Narcissists in Divorce: The Narcissist Trap

In this episode Dr Supriya describes a lesser known outward presentation of narcissism – that of the Communal (or 'altruistic') Narcissist. 

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STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...

In this episode, in which she was interviewed by Stowe Family Law, Dr Supriya McKenna  explains how to communicate with a narcissistic co-parent to reduce the narcissistic supply. She explains the concept of parallel parenting, and how to deal with being  triggered by communications from the narcissist. She also gives her top tips for building evidence for court in your communication with the narcissist, explains how to stick to your boundaries with the narcissist and explains the serious pitfalls of the family court and child arrangements orders. They discuss Live with orders, and the importance of having a very detailed parenting plan or child arrangements order. They also discuss the benefits of being a litigant in person, once the non narcissistic parent feels able to do this, to reduce the narcissist's ability to financially abuse them through repeated litigation.

Dr Supriya is an Amazon no 1 bestselling author in the subject of narcissism, and the author of the new books Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving and The Narcissist Trap :The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders. 

This podcast was brought to you in association with Stowe Family Law, the largest family law firm in the UK,  as part of their Stowe talks series. 

The Stowe talks podcast and video series are designed to help people go through a relationship breakdown and all the challenges this brings, covering topics including narcissism, domestic abuse, supporting children, finances and navigating the family court. 

Follow the link for Stowe talks  podcast series on Spotify or watch their video series on YouTube

Support the show

STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...

In this episode, in which she was interviewed by Stowe Family Law, Dr Supriya McKenna  explains the underlying drivers which lead to Narcissists being unable to cooperatively coparent with you. She explains what behaviours you can expect from the narcissist, and how they use the children as weapons of post separation abuse. She continues in Part Two. 

Dr Supriya is an Amazon no 1 bestselling author in the subject of narcissism, and the author of the new books Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving and The Narcissist Trap :The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders.

This podcast was brought to you in association with Stowe Family Law, the largest family law firm in the UK,  as part of our Stowe talks series. 

The Stowe talks podcast and video series are designed to help people go through a relationship breakdown and all the challenges this brings, covering topics including narcissism, domestic abuse, supporting children, finances and navigating the family court. 

Follow the link for Stowe talks  podcast series on Spotify or watch their video series on YouTube

Support the show

STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...

Bill Buckley interviews Dr Supriya McKenna about narcissistic personality disorder, live on BBC Radio Berkshire. 

Dr Supriya is an Amazon no 1 bestselling author in the subject of narcissism, and the author of the new books

• Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving 
• Narcissists in Divorce: From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth and 
• The Narcissist Trap: The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders  

Support the show

STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...

In this episode, in which she was interviewed by Stowe Family Law, Dr Supriya McKenna  gives some strategies to help you to rebuild your life after a relationship with a narcissist.

Dr Supriya is an Amazon no 1 bestselling author in the subject of narcissism, and the author of the new books Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving and The Narcissist Trap :The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders.

This podcast was brought to you in association with Stowe Family Law, the largest family law firm in the UK,  as part of our Stowe talks series. 

The Stowe talks podcast and video series are designed to help people go through a relationship breakdown and all the challenges this brings, covering topics including narcissism, domestic abuse, supporting children, finances and navigating the family court. 

Follow the link for our podcast series on Spotify or watch our video series on YouTube

Support the show

STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...

In this episode personality disorder psychologist and psychotherapist,  Dr Elinor Greenberg, chats with  Dr Supriya McKenna (author of 'The Narcissist Trap - The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders) about easy ways to spot a toxic date. Dr Greenberg's tips are particularly useful for anyone worried about being back in the dating arena after a narcissistic relationship. She describes a simple method involving counting the negative things said in the first hour of a first date, and another where you simply closely examine your date's behaviour in the very first 10 minutes of the date. She also explains how the different types of narcissist (the exhibitionist, devaluing and closet narcissists)  might give themselves away in these interactions.

Dr Supriya is an Amazon no 1 bestselling author in the subject of narcissism, and the author of the new books Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving and The Narcissist Trap :The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders. 

Support the show

STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...

In this episode internationally renowned clinical psychologist Dr Elinor Greenberg talks with  Dr Supriya McKenna about the various ways that Narcissists can convincingly present as being genuine when dating.  She gives the tip offs for each of her archetypes - the Detective, the Hunter, the Narcissistic Love Script, The Romantic, The Casanova and the Recycler. They talk about the idea of 'I-Thou' versus 'I-It' relationships - and how in all their relationships the narcissist views the other person merely as an object.

Dr Supriya is an Amazon no 1 bestselling author in the subject of narcissism, and the author of the new books Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving  and The Narcissist Trap :The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders. 

Support the show

STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...

In this episode Dr Craig Malkin discusses his role in the NY times bestselling book "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump", in which he broke down the behaviours  of pathological narcissism as exhibited by Mr Trump. We discuss how it is actually simpler for the spouse of a narcissist to recognise narcissism in their partner than for a clinician (who has very limited information). We also talk about mutual abuse and reactive abuse, about whether narcissists are conscious that they are narcissists, and about the dark tetrad of psychopathy, sadism, narcissism and machiavellianism. We also talk about the category of the Communal (altruistic) Narcissist, and how narcissists can move between the different categories as they become more and more driven to special and unique.

Dr Supriya is an Amazon no 1 bestselling author in the subject of narcissism, and the author of the new books Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving  and The Narcissist Trap :The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders.  

Support the show

STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...

In this episode Harvard psychologist and narcissism expert and author Dr Craig Malkin talks with Dr Supriya McKenna and Karin Walker about how one can protect their children from becoming narcissistic, even when they have a narcissistic parent. They also discuss the difficulties encountered in dating when one has had a previous narcissistic relationship, to do with attraction, chemistry, trust and relating in new ways.

Dr Supriya is an Amazon no 1 bestselling author in the subject of narcissism, and the author of the new books Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving  and The Narcissist Trap :The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders.  

Support the show

STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...

In this episode Dr Craig Malkin, psychology lecturer at Harvard Medical School and narcissism expert and psychologist explains the concept of the 'spectrum of narcissism', which he describes in his book, Rethinking Narcissism. He talks about 'healthy narcissism', and about those people who do not have enough of it (the 'Echoists'). We talk about the overlaps of this type with co-dependents, highly sensitive people, and empaths. Dr Malkin explains the importance of feeling one's anger when one is a victim of narcissistic abuse. We also talk about social media, and how this can have a part to play in some narcissistic individuals.

Dr Supriya is an Amazon no 1 bestselling author in the subject of narcissism, and the author of the new books Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving  and The Narcissist Trap :The Mind-Bending Pull of the Great Pretenders.  

Support the show

STOP PRESS: Dr Supriya's in-person conference "How to Divorce a Narcissist - a Conference for Survivors" will be taking place on 27th February 2027, at the IET, Austin Court, Birmingham, UK. Tickets are priced at just £45, thanks to a large philanthropic donation, and are available from EventBrite. For more information, please head to narcissistsindivorce.co.uk. Please book early to avoid disappointment, as delegate places are strictly limited to a total of 150. 

Narcissists in Divorce: The Co-Parenting Myth - How to Protect your Children and  Stamp Out Post Separation Abuse is Dr Supriya's latest book.

The second book in the Narcissists in Divorce series, From Leaving to Liberty – The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth is also available now. An in depth, comprehensive, holistic guide, it exposes the inadequacies of worldwide family justice systems, and shows you how to stay afloat, how to take control of the narrative, how to protect your mental health and much, much more.

The first book of the series, Narcissists in Divorce: From Love-Locked to Leaving helps you determine whether you are dealing with a true narcissist, and if so, what you need to consider regarding leaving. The audiobook sample is  h...