This is a great podcast chock full of useful information. I really appreciate Christina’s willingness to put this out into the world for the sake of our wellbeing! A couple of minor things that may or may not just be me, but IMHO would help a lot: I love the lists, but as someone who is slightly leaning towards the ADHD side of things combined with the complexity and the fact that there is an emotional charge to our comprehensive process here... it would be very much appreciated if you could bullet point the 1. 2. 3’s of the list *before* launching into the list itself. This gives us an overview, a foundation or a baseline from which to build. Second, I know that Narcs come in all shapes and sizes, and for the sake of teaching,some patterns need to be observed. however, sometimes narcs don’t always do this or that. My N parent for instance doesn’t fit into many of the traits described as that label but in 90% of the other ways is textbook. The black or white can cause a person to kind of gaslight themselves by questioning if it’s all in their head and I think when working through trauma that’s the last thing they should do. I’m not sure what the answer is... maybe less “n’s are always like this” or “always do that” and more “most of the time” “typically” etc.., suggesting some alternate tactics or even peppering the podcast with insight on how covert/overt, with BPD or another mental illness can produce all sorts of shades of this condition and create some gray areas. All in all wonderful podcast and thank you from the bottom of my heart UPDATE- holy cow I don’t know if this is just coincidence or you actually saw my review but noticed you have done the overview in some of the shows after this. I’m beside myself with thankfulness and appreciation. Thank you so much 🩷🩷🩷

This is exactly what I need to help me navigate a relationship in my life. I am so thrilled to have so many episodes to sift through and learn from. Thank you for providing this information!

Great interview with Nadine! Thank you!!!

Incredibly helpful podcast that has helped me to distance myself from the narcissists in my life. It’s hard to even articulate how much my life has changed because of this podcast!

I’ve been having a hard time articulating a lot of my experiences with the narcissistic in my life. This podcast has helped me put into words all of the things she did to me, and it makes me feel more confident in the choices I made to protect myself.

What happened to this podcast? It was the only good NPD podcast I have found. ☹️

When I was younger my sister would steal food from my nana and my mom and blame it on me and I would get my toys and tv taken away and get spanned as a punishment. I had been punished and blamed for food being stolen by my sister many times and my mom started locking away food in a fridge in our garage making it so she can ration it out to us and sometimes me and my sister wouldn’t eat for long periods of time because my mom wasn’t gone to give food to us from the fridge. Now I eat a lot more then I should and have been for at least 8 years (I’m 21) because even though I buy my own food now therefore I can control how much food I have I still feel like I’d I don’t eat it all right when I get it that it won’t veg there if I want to not eat all and eat a remaining amount later. The methods I started using to cope were working out constantly (which isn’t healthy for me mentally either because I have body dysmorphia now because of it but until further notice I think it’s better I workout a lot then not workout at all and my metabolism slow down so much to the point where I start seeing myself swiftly become overweight (I’ve always had a very high metabolism).

Go mom! Teach these people!

Love your podcast! It’s been so helpful learning the ins and outs of this very challenging mental illness.

Maybe I’m a narcissist but I’m confused about the “mirroring” episode. Shouldn't a partner have legitimacy in expect the same level of support their partner is giving to those outside of the relationship?

I enjoy this podcast as it is very informative with facts and advice... thankful to Christine for sharing this. I am going to buy her book right away. God Bless all who need this type of informative support.

I have felt my fiancé was a narcissist for a long time. Many stories and examples of narcissism that I had read were like someone had observed my life and written about it. Whenever he goes through these cycles, I have learned to become very distant and disengaged and read and listen to podcasts. Which is how I found yours. Our last fight was so bad, I got hurt and he agreed to go to therapy. The second episode about cycles were exactly my experiences. I immediately sent him the podcast and he actually listened to it instead of his usual defenses! He actually agreed that this sounds a lot like him and his issues are deeper than he thought. He agreed to finding a psychotherapist to help him cope with his intense emotions, insecurities and paranoia. Thank you for making it easy for someone to listen to, understand and then move forward. Here’s hoping he gets the tools He needs to make behavior modifications.

Can you share any tips when the head of a family businesses is a hard core narcissistic parent? Specifically looking for insight to salvaging relationship with coworker sibling who is the golden child.

I truly enjoyed listening to all of the tools, education Christine offers in her PODCAST!! She breaks it down in soooo much detail that it’s amazing!! Thank you Christine!!

Christine is able, in a short segment, to summarize the issue concisely and clearly as well as offer possible for the person who has to deal with a narcissist. The podcast made me realize that things I thought were my fault were not. My confusion and ambivalent feelings of my relationship helped me finally leave.

This is by far one of the most comprehensive and helpful podcasts about narcissistic personality disorder. It covers every aspect of narcissistic abuse whether it’s before, during, or after the abuse occurred. I found it very helpful to come in terms with my personal recovery after such abuse had occurred. After listening to many sources about NPD, I found this is the only podcast you will need for guidance and recovery. Thank you. Svetlana C. @lifting.fe

Thank you for providing a Podcasts that has updated information on narcissism and social path and psychopath and the clarity of what to expect.

Hi Christine, I’d enjoy a podcast that details differences between a narcissist and a person with histrionic personality disorder. Do these overlap and is it possible to have both disorders, specifically in a mother? Is the recovery different for a daughter?

Listening to this Podcast has given me insight to what my daughter and I were dealing with for years. My husband has passed away, but has left behind a lot of emotional scars. I am in therapy to help deal with this problem.

After years of not knowing what was wrong with my mother I finally decided to seek therapy. Shortly after I started I discovered she was a narcissist. I have been researching and learning ever since. Today I listened to the 7 stages of recovery and I am anxious to identify the behaviors and re write the way I see them so I can grow. Your podcast have been very helpful. Thank you !

Thank you for these informed, professional, short, helpful, incredible podcasts! They changed my life and helped me through a very challenging time. As I broke my strong trauma bond I kept these podcasts cycling through to help me realize the situation I was in. During the worst periods I even cycled through them as I slept- I joked that it was reverse brain washing to counter my narcissist fiancé. Of course I’m sad that he struggles with isolation as he lives with his disorder I realize that I did everything I could to give him a happy peaceful life, and that I was losing myself in the process. Ultimately I set simple and fair boundaries that didn’t fit with the narcissist lifestyle he wanted and he discarded me. I’m more than ok. I haven’t felt this peaceful since before we met. I genuinely hope he finds peace someday, but that is his choice, not mine. Thank you for helping me understand what I was living.

I listened to a couple of early episodes and was quite surprised to hear her inaccurate description of avoidant personality disorder in Episode 4. Quite incomplete at least. She also seems to have a quite shaky understanding of statistics based on her description of the normal distribution and what constitutes an “outlier” (definitely not simply greater than 1 sd from the mean). She mispronounces “outlier” which suggests she’s never heard it spoken — consistent with a lack of education in statistics. The subject matter is important, but I’m looking for someone with a more solid understanding of psychology. Hopefully she’s gaining that knowledge now.

This podcast had been helpful in coping with some of my circumstances. However, the article deeming millennials as having narcissistic traits was extremely distasteful and not well researched. I assume with such bias that this podcast is not meant for us.

Gay Men-Domestic Violence produced by a "Covert" Narcissist, It is what I endured for years. The covert harassment has not stopped. I moved to another city, he found me. The onslaught of Domestic Violence I'm still enduring from my bperpatrator's harrassment has continued through his web of lies he has produced through people that I have a working or personal relationship or community relationship. The DSM-5 used to diagnose mental health was very descriptive of my perpatrator. My perpatrator left me with a wake of enormous wreckage to deal with and that I am doing, including criminal issues caused by my perpatrator. I did not know what Domestic Violence was for a gay man, nor did I understand it's involvement in gay relationships. I am now piecing my life back together with the help of Healthcare Specialist, Atourney's etc. The perpetrators extended family I did not know, nor do I have further involvement found out that there was another man "me" of many my perpatrator has Domestically Violated. I've received unexpected nottorized statements informing me. My perpetrator has the ability to do very dangerous things, as his family has stated that he has done some very "bad" "bad" "bad" things. Indicitive of my perpatrator is he did not need my money or to destroy my fianances as he had tons of it. I realize I was his next victim. God has continued to bless me as I address the very conveluded mess. I will not live my life in fear and I am bringing my support systment together. That's it about this subject.

Excellent advice explained in these short episodes. Worth the listen!

This podcast has really great information. I especially enjoyed the Stockholm Syndrome episode. I hope she plans on doing a series about the Most Narcissistic Generation. There is no shortage of millenial bashing and the current episode just seems like a pile on. It would be nice to see another episode on Generation X and the Baby Boomers as well since we know Narcissism didn't start with the Millenial Generation and it is possible for people to grow old and remain in bad habits.

Great podcast! Now hoping I can find a therapist close to me who can help with my healing journey.

Thank you Christine! This podcast helped me survive the process of leaving a narcissistic business partner. It’s also helped truly understand multiple forms of abuse, the cycle of abuse, and the behavior I have learned that made me codependent and easily manipulated.

Thank you for this. You’re a life saver!!!

This podcast is so well put together. I love that each episode is around or under 15 minutes. It’s succinct but detailed enough that I can have several a-ha moments per episode. It gives me comfort in knowledge, since I am clearly in the “research” phase of healing (as detailed in one of her episodes). Thank you! Please keep these coming. One idea: Perhaps an episode on BPD and NPD, hoe they differ or often go hand-in-hand.

Thank you for doing these. I never knew my wife was a narcissist. I have felt crazy and struggling to leave because I would start to feel sorry for her. This has helped me realize that she won’t change and I know I have to leave for my sanity and safety. You have helped open my eyes and save me. These podcasts are so informative and you dive deep into the personality of a narcissist. You know your stuff and this is exactly what I have been searching for and needing.

This podcast is easy to understand and provides a lot of information. It also includes many different situations in which you may encounter narcissism.

This podcast has given me so much clarity and strength while divorcing my narcassist! Thank you💜

These podcasts have been a lifesaver as I recover from a toxic narcissistic marriage. I listen to them over and over and over. Thank you!!!

I love you!!, you saved me 🙏🏼♥️

The episode on parental alienation was spot on for my husbands ex narcissist! At 16 their son had an awakening and came back, won’t talk to her now that he’s 20 and she still never admits she did anything wrong....

This podcast touches on all of the important elements of narcissism. Christine Hammond knows what she's talking about, and she shares information in a way that's easily digestible. I so appreciate this podcast!

I found this podcast precisely at the right time. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge so openly. I now have the words.....I can feel my voice coming back from the fog. This podcast was a godsend for sure. I have listened to the whole series and many of the episodes multiple times. I took notes on each abuse section and journaled on each abuse section and shared with my therapist. It really wasn’t until I wrote it all out. Seeing the big picture did anyone believe me. This gave me so much peace and feel validated. Thank you for the bottom of my heart. Please keep sharing your knowledge on this subject. I found your speech and sound very pleasant and easy to listen and follow along. You have a great audio voice. I put my earbuds in a cleaned the house while listening. It gave me so much energy I cleaned better than I have in a awhile. Lol. Amazing stuff. I’ve shared this with so many of my friends. What an amazing free gift you are sharing.

Wow!! I listed to every episode over the period of only a few days. So much great info. Christine is highly educated in this area. She gets right to the meat of it and cuts out any unnecessary fluff. I have learned so much and feel better equipped with the tools I need to help my family members and to deal with the narcissist in my life. Can’t wait for more episodes!!! Thank you!

Yesterday I listened to 7+ hours (all episodes) of Christine's podcast "Understanding Today's Narcissist" I gained clarity. I had 'ah-ha' moments I received confirmation I cried... for me I shook my head in disbelief I wept... for my abuser I even saw myself in some behaviors This podcast is invaluable for anyone being abused by a narcissist or knows someone that is being abused. It is clinical, it is fatual... it is NOT "poor me" or victim-y. IT IS EMPOWERING.

Most helpful thing I have found to organize my experiences and work through them. I will be listening to a few of these over and over.

After desperately searching for a documentary or blog illustrating narcissism and how narcissists affect those close to them, I decided to search for a podcast. I am so thankful that I didn’t give up. Listening to Christine’s informative & succinct talks has been immensely helpful in navigating my own relationship with a narcissistic mother. Thank you !

I have never written a review for a podcast, but feel compelled to recommend this one. Wow, I am in shock after finally getting some clarity and knowledge about this toxic situation I have been consumed with for the past ten years. Almost everything you have said about dealing with a narcissistic partner has been spot-on. Thank you for opening my eyes! I hope I can start to take the steps to finally leave and regain the courage to start over.

You really drive home some amazing information. Thanks a lot.

My spouse and I have been struggling with the consequences of her narcissistic parent and uncovering the years of manipulation and irresponsibility she’s endured as a daughter of a narcissist. It’s enabled us to heal out of the anger stage and process our emotions. After over a year and a half of being tacitly targeted with passive aggression, entitlement to personal space, and dishonesty, being vindicated is such a relief for me. Thank you Christine for giving us the words to our feelings that have gone invalidated for so long.

I just found this podcast and listened to every episode in a few days! I have been divorced for two years from my abusive ex-husband who is a narcissist and also a paranoid schizophrenic. I am so thankful for this. The series on abuse is so right on and has been really helpful. I’ve been in counseling and to a domestic violence support group. But, abuse with a narcissist is so different from other abuse. I’m so thankful for this podcast. Keep up the great work!!

From the perspective of one who spent 15 plus years married to a narcissistic abuser, this is spot on.

This is THE most incredible thing i have ever heard in my life; It's as if you observed the rise and fall of my 13 year marriage. smh _This divorce began in July of 2014. The timer was set for reconciliation. .. add 1 newborn baby and what remains is a broken man. I was stuck in purgatory the last 4 years. All of that being said, (lolo)what you have just done for me is nothing short of a miracle.* SoThank you for becoming who you are,and for doing what you do. ~Knowledge is power i can't describe what i am feeling right now. my spirit is absolutely on fire. this is priceless validation. The information you lay out here confirms that my estranged wife is unequivocally a narcissist. BUUUTT she also has 50/50 custody of our 3 children, she must be stopped. how can i have the court impose some form of psychiatric evaluation. .? i am forever indebted😌. i appreciate you dOC*] 🗣i AM NOT CRAZY‼️

I've had a NPD inlaw in my life for over 10 years. It's been one of the most difficult relationships I've ever dealt with. My family didn't know what was going on at first. Mental illness? Some form of autism? But after a few years I came across some information about NPD and BPD and started reading about other people's experiences. I was amazed to discover that we weren't the only one walking on eggshells around someone. There is a lot of really good information about personality disorders out there. And this is one of those sources of good information! Subjects covered in each episode are too the point and insightful. When I first started to listen to this, there were a few subjects that I thought wouldn't be relevant to me. But I've learned something from all of the episodes. Highly recommened for anyone who has a narcissist in their life.

What incredibly helpful information in understanding narcissists and how they work. Please make more episodes! I'd especially love to hear the steps one should take in dealing with a narcissist abuse, specifically within a friends group setting.