Episode 102: Wendy Behary addresses Covert Narcissism: The Schema approach (Part 1 of 2)

This episode, titled "Covert Narcissism as a Development of the 'Child's Unheard Story' in Complex Trauma," features the first part of an interdisciplinary dialogue with NPD expert, author, and clinician Wendy Behary. One of today's most influential figures in the Schema Therapy world, she specializes in the treatment of covert narcissism. In this episode, the following topics are prominent: -"Covert narcissism" as an under-diagnosed presentation of complex trauma -NPD as the result of a more functional coping with disorganized attachment than BPD, as the result of temperament -Neglect as the source of "odd" symptoms separating personality disorders from more traditional trauma presentations -Comorbidity of NPD with dissociative disorders -ACE's and "covert narcissism' -Intersections between the languages of Schema Therapy, EMDR, Structural Dissociation theory, and Ego-State Therapy -Complex trauma as the result of disrupted narrative In future episodes, guests will offer counterpoints to Ms. Behary's views, and this video is a dialogue, rather than an endorsement of her perspectives. Likewise, The Dissociative Table does not endorse the views of its hosts, nor do any professional organizations to which they might belong. Ms. Behary is the Founder and Director of the Cognitive Therapy Center of New Jersey, and the Schema Therapy Institutes of New York City, DC, and New Jersey. She is a founding fellow and consulting supervisor for the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. She served as President of the Executive Board of the International Society for Schema Therapy (ISST) from 2010-2014, and now sits on the ISST's Training and Advisory Board. She is the author of or contributor to 14 publications, and her book "Disarming the Narcissist" has been translated into 16 languages. All music in this episode is taken from the song "New Vostok," from the album I, Cosmonaut, by the band Cracked Machine. The band has generously donated rights to their music in support of increased global access to effective trauma therapy.