How did I get to specializing in helping people to understand the mind of a narcissist or a sociopath?  Well I am doing a two part deep dive called “My Early Drive to Understand Sociopaths, Psychopaths and Narcissists.”  Although I could have probably done a five part series on this topic, there is still a lot of information here.  And so, to make up for going weeks without a newsletter, I am giving you two podcasts.

There are so many factors that influenced my quest to understand the dark side of humanity.  One of them was when the sociopathic serial killer Ted Bundy was killing women in Washington State where I grew up.  I was just a teenager and pretty horrified when they found a body near the park I frequented.

And then when I moved to the South Hill in Spokane, Washington, Kevin Coe, the South Hill rapist was very active.  Of course I also had some very personal experiences with men who were diagnosed sociopaths.  This was all before my first experience with a narcissist.

Perhaps in some odd way, I was being groomed for this work through my various initiations, which eventually led me to where I am now, focusing on the importance of Self Love; the antidote to getting involved and staying involved with narcissists and sociopaths.

Of course, I’m not saying that when we develop sufficient self-love that we can never be a victim of a brutal sociopath, but….the more we “tune in” and “know ourselves,” the more we learn to trust our intuition and follow our instincts. We don’t allow the charm of a predator to over ride what we know inside to be true.  Loving ourselves is also trusting ourselves.

In my podcast, I end on a positive and hopeful note, so tune in and enjoy the journey.

PART TWO of this series below:

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