Gaslighting, Narcissists & Psychopaths: What’s Real and What’s Not
The Lo Life
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5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2025
⏱️ 118 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode of The Lo Life, Lo sits down with psychologist and author Joe Nucci for an eye-opening conversation that cuts through the noise of viral “therapy talk” on social media. Nucci’s new book Psychobabble: Viral Mental Health Myths & the Truths to Set You Free tackles some of the most misunderstood psychological buzzwords dominating TikTok and Instagram—from gaslighting and love bombing to narcissism, psychopathy, and beyond. Together, Lo and Nucci pull back the curtain on the labels we throw around too casually and reveal what the science actually says. The conversation goes deeper into relationships, toxic patterns, and the difference between traits and true diagnoses, offering clarity for anyone who’s ever wondered where internet myths end and real mental health begins. They also discuss the process of finding a therapist who’s right for you—why it’s like dating, the questions you should ask, and how to build a relationship that leads to genuine healing. Thoughtful, relatable, and packed with insights, this episode will change the way you see mental health—and maybe even the way you see yourself.
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| 0:00.0 | We keep it moving, yeah, we're |
| 0:02.1 | We keep it moving, yeah, we're |
| 0:04.4 | We keep it moving, yeah, we're |
| 0:06.5 | We keep it moving, yeah, we do. |
| 0:10.3 | Hello, bienvenito, mi, gente. |
| 0:13.0 | Welcome one and all to a brand. |
| 0:14.8 | Spanking new episode, fresh out the kitchen. |
| 0:17.1 | We've been cooking in La Cucina, |
| 0:18.4 | a delicious flavorful episode filled with bold flavors and spices, cilantro, cevoyia, bell peppers, oregano. We are whipping up a |
| 0:26.5 | delicious fiesta platter of the low-life podcast for you to sink your teeth into. I'm |
| 0:31.9 | your flaming hot and spicy. Seasonally depressed, white wine drinking, tucky finger licking, |
| 0:42.4 | ice coffee sipping, pumpkin spice latte, craven, hot mess of a host. |
| 0:52.0 | Lorenzo van, and I am so happy to be here with you today. There is no place I'd rather be than right here in this moment with you right now. |
| 0:54.6 | I hope you're having a beautiful day and a great week so far, and you're feeling good. But I know a lot of people are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed. |
| 1:00.5 | People are going through it right now. Myself included at times. So just know you're not alone and |
| 1:04.3 | feeling like shit, especially if you're going on social media. You're watching the news. |
| 1:08.6 | It's hard not to get depressed or feel anxious. That's the way |
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| 1:28.5 | that will draw you in and keep you coming back for more without you even realizing it. And it's |
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