Fake Love and Flying Monkeys

By Nova Gibson

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A Toxic relationship and Fake love looks real—until it destroys you.

Welcome to Fake Love and Flying Monkeys, the podcast that exposes the hidden dynamics of toxic relationships, narcissistic abuse, and emotional manipulation. Hosted by Nova Gibson, leading trauma-informed counsellor and Director of Brighter Outlook Narcissistic Abuse Counselling, this podcast is your guide to breaking free from the confusion, fear, and self-doubt that come with being entangled with a narcissist.

In every episode, Nova draws from years of experience working with survivors to explore the complex, often covert tactics used in emotionally abusive relationships—from gaslighting, triangulation, and the silent treatment to smear campaigns and intermittent reinforcement.

Whether you're struggling with a narcissistic partner, parent, boss, or friend, Fake Love and Flying Monkeys gives you the tools and knowledge to understand the abuse, trust your instincts, and reclaim your power—even if the narcissist has never been formally diagnosed.

This is more than a podcast—it’s a lifeline.
You’ll get:

Clear explanations of narcissistic behaviour patterns

Practical strategies for setting boundaries and detaching

Real talk about the emotional rollercoaster of trauma bonding

Validation, clarity, and a path toward healing from narcissistic abuse

If you've ever felt trapped in a relationship that chips away at your self-worth, this podcast will help you name it, face it, and finally break free.

You’re not alone, and you’re not crazy. You’re in the fog of narcissistic abuse—and Nova is here to help guide you out.

Visit  https://www.brighteroutlooknarcissisticabusecounselling.com.au/

for more support and resources.

It’s time to expose the fake love, silence the flying monkeys, and rewrite your story.


Episode Date
Why You Keep Loving the Wrong People
Jan 14, 2026
When Narcissistic Abuse and Coercive Control Turn Dangerous
Sep 08, 2025
The Narcissist’s Breaking Point: When You’re Gone for Good
Sep 04, 2025
Covert Narcissist Friends: There's never just ONE narcissist Around You!
Sep 03, 2025
You Might Be in a Narcissistic Relationship If..…
Sep 01, 2025
The Black Widow Female Narcissist: Why She Emasculates Her Victim
Aug 26, 2025
Behind the Perfect Mask of the Narcissistic Family
Aug 20, 2025
Covert Narcissist Texting Mind Games
Aug 18, 2025
Narcissistic Rage Exposed: Why They Explode
Aug 15, 2025
When the Narcissist Says 'Let’s be Friends': What They Really Mean
Aug 13, 2025
6 Things Narcissists Tell Others About You Behind Your Back
Aug 11, 2025
Life After Narcissistic Abuse: Living with CPTSD P/2
Aug 08, 2025
7 Common Triggers After Emotional Abuse: Is it CPTSD? P/1
Aug 07, 2025
Why the Covert Narcissist Always Looks Like They Won
Aug 06, 2025
The Super Empath: A Narcissist’s Greatest Fear
Aug 01, 2025
7 Delusions All Narcissists Believe (And Why It’s Crazy-Making!)
Jul 30, 2025
When the Narcissist Knows You Know: And Panics!
Jul 28, 2025
The Covert Narcissist’s Favourite Fake Apology — Exposed
Jul 25, 2025
Narcissism at Home, Work and Everywhere else: Spot the signs
Jul 24, 2025
The Flying Monkey Friend: Sweet Face, Toxic Intentions
Jul 23, 2025
Workplace Narcissists: Charmers in Public, Bullies in Private
Jul 15, 2025
Narcissist Says YOU'RE the toxic Abuser!
Jul 14, 2025
Covert Narcissist Returns After Ghosting: What You Need to Know
Jul 11, 2025
When a Narcissist Turns Your Kids Against You
Jul 10, 2025
Why Covert Narcissists Can’t Stand Your Happiness and Confidence
Jul 08, 2025
7 Brutal Ways Narcissists Discard You to Cause Pain
Jul 04, 2025
When the Narcissistic Mother-in-law Sees You as the Rival
Jul 02, 2025
Why You Still Feel Guilty Saying No to Narcissistic Parents
Jul 01, 2025
When the Officer Is the Abuser: Bruce Bieber on the Murder of His Daughter, Deputy Abigail Bieber
Jun 26, 2025
How Narcissistic Parents Ruin Your Wedding Day
Jun 19, 2025
Why Covert Narcissists Accuse You of Cheating When They Are
Jun 18, 2025
Narcissist Discards: Why It’s So Cruel and Sudden
Jun 17, 2025
Why Covert Narcissists Pick Fights Before You Go Out
Jun 16, 2025
Why Narcissists Hoard Your Emotions to Control You
Jun 11, 2025
Healing from Narcissistic Abuse: 6 Strategies That Actually Work. Part 1
Jun 10, 2025
Why You Feel Crazy After Narcissistic Abuse
Jun 06, 2025
Narcissistic Manipulation Tactics You Didn’t Know Were Emotional Abuse
Jun 05, 2025
10 Signs You're Dating a Narcissist (And What They Really Mean)
Jun 04, 2025
How Narcissists Use Projection to Blame and Confuse You
May 28, 2025
Why Covert Narcissists Sabotage Your Happiness and Special Moments
May 27, 2025
The Narcissistic Neighbour from Hell: What You Must Know to Protect Your Peace
May 21, 2025
Narcissist Baiting and Bashing: How to Protect Yourself
May 19, 2025
Narcissistic Victim Syndrome Explained: How to Know If You're a Victim
May 16, 2025
How Covert Narcissists Slowly Destroy Your Personality
May 14, 2025
10 Secrets the Covert Narcissist Doesn’t Want You to Know
May 13, 2025
Why No One Understands Narcissistic Abuse
May 08, 2025
Inside the Covert Narcissist’s Idealise, Devalue, Discard Cycle with Dr Sam Vaknin. Part 1
May 07, 2025
How Does a Narcissist show their Love?
May 05, 2025
What sort of person is the Covert Narcissist Drawn To?
May 01, 2025
Why Covert Narcissists Use Triangulation to Hurt You
Apr 25, 2025
Narcissistic Abuse, Cptsd and Ptsd: The Aftermath of Covert Abuse
Apr 24, 2025
Should You Forgive the Covert Narcissist? What Survivors Need to Know
Apr 23, 2025
10 Ways the Covert Female Narcissist Manipulates You
Apr 17, 2025
5 Reasons Narcissists Cheat on You
Apr 15, 2025
Covert Narcissistic Abuse, Coercive Control and Financial Abuse Explained
Apr 14, 2025
Covert vs Overt Narcissists: 5 Toxic Differences You Can’t Ignore
Apr 13, 2025
Do Narcissists know they're hurting you?
Apr 10, 2025
Healthy Love vs Narcissistic Relationship Love
Apr 03, 2025
Reactive Abuse Is Not the Same as the Narcissist Abuse
Mar 31, 2025
Does the Narcissist Miss You After the Discard
Mar 28, 2025
10 Ways the Covert Narcissist Devalues You: Part 2
Mar 26, 2025
10 Ways the Covert Narcissist Devalues You: Part 1
Mar 25, 2025
Breakup to New Supply: How Narcissists Replace You Overnight
Mar 24, 2025
What Happens When a Narcissist loses control Over You?
Mar 17, 2025
How Domestic Violence and High-Conflict Divorce Harm Children: w/ AJ Gajjar
Mar 13, 2025
Intimacy With a Narcissist: Love or Manipulation?
Mar 12, 2025
3 Manipulative Tactics Covert Narcissists Use to Isolate You
Mar 11, 2025
Navigating Domestic Abuse and Addiction Recovery with Azadeh Atzberger
Mar 05, 2025
Can a Narcissist Change Through Therapy? Uncovering the Truth
Mar 04, 2025
The Narcissistic Family Dynamic: How Narcissism Fuels Control and Emotional Abuse
Mar 03, 2025
The Ultimate Price of Narcissistic Abuse: A Mother’s Tragic Story & Advocacy for Change (Trigger Warning)
Feb 28, 2025
Flying Monkeys: Narcissistic Manipulation and Control
Feb 25, 2025
Trauma Bond vs. Codependency: Breaking Free from Narcissistic Abuse
Feb 23, 2025
Narcissistic Manipulation: What 'You're Too Good for Me' Really Means
Feb 20, 2025
5 Mind Games Covert Narcissists Play
Feb 18, 2025
Love-Bombing to Discard: The Narcissist’s Playbook in all relationships
Feb 17, 2025
The Narcissist's Silent Treatment: Emotional Abuse that destroys you!
Feb 11, 2025
Narcissistic Gaslighting: The Dog Whistle
Feb 09, 2025
Going No Contact with Narcissists vs Grey Rock: Which Strategy is Right for You?
Feb 03, 2025
Narcissistic Abuse: How to Spot the Red Flags You Missed
Jan 30, 2025
How Narcissistic Mothers Damage Your Adult Relationships and Mental Health
Jan 29, 2025
5 Reasons Narcissists NEVER Give You Closure.
Jan 27, 2025
Narcissistic Abuse is "No Ordinary Love" - With Tracy Rector
Jan 19, 2025
Top 20 Lies Narcissists Smear you With - Part 2
Jan 14, 2025
Top 20 Lies Narcissists Smear you With - Part 1
Jan 12, 2025
Understanding Narcissism in Manufactured Conflict
Jan 08, 2025
10 Behaviours of the Ageing Narcissist.
Jan 07, 2025
How do You Set Boundaries After Narcissistic Abuse?
Jan 06, 2025
20 Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Tips for 2025 – Happy New Year!
Dec 31, 2024
Your first Christmas No Contact with the Narcissist.
Dec 22, 2024
"Wolf of Wall Street"s ex wife Dr Nadine Macaluso, shares her story.
Dec 20, 2024
The Female Narcissist Abuse Strategies
Dec 18, 2024
Healing From Narcissistic Abuse - The Benefits of Journaling with Amanda Stern
Dec 11, 2024
Does the Narcissist Make You Feel Crazy Intentionally?
Dec 10, 2024
Is it Narcissism, ADHD, or something else my Abuser has?
Dec 09, 2024
How do you survive Christmas with a narcissist?
Dec 08, 2024
How do Narcissists get to be the Victim? - DARVO DEMYSTIFIED
Dec 03, 2024
How do Narcissists use Triangulation to Pit People against each other?
Dec 02, 2024
How do You Survive Post Separation Abuse? - with Sybil Cummin
Nov 26, 2024
4 ways Covert Narcissists destroy your Happiness
Nov 24, 2024
5 Ways to Shut Narcissists Down!
Nov 22, 2024
Beating Narcissists in Court- The Golden Rules! with Courtney Barton
Nov 21, 2024
Understanding Narcissistic Future Faking
Nov 19, 2024
15 signs of Narcissistic Victim Syndrome
Nov 18, 2024
5 things Narcissists Fear the Most!
Nov 14, 2024
How do you know if it’s Narcissistic Abuse?
Nov 12, 2024
6 Physical Symptoms of Narcissistic Abuse That Destroy your Health.
Nov 10, 2024
No Contact with a Narcissist means cutting ties with their Family too.
Nov 07, 2024
Scapegoat Child vs Golden Child: How These Toxic Family Roles Impact Adulthood
Nov 04, 2024
I left my husband for a narcissist- this is why
Nov 01, 2024
Does the Narcissist ever Miss you?
Oct 30, 2024
How do you Survive a Narcissistic Relationship?
Oct 29, 2024
10 things Narcissists say and their true meaning
Oct 23, 2024
Narcissistic Abuse: When the Narcissist Drives Recklessly
Oct 22, 2024
Victims of Narcissistic: Where Can they find help?
Oct 21, 2024
The Stalking Epidemic: How do we Protect Victims? With Chris Daw KC
Oct 20, 2024
Why does Narcissistic Abuse get worse each time you go back?
Oct 16, 2024
10 ways the Narcissist gets you to react!
Oct 15, 2024
5 ways the Narcissist reacts when you reveal they hurt you
Oct 14, 2024
Is the Narcissist the same as a Cult Leader?
Oct 13, 2024
Family Court allows Abusers to Manipulate the System - Evelyn Hemphill
Oct 11, 2024
When the Narcissist is Nice to You: Is it Real?
Oct 09, 2024
10 Cruel Tactics Narcissists use to Destroy You.
Oct 07, 2024
Signs you've met a covert narcissistic female - A male victim tells his story
Oct 02, 2024
The Covert Narcissist Fools everyone else - How do they do this?
Oct 01, 2024
10 signs of emotional abuse in relationships
Sep 30, 2024
Why do Narcissists get married?
Sep 24, 2024
Healing from Narcissistic Abuse through Habit Change - with Dr Gina Cleo
Sep 23, 2024
Responding to Family Flying Monkeys
Sep 22, 2024
Narcissist's weird texting habits
Sep 18, 2024
6 reasons a Narcissist can't Love their Children
Sep 17, 2024
The narcissist's obsession with food
Sep 16, 2024
Framed - Women in Family Court Underworld with Dr Christine Cocchiola and Amy Polacko.
Sep 14, 2024
5 Things a narcissist will never give you in a relationship
Sep 11, 2024
Why do narcissists block then unblock you?
Sep 10, 2024
Understanding Betrayal Trauma in Narcissistic Abuse
Sep 08, 2024
When a narcissist turns your family against you.
Sep 06, 2024
Narcissism and Coercive Control with Dr Christine Cocchiola
Sep 03, 2024
When the narcissist says "I love you" - what do they really mean?
Sep 02, 2024
10 Gaslighting Phrases Narcissists Manipulate you with.
Aug 31, 2024
Going no contact with the narcissist.
Aug 28, 2024
Narcissistic Abuse awareness - Vanessa Reiser
Aug 27, 2024
5 ways the covert narcissist blameshifts
Aug 25, 2024
Why do narcissists ruin special occasions?
Aug 24, 2024
The Narcissistic Mother daughter relationship.
Aug 22, 2024
Why do Narcissists Go Back to their ex?
Aug 21, 2024
Surviving workplace narcissists and psychopaths - with David Gillespie, Australian Lawyer and best selling Author
Aug 20, 2024
How do you tell if someone is a narcissist?
Aug 19, 2024
Should you go to counselling with the narcissist?
Aug 16, 2024
No contact with the Narcissist's Flying Monkeys
Aug 15, 2024
The narcissist doesn't care if you have evidence!
Aug 13, 2024
How do you cut ties with a toxic Parent?
Aug 12, 2024
Why does the narcissist come back? - The Hoover manoeuvre explained
Aug 11, 2024
Going to Court with a narcissist? - With special guest Karin Walker
Aug 06, 2024
Children of Narcissists - How do they break free from the feelings of obligation and guilt?
Aug 05, 2024
Will a Narcissist treat the next person better?
Aug 04, 2024
Reporting Your Abuse to the Police - With Police Detective Brandon Wootan
Aug 01, 2024
Why do Narcissists Devalue you?
Jul 30, 2024
Can anyone become a victim of narcissistic abuse?
Jul 24, 2024
LGBTQUIA Domestic Violence - A victim tells his story.
Jul 23, 2024
Should you tell the narcissist they're a narcissist?
Jul 19, 2024
Is Co-parenting with a Narcissist Possible?
Jul 16, 2024
A Survivor's story from narcissistic abuse - trigger warning
Jul 10, 2024
Is gaslighting abuse? - An examination of the narcissist's no.1 weapon to make you feel crazy.
Jul 09, 2024
The Narcissist Smear Campaign.
Jul 02, 2024
Am I the narcissist? Unveiling reactive abuse tactics
Jun 25, 2024
Trauma Bonding: Why Victims Stay with Narcissists
Jun 18, 2024
Can a narcissist love you?
Jun 11, 2024
Understanding Narcissism and Flying Monkeys in Narcissistic Abuse
Jun 04, 2024
Welcome to the Fake Love and Flying Monkeys Podcast!
May 23, 2024