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A creator recently shared a story about a “social experiment” she conducted with her friends. She invited about 25 women to celebrate her 35th birthday with a destination trip and was devastated when most didn’t respond.

Her conclusion was that women are only celebrated when they get married or have children. She’s not wrong, of course, but I’m not sure that explains the disappointing response to her invitation.

In this video, I Iook at the expectations we place on adult friendships, the realities of travel and finances, and why invitations that feel like tests often lead people to disengage. Sometimes what feels like rejection is really a mismatch between expectations and reality.

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In this episode of Character Analysis, I’m kicking off my Then & Now series by revisiting one of the most iconic arguments in pop-culture history: the Carrie vs. Miranda fight from Sex and the City.

Back then, I sided with Carrie Bradshaw — the hopeless romantic caught in the emotional chaos of Mr. Big. Watching it now, with a lot more life experience and a lot less tolerance for breadcrumbs, I finally understand Miranda Hobbs.

This episode breaks down how centering men shaped an entire generation of women, why Carrie was such a product of her time, and why Miranda’s refusal to do that felt intimidating in the late ’90s. We talk about friendship boundaries, shame, judgment, unhealed trauma, dopamine chasing, and what it really means when a friend tells you the truth before you’re ready to hear it.

It’s not just a fight about Big — it’s about growth, self-worth, and the moment you realize you’ve outgrown both a relationship and the version of yourself who once defended it.

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Some people sabotage relationships by pushing people away. Others sabotage relationships by turning their love lives into content.

In this episode of Character Analysis, I take a deep dive into dating influencer Danielle Walter and why her smug 21-part relationship docu-series made her a viral punch line.

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Narcissist. Psychopath. Sadist.

These labels explode every time a case like Bryan Kohberger’s hits the headlines — but do any of them actually mean something in a courtroom?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ziv E. Cohen, a forensic psychiatrist, to unpack how mental-health defenses really work, including what Luigi Mangione’s potential mental-health defenses might look like — and where they fall apart. We spend significant time on Bryan Kohberger, digging into the role of sadism, fantasy, control, and narcissistic traits, and why those patterns matter when people are searching for motive. We also pull comparisons to Bundy and BTK, exploring why the same psychological questions resurface across cases.

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01:22 – 03:12How forensic psychiatry works: profiling, ethics, pattern recognition.

03:12 – 07:56Luigi Mangione case: deliberate violence, psychopathy vs sadism, why impulse and psychosis don’t fit.

07:56 – 11:59Psychosis, manifestos, grandiosity, and how writings factor into mental health defenses.

11:59 – 17:53Extreme Emotional Disturbance, insanity defenses, and why Luigi’s legal options are limited.

17:53 – 23:14Brian Kohberger: motive-less violence, criminology obsession, and psychopathy frameworks.

23:14 – 29:45Fan culture, hybristophilia, narcissism, control, and psychological sadism.

29:45 – 36:45Fear, power, sexual sadism, and why Idaho looks different from Luigi’s case.

36:45 – 39:56Final reflections, why “why” may be unknowable, bonus episode + wrap-up.

Dr. Ziv E. Cohen, M.D., is a psychiatrist and the CEO of Principium Psychiatry, a leading national mental health organization with offices in New York, Connecticut, California, and Florida. Principium’s multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and therapists provides comprehensive treatment across the full continuum of care, from psychotherapy and medication management to advanced interventional and forensic services. Under Dr. Cohen’s leadership, Principium has become known for integrating cutting-edge therapies such as TMS, ketamine and Spravato treatments, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, ECT, and IOP programs, while also expanding its expertise into civil and criminal forensic evaluations.

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A year after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Midtown, I’m digging into the question everyone keeps circling: was Luigi Mangione trying to take down a broken system… or was he just a toxic narcissist chasing attention?

I’m joined by Jack Fox of Never A Truer Word as we dissect Luigi’s “manifesto,” his jailhouse letters, and his journal entries—along with his love of intensifiers, borrowed ideas, and movie-script tough-guy language. We also get into the power of what people don’t say, why women’s intuition is almost always right, and how to spot manipulative or inauthentic language before it hooks you.

By the end, you’ll walk away with a starter kit for reading between the lines—and a much clearer picture of who Luigi really is behind the performance.

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This week on Character Analysis, the band is back together—Sara joins me to break down Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair, a show that feels like Sex and the City’s chaotic cousin. We get into the camp, the casting, the questionable “lawyering,” the Kim Kardashian of it all, and why this series hits such a nerve. If you missed hearing us yell about TV together, this is your episode.

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In this episode, I break down the case against Bryan Kohberger what the forensic evidence and behavioral patterns actually tell us: the 911 delay, adrenaline and fear, the sheath DNA, and why people still refuse to believe the facts.

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The Idaho Four case has haunted us for nearly three years — not just because of what happened inside that house, but because of what it revealed outside of it.

In this episode, I explore The Mirror Effect: how we don’t just analyze tragedies — we project ourselves into them. From the early silence of the investigation to the moral judgment aimed at survivors Dylan and Bethany, this case reflects every side of human behavior — fear, obsession, empathy, cruelty, and even addiction.

Because maybe the reason we can’t look away… is because it’s been looking back at us all along.

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I’m really glad you’re here. If there’s a topic you’d like me to cover, just leave it in the comments or email me at chris @ mycharacteranalysis.com.

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We all love a mystery — but what if the mystery is us?

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In today’s episode, I’m diving into a new kind of psychological warfare — one that doesn’t play out on a battlefield, but behind our screens. When Francesca started getting strange messages — one from a woman she didn’t even know, another from a fake Facebook account using her nude photo — she had no idea how deep this was about to go.

This is the story of how a woman who wasn’t “chronically online” became the target of a digital smear campaign — and how she uncovered the truth behind it all.

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Blocking A Million Bad Men

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Cyberstalking Victim Calls Out NYPD

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Nobody's Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs And Trolls

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In this episode of Character Analysis, I dive into the spectrum of narcissism — from everyday traits we all carry to the darker world of full-blown Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Why do some narcissists charm and dazzle while others manipulate and destroy? And why are we so often drawn to them, even when it’s toxic?

Using pop culture examples like Blair Waldorf, Patrick Bateman, Regina George, and Joe Goldberg, I unpack how narcissists operate, the brain chemistry that keeps us hooked, and the red flags that separate confidence from control.

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