We have talked previously about the need for services catering to male victims and how those services need to be different. Men and women are not the same animal. Today we want to talk about that a little more in depth. How do men specifically, experience, deal and refer to domestic partner abuse?

More information has come to light on Nancy Blaine and what kind of a person she is, not just an abuser of Mark, but a real piece of work to many. If you haven’t listened to Season Two of isolated, you will want to binge listen for context. Also, we bring you the story of Martyn Brown who wound up in a coma for 3 days thanks to his abusive fiance’.

Dan McGrath, author of 'The Adventures of Dan and Tina' shares with us the most important things he learned from his relationship with a Narcissistic abuser, how he got out, and what to do if you are remaining in such a relationship. His book and blog are great resources for anyone in such a relationship. Get the book HERE His blog HERE 

The murder of Jason Corbett Prosecutors say it was OVERkill, not just murder…as there was blunt force trauma even after death. Molly Corbett and her father Tom Martens say it was self-defense. Was Molly controlling Jason or was Jason abusive? There’s no question he was murdered, but without any evidence, claims of abuse call for reading between the lines.

UPDATE: A voice from the past comes from an unlikely source and Team Mark grows by one soldier determined to help us get coercive control criminalized in the United States. She is a warrior and a force to be reconned with, so watch out Nancy! Chances are you won't get away with this again.

It's a little rough and unedited, but you will at least get the gist. All the things that weigh us down need to be les loose in order to move past and move on. There is a bit of history and back story to our annoyances that we hope you will find informative and interesting. Chela and I will be perfecting the format and bumpers before airing again. So keep your eye out for So Annoyed Podcast in the coming months!

Take a gander at the first episode of So Annoyed, our second more lighthearted podcast about the things that annoy us most, some history behind those things, as well as current events that relate! Get the podcast HERE

Masters in Psychology, Holly Naus, answers Navi's questions about Mark and Nancy. Also, how does a family heal from this type of trauma. To access Holly's practice at Metanoia Therapy Group, call (209) 885-8158. Video sessions available!

After he went missing for 8 days, Mark Blaine’s body is found and after 9 months, we finally receive a copy of the suicide note and autopsy report. This episode may be very disturbing to some. If you have any thoughts of suicide, please call the suicide prevention hotline at (800) 273-8255 in the USA, or check our website for help in your country. For those who may be triggered by talk of suicide, or methods of suicide, take a pass on this episode..

Mark Blaine receives a terrifying call at work….manipulative and threatening, one that could end his career, his family, everything. He leaves the office, mid-day, something so uncharacteristic that his boss files a missing persons report. Nancy, unable to reach Mark, calls his boss 149 times that day, demanding to speak to him. My mom, Simon and I are informed that Mark, is nowhere to be found. It is Missing Day One. If I go Missing Folder found HERE

In this episode, Mark Blaine’s wife Nancy sets impossible, yet non-negotiable conditions and boundaries upon Mark once he moved back into the family home. When he doesn’t meet them, he is again banished to sleeping in his car and then belittled and humiliated for doing so. On one of the hottest days of the year, Mark is locked out of his house with Nancy screaming obscenities at him…no money, no keys, no food, no water as heat reaches 111 degrees. The neighbors watch, but are too afraid to help.

GPS Trackers, account monitoring, manipulation and cruelty wear Mark Blaine down. His wife Nancy finally finds a way to coerce him back into her house with the stipulation that he will not speak to his family for 6 months, will not lie to her or she will file a restraining order and divorce him, and he will have any legal proceedings against Nancy dissolved and her record expunged. It is quite literally the beginning of the end for Mark.

Mark and Nancy Blaine’s relationship continues to deteriorate in this episode. Nancy refuses visitation to Mark, impersonates him, and harasses his boss with intimate and personal information. At times Mark responds with strength and determination, other times, it’s just too much, and the pressure is rising.

On March 24th, one day after Mark’s work consulted with an attorney over their options in keeping Nancy from incessantly contacting the office, she sends an e-mail to her own attorney and cc’s Mark. She says quote “Hi Valerie. Thanks for your patience as I came to this decision. I am ready to file for legal separation from Mark Blaine, who is cc’d on this e-mail. Please call me directly so we can discuss next steps. Thanks so much.” What a cruel way to inform someone you are filing for...

Mark Blaine’s wife Nancy begins to pull out all the stops to ruin his career, relationship with his children, his pride and professionalism. Through it all, he remains calm and respectful while Nancy lies, cheats and manipulates. It’s more than any one should have to take, and as it turns out, more than Mark can.

As a special bonus addition, Holly Naus, Masters in Psychology and therapist at Metanoia therapy group for male victims of intimate partner abuse and parent alienation, joins us to talk about the past season 2 episodes and the dynamics going on between Mark and Nancy Blaine.  Holly does tele-health sessions from anywhere in the world, so if you find yourself in an abusive relationship, or just feel like you're constantly walking on egg-shells with your partner, give Holly a call. Her number...

Episode 5 of my brother Mark Blaine’s story begins and ends as they all do…with his wife Nancy’s inability to handle even the smallest of tasks herself, and her manipulative enslavement of Mark, guilting him for moving out of their home and allowing her to live there with the kids while the restraining order against her is in place. It would turn out to be a big mistake, giving her complete control of alienating his children against him.

This is the 4th episode in our series about my brother Mark Blaine and the abuse he endured by his wife of 20 years, Nancy,  and today the hell fire gets hotter for Mark. Physical violence escalates, Mark goes to the hospital and Nancy is arrested on domestic violence and child endangerment.

Last week Mark Blaine saw his 50th birthday come and go and both you and I were wishing that his wife Nancy’s constant claims that their marriage was over and divorce was imminent were actually true instead of another bluff meant to inflict worry and fear. As if what’s going on isn’t bad enough, things escalate even further in this third installment of my brother’s story.

Last week Mark Blaine saw his 50th birthday come and go and both you and I were wishing that his wife Nancy’s constant claims that their marriage was over and divorce was imminent were actually true instead of another bluff meant to inflict worry and fear. As if what’s going on isn’t bad enough, things escalate even further in this third installment of my brother’s story. 

Season two follows my brother, Mark Blaine, not his real name, and the relentless abuse, coercion, blackmail, fraud, denigration, loss of basic human rights, and so much more that he suffered at the hands of his wife.  He is the reason we do this podcast, telling the story from the intimate perspective of words exchanged between the couple via e-mail.  We hope to leave a legacy of how hard he tried, for years, to please his wife and hold his family together without success. His final act was...

Perhaps Paul Jenner thought his partner would be rehabilitated after she spent six months in prison for grievous bodily harm against him. He allowed her right back into the home…probably lonely and hopeful she had learned her lesson or been scared straight. But five days after her release, she beat him again, causing such extensive brain trauma, doctors said he was lucky to be alive. But, unfortunately for Paul, his luck just ran out.

David Edwards was targeted and put on the fast track of abuse, control and manipulation by Sharon, who bled him dry financially and physically. In one year he went from a single successful partner in a law firm to a thin, disheveled and abused married man, murdered just two months after the wedding. 

Kenneth Rosa of the Father's Rights Movement is interviewed regarding the resources available through their organization, the legal discrimination father's face in court and the parent alienation that occurs in partners vying for sole custody.