406: The Psychology of Fame, Codependency and Reclaiming Your Life with Terri Cole

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4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Terri Cole is a therapist, author and former high-powered talent agent. From navigating the high-glam world of modeling agencies to helping A-listers through rehab, Terri's journey from powerhouse talent agent to renowned psychotherapist is anything but ordinary. In this episode, we get into the hidden cost of success, high-functioning codependency, why hyper-independence can backfire, and how conflict entrepreneurs thrive on chaos. Terri opens up about navigating addiction in her own family, being engaged to the wrong person, and the magnetic pull between codependents and narcissists—plus the crucial difference between overt and covert narcissism. It’s a candid, layered conversation about healing, boundaries, and reclaiming yourself.

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1:58.6	Hi, everybody. Welcome to the show. I'm really excited about today's episode for a number of reasons. One, I feel like I have not done a mental health focused episode in quite a while. And two, because my guest, I just absolutely adore. I know you were going to as well. She's been on my
2:19.7	radar for quite a while, and I just loved our conversation so much. She has such an
2:26.8	interesting career. So I'm talking to Terry Cole. Terry was a high-powered talent agent. She actually
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