Narcissism is in the spotlight this week. What is it, what are some key signs of it and why is it a problem? What does it feel like to be with a narcissist and what are the differences between narcissim, sociopathy and psychopathy? Do people with high narcissistic traits know what they're doing? And, importantly, how do you break free?

We share our personal experiences and the opinions of lots of experts. The only question this episode doesn't answer is: is it wrong that we're both so excited to talk about it?

Trigger warning: we discuss narcissistic abuse and sexual assault. If you may be triggered by these topics, please make sure you have support or resources in place before you listen. The opinions we express here are based on subjective personal experience. You can also expect a bit of swearing. 

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Resources: 

Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Program by Melanie Tonia Evans  To sign up for her Gold Membership program, click here https://bit.ly/3g5g0gl

Black Lives Matter. We're not in an educated enough position to comment in a relevant way. We're taking steps to educate ourselves on unconscious bias and being a useful ally, and we'll be inviting guests to talk about black trauma. In the meantime, here's a link to The Guardian's list of positive ways to help. 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/10/be-the-change-20-positive-ways-to-fight-for-a-fairer-world

Christine Louis de Cannonville https://narcissisticbehavior.net/

Dr Ramani Durvasula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dv8zJiggBs

HG Tudor https://narcsite.com/

Lisa A Romani https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI-EFu0wsJykzMW4Je191qQ

Kim Saeed https://kimsaeed.com/blog/

Sandra L. Brown https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/podcast/sandra-l-brown-ma/

Samaritans (UK only) call free on 116 123

https://www.inquest.org.uk/

Music: New Dawn by Ruth Blake. Listen to her music at www.ruthblake.com

Logo image based on Psychopomp by Hollie Chastain. Check out her art and amazing collage book at www.holliechastain.com

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Meet Sammy and find out about the past events that challenged her, shaped her and ultimately enriched her life and find out how she went from being a victim of her situation to taking responsibility for herself and her own healing. 

Trigger warning: we discuss alcohol addiction, narcissistic abuse and sexual assault. If you may be triggered by these topics, please make sure you have support or resources in place before you listen. You can also expect a bit of swearing. 

The opinions we express here are based on subjective personal experience.

Resources: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Program by Melanie Tonia Evans  www.melanietoniaevans.com to sign up for her Gold Membership program click here https://bit.ly/3g5g0gl 

Allen Carr Easy Way https://www.allencarr.com/

Music: New Dawn by Ruth Blake. Listen to her music at www.ruthblake.com

Logo image based on Psychopomp by Hollie Chastain. Check out her art and amazing collage book at www.holliechastain.com

Logo design by @ebz_agg

Sammy interviews Jude about her 'Past Imperfect'.

What brought her here,  and how has her past experience challenged and enriched her?

Trigger warning: we discuss alcohol addiction, incest, narcissistic abuse and childhood developmental trauma. If you may be triggered by these topics, please make sure you have support or resources in place before you listen. You can also expect a bit of swearing.

The opinions we express here are based on subjective personal experience. In human relationships, nothing is total, truth is not concrete and perception creates the story of our experience. We discuss this concept in more depth in episode 4 of this podcast. 

Watch Jude's TEDx talk here: The Strange Relationship between Memory and Truth   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuZrSqveOw4

Music: New Dawn by Ruth Blake. Listen to her music at www.ruthblake.com

Logo image based on Psychopomp by Hollie Chastain. Check out her art and amazing collage book at www.holliechastain.com

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Join Sammy and Jude in the introductory episode of Past Imperfect to discover their personal take on recovery from trauma, addiction and narcissistic abuse, and for a taste of episodes to come.

Why is it so important to talk about the different ways unresolved trauma manifests in your life? What do we mean when we talk about being  responsibe for our own recovery? And what does childhood trauma have in common with a boil on your arse? 

Music: New Dawn by Ruth Blake. Listen to her music at www.ruthblake.com

Logo image based on Psychopomp by Hollie Chastain. Check out her art at www.holliechastain.com 

Logo design @ebz_agg