This episode is answering a few emails that are too long for Lightening Road questions and too short for Mail We Get Mail. YouTube version is here: https://youtu.be/WOLgl8cTtH0  and the ending contains the long version of the theme song - listener requested. ENJOY!

Adult children of dysfunctional parents continued.  YouTube version here: https://youtu.be/aXnVlbArsz8

This episode is a Meanie-requested topic: if you have nothing but bad memories of an adult caregiver, why do we find ourselves attracted to the same type that hurt us? It's a bit of a complex answer but one that is worth figuring out and resolving, once and for all. The YouTube link is: https://youtu.be/eEyYEr6AQZE (please go there, like and subscribe, but listen to the episode on the most convenient app to you). 

This is the response to some of the comments from the Boundaries series.  Good people are not doormats and thinking you're "good and loving" when you're merely foolish is not a winnin strategy and you will never get healthy like that. 

This episode explains the "narcissism continuum" from the DSM definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Pathological Narcissism, through healthy self-esteem. There is a discussion about subtypes, mostly covert and overt but I mention others, misconceptions about female narcissists, a bit of a deep dive into the differences between male and female narcissists and reasons why studies on female narcissists are scant, and on part C I discuss the narcissistic relationships of Chris Watts and Chris Coleman which led each to murder his wife and children.

This episode explains the "narcissism continuum" from the DSM definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Pathological Narcissism, through healthy self-esteem. There is a discussion about subtypes, mostly covert and overt but I mention others, misconceptions about female narcissists, a bit of a deep dive into the differences between male and female narcissists and reasons why studies on female narcissists are scant, and on part C I discuss the narcissistic relationships of Chris Watts and Chris Coleman which led each to murder his wife and children.

This episode explains the "narcissism continuum" from the DSM definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Pathological Narcissism, through healthy self-esteem. A discussion about subtypes, mostly covert and overt, misconceptions about female narcissists, a bit of the differences between male and female narcissists and reasons why studies on female narcissists are scant, part C I discuss the narcissistic Watts and Coleman affairs and murders.

A round robin update/answering your questions episode with a short commentary on the #GabbyPetito case and #DomesticViolence at the end. 

In this episode we are talking about intimacy and what it entails and how you should be measuring your relationships as to whether or not they are "intimate."