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Calling Out the Shadows

Calling Out the Shadows

By: Neal Winsomer
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Summary

 Calling Out the Shadows with Neal Winsomer is a Clarity Over Comfort
podcast that 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.
The podcast is for anyone who may relate or recognize pieces of
their own story:
- Fathers and mothers inside high-conflict co-parenting situations
- Family members close to the dynamic
- Family law professionals, therapists, and consultants working
with clients in contested custody or post-divorce conflict
- Co-parenting advocates and content creators building tools and
resources in this space
- Authors writing memoir, practical guides, or sensitive stories
of their own
- Anyone working to bring a sensitive story forward with clarity
and protection

Topics explored in episodes include:
- High conflict communication: going more in depth with the
deflective and evasive communication patterns identified inside
the book, including DARVO, gaslighting, parental alienation,
and others
- AI-supported court documentation frameworks for self-represented
parents and family law professionals
- Co-parenting with a narcissist: parenting plan approaches and
ways to prepare, negotiate, and modify a plan inside high-conflict
dynamics
- Working through and building AI prompts for documentation,
communication review, and court preparation
- Pattern recognition and protected narrative work for protecting,
telling, and publishing sensitive stories
- The four points that anchor the work: clarity over comfort,
transparency over secrecy, structure over spin, love over anger

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.

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Episodes
  • You Don't Need to Read, Buy, or Review My Book

    You Don't Need to Read, Buy, or Review My Book
    May 17 2026
    You Don't Need to Read, Buy, or Review My Book. Episode 03 of Calling Out the Shadows: A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast. Author Neal Winsomer on choosing not to ask readers to read, buy, or review his upcoming book.

    Neal opens: "You don't need to read my book, you don't need to buy my book, and you don't need to review my book. I doubt my book will change your life."

    He questions why authors let subjective claims about a reader's response come off as objective truths, and shares why he is not asking for five stars.

    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 the Skimmer's Edition.

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    A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast.

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    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    5 mins
  • When the Lie Becomes the Truth She Knows

    When the Lie Becomes the Truth She Knows
    May 12 2026
    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.

    Consider following the show for new episodes.
    NealWinsomer.com
    NealWinsomerPublishing.com
    info@nealwinsomer.com
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    5 mins
  • Welcome to Calling Out the Shadows: A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast

    Welcome to Calling Out the Shadows: A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast
    Apr 29 2026
    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
    info@nealwinsomer.com
    Show More Show Less
    5 mins
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