Host: Jacob Newsome
Guest: Brandon Ellington (TikTok: @kawaiikidd98)
Production: Power of the Narrative
Recorded & Mixed by: Jacob Newsome and Riverside.fm
In this raw, revealing first episode of Power of the Narrative, I sit down with one of my best friends, Brandon Ellington (he/they), to dissect the relationships that almost broke us, and the narcissistic patterns we never saw coming. This is not your average breakup story. It’s a reclamation.
We unpack what it’s like to love someone who performs softness but operates through control, how queer love gets tangled in trauma, and why heartbreak can sometimes be the most important turning point of your life.
This episode explores:
- Childhood trauma echoes in adult love
- Gaslighting, breadcrumbing, and false intimacy
- Why queer men are often the emotional containers
- What happens when we finally trust our intuition
- The ways humor, grief, and honesty can set us free
This isn’t petty. This is power.
And this podcast isn’t just a vent session; it’s a blueprint for emotional survival.
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