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Calling Out the Shadows

Calling Out the Shadows

By: Neal Winsomer
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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
  • Flashlight, Not Spotlight: Light Up the Shadows Book Tour

    Flashlight, Not Spotlight: Light Up the Shadows Book Tour
    Jul 22 2026
    The Light Up the Shadows book tour begins. On the road to the first stop, why I choose a flashlight, not a spotlight.
    Calling Out the Shadows: A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast, Episode 12, with Neal Winsomer.
    I recorded this driving to the first stop of the tour. For me it is less about signing books than sitting with people where they are, hearing their stories, and sharing what I have learned. I talk about seeing narcissism as a wide range instead of one label, answering a hard moment with a pause instead of a reaction, and lighting up the shadows carefully, with a flashlight, not a spotlight.


    In this episode:
    - Why this book tour is personal, not promotional
    - Meeting people where they are, and learning as much as I share
    - Seeing narcissism as a range, not a label
    - Answering a hard moment with a pause
    - Lighting up the shadows with a flashlight, not a spotlight
    - Writing through a hard health year, and hope on the road
    I share this as a father, not an authority. No claims and no diagnoses. What you take from it is yours.


    Calling Out the Shadows with Neal Winsomer.
    A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast.

    Consider following the show for new episodes.
    NealWinsomer.com
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    28 mins
  • One Year and a Day: The Letter to My Daughter That Became a Book

    One Year and a Day: The Letter to My Daughter That Became a Book
    Jul 17 2026
    (00:00:00) Reflecting on a Year of Progress
    (00:00:54) The Birth of a Book
    (00:06:39) Navigating Health Challenges
    (00:11:21) The Importance of Subjectivity and Truth
    (00:15:46) Protecting Your Story in the Face of Opposition
    (00:24:51) The Book Tour and Its Purpose
    (00:29:37) Hope for the Future

    A year ago, a letter to my daughter became a book. One father's one-year reflection on high-conflict co-parenting and hope.


    Calling Out the Shadows: A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast, Episode 11, with Neal Winsomer.
    This is where the year has left me: how a private letter, started during a health crisis, grew into the book Calling Out the Shadows, and what it took to keep writing through the pain, stay honest instead of vengeful, and hold on to hope for my daughter's sake.


    In this episode:
    - How a letter to my daughter, written during emergency surgery, became a memoir and practical guide
    - Writing through a health crisis without giving up
    - Subjectivity over claims: proving what is true instead of trading accusations
    - The protective narrative strategy for telling a hard story safely
    - Where the book stands now: paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, large print, and the Skimmer's Edition
    - The Light Up the Shadows book tour, and my hope that healing is still possible


    I share this as a father, not an authority. No claims, no diagnoses, only what I have lived and learned.

    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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    30 mins
  • Nine Episodes Used an AI Voice, Now It Is Me

    Nine Episodes Used an AI Voice, Now It Is Me
    Jul 10 2026
    For nine episodes, an AI voice read my words. This one is me.

    Calling Out the Shadows: A Clarity Over Comfort Podcast, Episode 10, with Neal Winsomer.

    The words were always mine; the voice was not.

    Now it is, my real voice, the same one I used to narrate the audiobook.

    I can use it while staying protected, and I am not confirming, denying, or engaging speculation about who I am.

    Clarity over comfort, transparency over secrecy, structure over spin.

    Available on Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.

    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
    14 mins
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