James and Teri Craft invited mo onto their channel to discuss navigating relationships with narcissistic people, betrayal trauma and managing boundaries. They have very kindly allowed me to share our conversation.

For help and support contact James and Teri:

Get the course on Betrayal Trauma:
"What Now? The Couples Guide to Surviving Crisis in Marriage" here:
marriagehealth.org/what-now?

Link for James and Teri's course: https://www.marriagehealth.org/link/hHyGp6?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marriagehealth.org%2Fwhat-now

Caz McGovern is an award-winning filmmaker and writer based in London, England. Her movie ‘They Don’t Leave’ has been screened at 15 festivals and won the ‘Best Suspense Short’ award at four of them, along with receiving ‘The Big Sky Film Grant’.

Caz also has a diagnosis of Bipolar Type 2. In this podcast we talk about her career and creativity, ands as you’ll hear from our conversation, how her diagnosis doesn’t define her or hold her back.

You can find Caz and her work at:
Personal Instagram - @cazmcgovernscore
They Don’t Leave’s Instagram - @theydontleave
www.cmvideoarts.com

Watch "They Don't Leave' at:
https://bit.ly/49gYJgc

#bipolar #theydon'tleave #mentalhealthmatters

The Dark Tetrad refers to a set of four personality traits linked to exploitative and harmful behaviours. It builds on the Dark Triad, which includes Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, by adding a fourth trait: sadism. These traits are linked to cruel, manipulative, self-centered, and antisocial behaviours.

This podcast is the fourth part in a series looking at the different elements of the dark Tetrad, focusing on how narcissism co-occurs with the other traits and how it manifests in personal relationships, workplaces and society as a whole.

#darktetrad #narcissism #darkpersonality

You can also watch via my YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@DarrenFMagee

If you find this topic interesting please consider supporting me on either Patreon or Substack
https://www.patreon.com/dfmagee
https://darrenfmagee.substack.com/

Sarika Singh is an award winning communications coach and seasoned public speaker with almost three decades helping individuals, groups and teams understand and improve their self confidence, their communication skills, whether written or verbal.

She is also an online content creator and host of the ‘Communicate 101: Speaking and Writing Skills” Podcast where she discusses many different aspects of communication and regularly shares tips and ideas to help others improve how they express themselves.

Whether in our interpersonal relationships, workplace or in society we discuss the importance of good communication, self confidence, conflict resolution, how to negotiate for yourself and how to say 'no'.

00:00 Intro
01:01 About Sarika
07:22 Facing what you fear
08:17 Imposter Syndrome
12:37 Poor communication in relationships
17:50 Communication styles
21:24 Importance of listening
23:30 Dealing with rejection when negotiating
26:37 Finding it hard to say no, poor boundaries
33:56 Dealing with manipulation
36:02 Finding space to resolve conflict
37:04 Reaction vs Response
39:52 Listening and acknowledging
41:42 Asking for clarity

Find Sarika at:
https://sarikasingh.in/
https://www.instagram.com/communicate101/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/communicate101-speaking-writing-tips/id1695086852

#communicationskills #bettercommunication #personaldevelopment

Mark Vicente is an award winning film maker and author. He is a former member, and one of the whistle blowers that exposed the criminal activities going on in the nexium cult. His story is chronicled in the HBO series, ‘The Vow’.

He is host of the ‘WTF is on my mind?’ podcast and YouTube channel where he discusses, among other things, narcissism, coercive behaviours, dark personality and cult behaviours often seen in everyday life.

I had the pleasure of talking to Mark about NXIVM, and his journey from member to whistle blower, the personality types behind cult movements and how they mirror the same dynamics and patterns found in romantic relationships, families and organisations dominated by narcissists.

More details about Mark and his work can be found at:

WEBSITES
https://www.markvicente.com/
https://www.empathynotincluded.com/

PODCAST & SOCIALS
https://www.youtube.com/@markvicente7
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtf-is-on-my-mind/id1646783869

https://www.instagram.com/markvicente/
https://www.tiktok.com/@mark_vicente
https://x.com/markvicente

If you find this video interesting please consider supporting me on either Patreon or Substack
https://www.patreon.com/dfmagee
https://darrenfmagee.substack.com/

You can also watch this conversation on my Youtube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@DarrenFMagee

#cults #NXIVM #narcissisticpsychopathy

Sara Davison, best known as ‘The Divorce Coach’ is a multi award-winning Coach, twice best selling author and podcast host of 'Heartbreak to Happiness'.

She joins me today to talk about what to expect when separating or divorcing a narcissistic person, post separation abuse, and some ideas to help navigate your way through.

For more details about Sara, her work, or for information on how to train as a divorce coach visit:
https://www.saradavison.com/

Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@SaraDavison

Sara can also be found on X
@SDDivorceCoach

And Instagram
@saradavisondivorcecoach

If you find this video interesting please consider supporting me on either Patreon or Substack
https://www.patreon.com/dfmagee
https://darrenfmagee.substack.com/

#postseparationabuse #saradavison #divorcecoach

The Five Factor Model describes personality using five broad dimensions: Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. These traits are considered to capture the essential elements of human personality.

Professor Ed Dutton, aka The Jolly Heretic, is an Evolutionary Psychology Researcher. In this podcast we discuss the five factor model from an evolutionary perspective, looking at the different traits, the development of personality, how they can change over time, social groups, partner selection etc. Ed also outlines the characteristics of NPD and BPD through the model.

There was so much in our conversation I'll be uploading it in two parts, so stay tuned for more from our discussion.

Ed can be found on Youtube and Substack at:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheJollyHeretic
https://substack.com/@thejollyheretic

#personalitydevelopment #fivefactormodel #psychology

Psychopaths can be charming and charismatic, often making a strong initial impression. They use their charm to manipulate others and control their partners. They may lie frequently and convincingly, using deception to create a facade that hides their true nature.

Common characteristics include being callous and having a disregard for the safety of others. They can be quite parasitical, impulsive and engage in anti social behaviours.

It can be part of the the Dark Tetrad which consists of narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavelliansim and Sadism. People with these traits often create environments and relationships based on fear, conflict and instability.

This podcast looks at the psychopathy element of the tetrad and how it co occurs with the other traits.

Check out my YouTube channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/c/DarrenFMagee

#psychopathy #darktetrad