In advance of our upcoming class on personality disorders, we review - in a 2 part podcast - pathological and healthy narcissism. Relationships, divorce, breakup, narcissistic personality disorder, NPD, narcissists, codependents, low self-esteem, healthy self-esteem

We continue where we left off in Episode 37 about dating and realizing that the gulf is TOO WIDE to get over - and that you just don't see eye-to-eye and you're never going to share the same moral compass or life view.

This episode starts with a first date and jumps to the end of the relationship when you're hoping for reconciliation. We discuss standards in dating and codependency and acceptance and grieving.

In this episode we talk about grieving and its many lessons, gratitude and its many lessons and how to take a painful experience and use it to connect to others and pass it on.

In this episode we're talking about taking in information about other people and how we either jump to conclusions without enough evidence to judge harshly or to believe quickly.  Using the Shanann Watts victim blaming, my own experience as someone who suffers from Lupus, and a documentary about child molesters, this episode talks about how we can do better in these areas and become SHARPER - to not be fooled but to not judge harshly either - it talks about communication and observation.

In this episode we're talking about not being able to switch gears, trying to get the approval of someone who will never give it, fear of abandonment and self-soothing. If you have questions about this, please let me know. It's a BIG subject and this is just a brief intro.

In this episode we're going to discuss a video of Chris Watts, infamous family annihilator, talking about relationships, commitment and communication.  (Really?  Yes, really)

In this episode we're talking about NOT feeling sorry for your ex and giving in legally - talking about talking to and working with your attorney - advocating for you and not having children with bananaheads.

Wrapping up this first series with the definition of a sociopath, psychopath, discussion about the brain of the psychopath and how that fits into Chris Watts' plea agreement.