Heal NPD

Jan 30 2025 31 ep. 25 mins 11
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Dr. Ettensohn is a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating narcissism and related disorders. This podcast discusses pathological narcissism from a compassionate and non-stigmatizing perspective. It is for individuals who struggle with narcissism, their loved ones, and the general public.

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Weekly Insights: The Cycle of Narcissistic Dehumanization

Jan 30 2025 10 mins  
The "Weekly Insights" series is for paid members of Dr. Ettensohn's Heal NPD Youtube channel. In the short-term, Dr. Ettensohn is posting all even-numbered episodes free of charge. If you would like access to the full series, please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHeT5kujD1JqHRAi-x8xD-w/join In this weekly insight, Dr. Ettensohn explores how cycles of narcissist

Weekly Insights: Reflections on Dichotomous Thinking

Jan 30 2025 8 mins  
The "Weekly Insights" series is for paid members of Dr. Ettensohn's Heal NPD Youtube channel. In the short-term, Dr. Ettensohn is posting all even-numbered episodes free of charge. If you would like access to the full series, please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHeT5kujD1JqHRAi-x8xD-w/join In this weekly insight, Dr. Ettensohn discusses the limitations of pola

Weekly Insights: Narcissism vs. Self Love: Understanding the Difference

Jan 30 2025 5 mins  
The "Weekly Insights" series is for paid members of Dr. Ettensohn's Heal NPD Youtube channel. In the short-term, Dr. Ettensohn is posting all even-numbered episodes free of charge. If you would like access to the full series, please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHeT5kujD1JqHRAi-x8xD-w/join What’s the difference between healthy self-love and pathological narc

Weekly Insights: Try This Instead of Gratitude

Jan 30 2025 5 mins  
The "Weekly Insights" series is for paid members of Dr. Ettensohn's Heal NPD Youtube channel. In the short-term, Dr. Ettensohn is posting all even-numbered episodes free of charge. If you would like access to the full series, please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHeT5kujD1JqHRAi-x8xD-w/join In this episode of the members-only "Weekly Insights" series, Dr. Etten

The False Self: A Tragic Survival Strategy

Dec 22 2024 20 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Ettensohn explores the insights of Alice Miller regarding emotional abandonment and narcissistic use of the child, focusing on how these early dynamics shape pathological narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Drawing from Miller’s groundbreaking work, Dr. Ettensohn examines how a child growing up in a narcissogenic environment learns to ada

Without Emotional Skin: Understanding Borderline-Level NPD

Oct 25 2024 40 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Ettensohn draws on psychodynamic dimensional models of personality development to describe narcissism and NPD at the borderline level. Characterized by identity diffusion, blurred boundaries, and disrupted internal experience, borderline personality organization represents an "in between" level where the perceptions of the self and others float in and out of cl

Live with Dr. Ettensohn 7-25-24

Aug 06 2024 92 mins  
Dr. Mark Ettensohn answers questions and responds to viewer comments in a livestream broadcast from 7-25-24.

A Nameless Dread: Understanding Psychotic-Level NPD

Jul 05 2024 29 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Ettensohn draws on psychodynamic dimensional models of personality development to describe narcissism and NPD at the psychotic level. Characterized by compromised reality testing, symbiotic object relations, low integration between parts of the self, and the use of reality-distorting defense mechanisms, psychotic-level NPD represents both the least developmenta

Live with Dr. Ettensohn 4-26-24

Jun 26 2024 95 mins  
Dr. Mark Ettensohn answers questions and responds to viewer comments in a livestream broadcast from 4-26-24.

Live with Dr. Ettensohn 3-14-2024

Apr 29 2024 93 mins  
Dr. Ettensohn answers listener questions and responds to comments in a livestream broadcast from 3-14-24.