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Feb 2025
1h 20m

Protecting Yourself from Narcissistic Pe...

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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Dr. Ramani Durvasula, one of the world’s leading experts on narcissism and narcissistic abuse, joins Forrest to help us learn how to understand, identify, and recover from relationships with narcissistic people. They start by discussing the traits associated with narcissism, the spectrum of narcissistic behaviors, and Dr. Ramani’s critiques of the NPD diagno ... Show More
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