Understanding Today's Narcissist

By Christine Hammond, MS, LMHC

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Understanding Today's Narcissist is a podcast dedicated to separating fact from fiction when it comes to dealing with a narcissist in your life. Your host is Christine Hammond, MS, LMHC, a licensed psychotherapist, speaker and author. For more information, visit www.growwithchristine.com Looking for help with dealing with the narcissist in your life? Visit https://growwithchristine.com to sign up for online support!

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Dr. Crystal Hollenbeck - Th...

04.28.2023

Christine Hammond interviews Dr. Crystal Hollenbeck, a licensed mental health counselor, about sexual addiction and narcissistic traits. They discuss the signs of sex addiction, how narcissistic traits show up in denial, and the difference between being an actual narcissist and ...

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04.28.2023 Dr. Crystal Hollenbeck - The Truth About Narcissistic Traits and Denial in Sex Addiction Christine Hammond interviews Dr. Crystal Hollenbeck, a licensed mental health counselor, about sexual addiction and narcissistic traits. They discuss the signs of sex addiction, how narcissistic traits show up in denial, and the difference between being an actual narcissist and ...
04.14.2023 Dr. Crystal Hollenbeck - Sexual Narcissism: How to Identify and Protect Yourself Dr. Crystal Hollenbeck, a guest expert, explains what sexual narcissism is and how it differs from regular narcissism. She also discusses the behaviors of sexual narcissists in relationships, such as lack of empathy, pushing for sexual encounters, and gaslighting. The ...
03.04.2022 Part 3 of an interview with Dr. Nadine Macaluso, LMFT Part 3 of an interview with Dr. Nadine Macaluso, LMFT [email protected] Restoring Resilience https://www.nadinemacaluso.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
02.18.2022 Part 2 of an interview with Dr. Nadine Macaluso, LMFT Part 2 of an interview with Dr. Nadine Macaluso, LMFT [email protected] Restoring Resilience https://www.nadinemacaluso.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
02.04.2022 Part 1 of an interview with Dr. Nadine Macaluso, LMFT Part 1 of an interview with Dr. Nadine Macaluso, LMFT [email protected] Restoring Resilience https://www.nadinemacaluso.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
10.29.2021 The Narcissistic Cycle of Abuse Among Siblings As sisters, Nicole and Sofi grew up in a two-parent, middle class family. From the outside looking in, things appeared normal and healthy. But for Sofi, life was very difficult. Her sister bullied her, stole prized possessions, would lie and ...
10.15.2021 5 Ways to Survive Narcissistic In-Laws It was a second marriage for Clark and Claudia so they were both prepared for a difficult first couple of years as they blended their families together. But what they did not expect was the added difficulty of Clark’s parents. ...
07.30.2021 Christine Hammond Interviews Chris and Lisa, Part 2 Christine Hammond Interviews Chris and Lisa, Part 2 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
07.23.2021 Christine Hammond Interviews Chris and Lisa, Part 1 Christine Hammond Interviews Chris and Lisa, Part 1 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
07.16.2021 How to Talk to your Narcissistic Boss After years of speculation, you have finally come to the realization that your boss is a narcissist. Since this is not the type of economy where you can just leave your job and expect to get another one quickly, you ...
07.09.2021 12 Traits of a Narcissistic Boss There are bad bosses. The type that gets promoted without any managerial, interpersonal, or organizational skills. There are even scary bosses. The type that is unnecessarily threatening, overly aggressive, or ignorant to the point of causing others harm. But then ...
04.30.2021 Narcissistic Mirroring Try to point out a narcissist’s mistakes and the attack is likely to be returned with force. Expect a narcissist to show understanding during a difficult time and the conversation will quickly be turned back towards the narcissist. Ask a ...
04.16.2021 How to Counteract Parental Alienation Since writing an article about parental alienation (What Parental Alienation Is and Is Not), several readers have asked for a follow-up article on how to prevent to minimize the damage of any alienation they have experienced. While others have said ...
04.09.2021 The Love-Bomb Entrapment of Narcissism Katrina couldn’t believe how her friend was treating her husband at dinner. She was demanding, controlling, domineering, belittling, unrelenting, sarcastic, and unnecessarily rude. For some time now, Katrina suspected that her friend was narcissistic and after the evening they spent ...
03.19.2021 Don’t Argue: Use These 9 Rules of Engagement It was clear that after 7 years of marriage, Jack and Jill still loved each other. But they way they solved problems, or rather, the way they didn’t solve problems, was destroying their marriage. The last argument ended in a ...
03.05.2021 7 Steps to Emerging from the Abuse Fog It finally hit. After years of wondering what was wrong, who was crazy, and how this could have happened, the reality of abusive behavior hits like a ton of bricks. The insight is simultaneously overwhelming, shocking, frustrating, disgusting, and demeaning. ...
02.19.2021 How a Narcissist Treats a COVID-19 Spouse Kathy woke-up startled to hear her phone ring so at 5 am, with COVID-19 and a stay-at-home order in place, she was immediately worried. On the line calling her was her narcissistic dad, which he hadn’t done since she left ...
11.19.2020 17 Deceptive Excuses for Abusive Behavior Having grown up in an abusive family and now in a relationship with an abusive wife, Bradon believed the excuses constantly dished out to him by his abusive mother and wife. Beaten down, confused, hazy, and exhausted, he sought out ...
11.05.2020 Lies Abusers Tell Their Victims Ever wondered what abuse sounds like? What do abusers say to their victims to get them to acquiesce? Some of the statements listed below might even sound acceptable in certain environments, but they are not. Abusive behavior is pervasive and ...
07.02.2020 10 Traits That May Indicate a Personality Disorder As a general rule, people with personality disorders can be difficult to get along or maintain a healthy relationship with. They can be argumentative, stubborn, and frustrating if there is a lack of understanding about what a PD really means ...
06.16.2020 What is a personality disorder? Eventually, as is the case in everyone’s life, whether it be a family member, co-worker, neighbor, or friend, you will come across a person with a personality disorder (PD). Although it can usually be hard to discern if a person ...
05.21.2020 How to Survive When Quarantined with a Narcissist After being married to a narcissistic wife for over 10 years and quarantined at home with her for the last several weeks, Ben had enough. His whole body started to reject his spouse’s self-centeredness by plaguing him with intense pain ...
05.07.2020 How a Narcissist Treats a COVID-19 Spouse Kathy woke-up startled to hear her phone ring so at 5 am, with COVID-19 and a stay-at-home order in place, she was immediately worried. On the line calling her was her narcissistic dad, which he hadn’t done since she left ...
04.16.2020 6 Ways a ‘Silent Treatment’ Is Abusive Matt knew he messed up but he wasn’t sure how. His wife’s complete silence towards him over the last few days was a signal that he made some sort of mistake. The problem was, according to his wife, Matt made ...
04.02.2020 What is gaslighting? A man obsessed with stealing valuable jewels murders one woman and attempts to drive the other one (his wife) crazy. His single-mindedness, driven by selfish motives, caused him to deceive and manipulate in order to obtain what he wanted regardless ...
03.18.2020 Am I Becoming a Narcissist? Alice woke up crying. The reality of a previous night of fighting, slamming doors, and breaking plates came into full view. The house was a mess, her husband of eight years was gone, and she felt as broken as the ...
03.05.2020 Should I Stay or Should I Go? David wondered if it was time for his relationship with Stephanie to end. In the beginning, things were great, and he thought that he found the love of his life. She was charming, helpful, generous, and gentle. But as time ...
02.20.2020 Can Narcissism Be Fixed? Stacey was frustrated by her adult 35-year-old son with two failed marriages (everything was the ex’s fault), five career changes (his bosses hated him and wanted to get rid of him), a couple of DUIs, and now living back at ...
02.06.2020 5 Ways to Survive Narcissistic In-Laws It was a second marriage for Clark and Claudia so they were both prepared for a difficult first couple of years as they blended their families together. But what they did not expect was the added difficulty of Clark’s parents. ...
12.05.2019 13 Types of Relationship Affairs What is an affair? It is a sexual encounter, romantic comrade, or obsessive attachment between two people without a significant other’s knowledge. It can come in many forms but all of them have the underlying issue of a betrayal of ...
11.21.2019 Narcissistic Abuse: Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking Shirley thought that the abuse from her narcissistic husband would be over after the divorce was finalized. But it wasn’t. Instead, he found a new way to harass, embarrass, and torment her. He began to cyberbully and cyberstalk. Read more... ...
11.21.2019 My Spouse is a Narcissist, Now What? After reading several articles on narcissism, Kaitlyn realized that her husband was one. She knew that something was off for years but couldn’t put her finger on it. She fell in love immediately with him and within months, they were ...
11.07.2019 The Rules of Living in a Narcissistic Family Every family has unspoken rules like: don’t wake mom when she is taking a nap, no matter what it tastes like say dad’s cooking is good, or always clean before grandma comes to the house. These guidelines are followed without ...
10.03.2019 How Do Deceptive People Get Away with It? David was the charismatic leader of a large not-for-profit organization which gave aid and care for the homeless. Over the past ten years, his organization, under his energetic leadership, grew substantially as donations increased, new shelters were formed, and thousands ...
09.19.2019 Narcissistic Rescuers: Beware of the Backlash The narcissist appears at the optimal time. A grieving family is destroyed over the death of a parent and is in desperate need of emotional stability. A spouse is torn apart by divorce and is starved for normal amounts of ...
09.05.2019 7 Indicators of a Narcissistic Friend Dawn ran into the grocery store to grab a few things after a long day of work when she bumped into a friend. “Where have you been? It’s so good to see you?” her friend inquired. “You know … work, ...
08.16.2019 Narcissists and Their Flying Monkeys Art imitates life and so it is with “Flying Monkeys”. The term was coined from the movie “The Wizard of Oz” in which the Wicked Witch dispatches monkeys to fly and get Dorothy and her dog. The monkeys obey her ...
07.03.2019 7 Ways to Protect Your Kids from Your Narcissistic Ex Sabrina was at her wit’s end. Her narcissistic ex-husband hit an all-time low. During their marriage, she was the target for his angry rants, verbal assaults, gaslighting, and guilt-tripping. But now his attacks seemed to center around just one of ...
07.03.2019 Who is the Most Narcissistic Generation? Millennials are known as the most narcissistic generation of our time. The overindulge attention, special treatment for nothing special, and excessive emotional tolerance that parents gave their kids have not resulted in a more productive generation but rather one that ...
06.07.2019 What It’s Like to be the Daughter of a Sociopath “I hate him, with every fiber of my being, I hate him,” Marie said as she looked back on her day. “But while I hate him for this moment, I won’t let the hate linger because I’m not going to ...
06.07.2019 7 Steps of Change for a Positive Narcissistic Mid-Life Crisis Chuck knew he was a jerk. He cheated on his wife several times, put his work before his family, rarely went to his kid’s activities, drank heavily on the rare occasions that he was home, and verbally berated anyone who ...
05.09.2019 Road to Recovery from Narcissistic Parenting Ida realized her mother was a narcissist in her early 20’s. But what she didn’t expect was the developmental impact on her childhood. Normally, a child is given the freedom to explore and express their individuality so they can develop ...
05.08.2019 11 Signs of a Toxic Relationship Looking back, Jack could see that his relationship with Amanda was over several months ago, perhaps even years. But he was in denial and didn’t want to confront the painful issues that were left unresolved. What was once overlooked, minimized, ...
03.26.2019 How to Talk about Narcissism without Saying Narcissism It was during Tim’s divorce from his wife of 18 years that he realized she had Narcissistic Personality Disorder. She had been a vindictive woman towards others in the past, cutting people off permanently when they accidentally or intentionally embarrassed ...
03.26.2019 The Addiction of Narcissism One of the hardest types of people to deal with is a narcissist in the middle their addiction. They are completely exhausting. The combined selfishness of narcissism and addictive behavior is overpowering, relentless, callous, and frequently abusive. This destructive blend ...
03.18.2019 How Narcissists Keep You from Grieving Margie was devastated when her mother passed away. Her mom was diagnosed with cancer one month and then gone by the next. She had a close relationship with her mom and frequently leaned on her for support in her marriage, ...
03.18.2019 How to Deal with Narcissistic Grandparents At a family gathering, Susie’s 2-year-old son was happily running around until her mother-in-law pulled out her cane and tripped him. Susie looked on in horror as the grandmother laughed while her son cried from the fall. Then the grandmother ...
01.29.2019 Obsessed: Narcissists and Their Food It wasn’t until Tabitha had dinner at a friend’s house as a teenager that she realized there was something odd about how her family handled food. At her friend’s, there was food with a variety of healthy and even some ...
01.29.2019 The Dark Tetrad: Possibly THE Scariest Boss No matter what the profession, if a boss has this personality combination, they are terrifying. The Dark Tetrad is composed of four parts: narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism. Sadism is the addition to the Dark Triad which has narcissism, Machiavellianism ...
12.07.2018 The Dysfunctional Bond Between Narcissists and Co-Dependents Megan and Ryan decided to go to marriage counseling after their last fight resulted in the police being called. After being married for 7 years, the marriage was falling apart, and Ryan now had a police record for domestic violence ...

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