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The Jordan Harbinger Show

246: Wendy Behary | Disarming the Narcissist

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Jordan Harbinger

Education, Science, Business

4.812.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Wendy Behary (@donsanddivas) has been training professionals and supervising psychotherapists for more than 20 years, and is the author of Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed.

What We Discuss with Wendy Behary:
  • What's the difference between someone who comes off as somewhat self-absorbed and a full-blown, clinical narcissist?
  • Is clinical narcissism actually on the rise in the US? If so, what’s causing it?
  • Does narcissism statistically affect men more than women, or is there just a difference in how they tend to express it?
  • When a little bit of narcissism can be a big advantage. 
  • How to tell early on if you’re dealing with a bona fide narcissist, what you can do to remain your best self in their presence, and how you might possibly help them become their better selves.
  • And much more...

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Welcome to the show. I'm Jordan Harbinger. As always, I'm here with my producer, Jason DeFilippo.

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On the Jordan Harbinger show, we decode the stories, secrets, and skills of the world's most brilliant and interesting people, and turn their wisdom into practical advice that you can use to impact your own life and those around you.

1:52.0

A narcissism is a word thrown around a lot these days. It's almost lost all meaning. However, I think we've all known, dated, or possibly even married someone on this spectrum, and we've all felt the sting that results.

2:05.0

Today on the show, Wendy Bajari, author of Disarming the Narcissist, will deliver some strategies and tools to identify whether we're dealing with a narcissist versus you're just run-of-the-mill selfish A-hole,

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how we can spot their tactics such as gaslighting in real time, and how we can defend ourselves against their machinations.

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And, of course, in a surprising twist, we'll also learn that a little narcissism might even be good for us.

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