a wound.

You’ll be asked to consider:

• What gets exposed when someone can no longer control you
• Why betrayal by a narcissist feels so personal, even when it isn’t
• How rage becomes a tool, not just a reaction
• And what clarity sounds like once the gaslighting fades

No lists. No ten-step guide. Just the slow, steady unraveling of something you never thought would come undone—and the space to name it.

This episode isn’t about pointing fingers. It’s about reclaiming the part of you that still doubts your own memory. The part that still wonders if it was your fault. The part that’s looking for a mirror, not just a map.

There’s nothing gentle about this kind of betrayal. But there is strength in seeing it clearly—and choosing yourself anyway.

If you’ve ever stared at the aftermath and asked, How did it come to this?, you’re not alone.

The answers won’t come quickly. But they start here.

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