It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People with Dr. Ramani Durvasula
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Dr. Ramani Durvasula, author of It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People, shares her insights into narcissism, how narcissistic abuse survivors can heal and get support, and how to care for yourself when writing and promoting a book on tough topics.
Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in California, the founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training and Consulting, and professor emerita of psychology at California State University Los Angeles. She is the New York Times bestselling author of It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People. She is also the author of multiple other books including Don’t You Know Who I Am: How to Stay Sane in the Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility and Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist. She has lectured and trained therapists around the world on working with clients experiencing narcissistic abuse and has developed a 36-hour virtual training and certification program to train clinicians on how to use an Antagonism-Informed approach with clients experiencing narcissistic relationships. She hosts a popular YouTube channel with over 1.6 million subscribers, hosted the critically acclaimed podcast Navigating Narcissism, and is a featured expert on the digital media platform MedCircle. For more on Dr. Ramani, please check out the links below!
Resources:
Healing from Gaslighting Course
Course on Narcissistic Abuse for Therapists
Episode Highlights
6:11 How Narcissism Affects You
11:47 Narcissism versus Antagonistic Behavior
16:21 Radical Acceptance and the Problem of Toxic Hope
28:00 The Disengagement Continuum
33:00 Disenfranchised Grief
38:00 Breaking Through Cognitive Dissonance
43:00 Healing and Getting Support
51:46 Dr. Ramani’s Best Writing Advice
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YouTube: @DoctorRamani
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Chapters
1. It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People with Dr. Ramani Durvasula (00:00:00)
2. How Narcissism Affects You (00:06:11)
3. Narcissism versus Antagonistic Behavior (00:11:47)
4. Radical Acceptance and the Problem of Toxic Hope (00:16:21)
5. The Disengagement Continuum (00:28:00)
6. Disenfranchised Grief (00:33:00)
7. Breaking Through Cognitive Dissonance (00:38:00)
8. Healing and Getting Support (00:43:00)
9. Dr. Ramani's Best Writing Advice (00:51:46)
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