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The Dr. Leaf Show

Podcast 357: Identifying, Exiting & Healing from Narcissistic Relationships (with Psychologist & Narcissism Expert Dr. Ramani Durvasila)

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Sign up to Patreon to get access to bonus ad-free podcasts, exclusive downloads, live Q&As and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this repost of one of my most popular podcast interviews, I talk to professor of psychology, licensed practitioner, international speaker, consultant and best-selling author Dr. Ramani Durvasula about the many facets of narcissism, how it damages relationships and leads to abuse, how the culture of narcissism and entitlement is making the pandemic worse, and why we are so fascinated by stories of narcissists and psychopaths. Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/navigating-narcissistic-relationships-how-the-culture-of-entitlement-is-making-the-pandemic-worse-why-we-are-so-interested-in-stories-about-psychopaths-with-psychologist-dr-ramani-durvasula For more on Dr. Ramani: http://doctor-ramani.com/# OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Public Goods: Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order with NO MINIMUM purchase. Just go to https://www.publicgoods.com/DRLEAF. -Athletic Greens: Get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/leaf  EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 4:38 High-conflict, antagonist personalities & narcissism 5:36 What is narcissism? 8:38 The culture of entitlement & narcissism in our world today 20:51 How collectivism can enable narcissism 23:50 The two most important tasks of a parent or guardian 27:00 How narcissism & entitlement can out the brain and body into toxic stress and cause brain damage 29:14 The definition of narcissism 32:20 How to deal with a narcissistic person 45:00 Cognitive dissonance & narcissism 46:00 Trauma-bonding & narcissism 55:00 What causes narcissism? 59:22 Dirty John, psychopaths & narcissism Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf *DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Dr. Caroline Leif and welcome to my podcast, Cleaning Up the Mental Mace.

0:11.4

A podcast dedicated to giving you simple and scientifically backed tips and techniques

0:16.9

to help you take back control of your mental, physical and emotional health.

0:22.1

Get ready for a really interesting podcast today because in this podcast I interview

0:27.1

licensed psychologist, best-selling author, professor of psychology, distinguished international

0:33.0

speaker and workplace consultant, Dr. Romani Dobutala, on narcissism, dealing with the

0:40.5

narcissist, psychopaths, while we are so fascinated with stories about psychopaths like Dirty John,

0:46.6

the dangerous culture of entitlement, how narcissism and entitlement are making the new

0:51.7

COVID-19 pandemic worse and so much more.

0:55.0

The focus of Dr. Derbysaala's clinical, academic and consultative work is the etiology and

1:00.4

impact of narcissism and a high conflict entitled antagonistic personality styles on human relationships,

1:07.8

mental health and societal expectations.

1:10.9

She has spoken on these issues to clinicians, educators and researchers around the world.

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Her work has been featured at SXSW, TEDx and on a wide range of media platforms including

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Red Table Talk, the Today Show Oxygen Investigation Discovery, Brava and she has a featured

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expert on the digital media, mental health platform, Made Circle.

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She is on a mission to demystify and dismantle the toxic influence of narcissism on all of

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our lives and is considered one of the foremost experts on the topic of narcissism, psychopaths

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and sociopaths.

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If you enjoy my podcast, I would really appreciate you leaving a 5-star review and subscribing

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to my podcast.

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And share episodes in this podcast with friends and family because let's be honest, we all

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