120. Clear Thinking Beats Narcissists: Happy Birthday To A Major Inspiration of This Podcast And What You Can Do
Life during and after toxic relationships can feel like hell. And sometimes we find helpful ideas that help us get our life back together. I try to share those, and a major source of those ideas has b...
8 Juni 202551min
119. Is Shame How Narcissists Hijack Us? Some Thoughts
Shame makes us look away, and that makes us MUCH more vulnerable to narcissists. But it's possible to recognise when we're feeling shame and STOP our coping mechanisms to REDUCE our vulnerability.I re...
7 Juni 202548min
118. Bad Advice on Dealing With Toxic People? 8 Mistakes To Avoid
I saw a post on social media about 8 mistakes to avoid when dealing with toxic people and... I disagree with nearly all of it. In this episode, I run you through the "advice", explain what I disagree ...
17 Maj 202532min
117. Disarm A Narcissist: "Oh, you're being dogmatic?"
Dogmatic people refuse to change their minds about topics. However, until we realise this, we can assume people are open to new facts or blind spots. But it's exhausting and dishonest. After all, if p...
21 Mars 202543min
116. How A Narcissist Hijacked A Group - And Lessons Learned
I went to an event and it was weird. One person was being hyper negative, hijacked the event, made people uncomfortable - and some "flying monkeys" encouraged it.Regardless of the details, we can lear...
13 Mars 202536min
115. Narcissists See You As FUNGIBLE
Fungibility is a term used in economics to describe "items that can be mixed without differentiating the source". For example, if you and I pour a bottle of water into a pan, the water is mixed. We ca...
8 Mars 202514min
114. Offense In Absentia? Narcissists Pretend To Be Offended On Behalf Of Others
Narcissists love pretending to be offended. It puts them at the centre of attention, they can pretend cry, get sympathy, bully others. But this is not enough for them. This is why they get offended "i...
7 Jan 202533min
113. Complain or Describe? How Narcissists Project And Accuse You of Complaining When You Want to Problem Solve
Narcissists will accuse people of doing EXACTLY what they are doing. If you see a problem and want to make an accurate diagnostic, they will accuse you of complaining. This happened to me, recently. ...
5 Nov 202442min
