Jerry T. Wise, MA, MS, CLC, is a family systems and self-differentiation expert with over 45 years of experience as a marriage and family therapist, addictions therapist, social worker, pastoral counselor, ACOA expert, psychiatric therapist, codependency specialist, therapist trainer, organizational consultant, and certified life/relationship coach.

Today on the show we discuss: how narcissists subtly manipulate you, why you should never try to defend yourself to a narcissist, the hidden effects of being raised by a narcissistic parent, how to heal after narcissistic abuse, red flags to watch out for in relationships, whether or not narcissists can actually change and much more.

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