Comrades: Learn how to hack narcissism - it just might save your life.
Nathalie Martinek writes about power, control and hacking narcissism within yourself, your relationships and institutions. She is an ex-systems biologist turned Narcissism Hacker, coach and consultant helping people navigate life, workplaces and relationships. In our conversation, we discuss:
How she noticed narcissism as a major component of demoralization
Whether narcissism is innate or learned and how self-aware narcissists are
Overlaps between narcissism, sociopathy, and Cluster B personalities
The best ways to identify and mitigate toxic narcissism in your personal and professional life
How technology has amplified narcissism
What we can do as a society to keep narcissism in check
***TECHNICAL NOTE: Skip ahead to minute 1 for the podcast to start because the lead-in audio didn’t record.
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