Season 2-- Episode 12. What is a narcissist really? And is a little narcissism not so bad? Ruthann Harpur, a psychologist from the U.K, helps us understand the nuances.

Go ahead and text me! I met Ruthann on a Facebook group that centers on podcasting. I was looking for guests for The Storied Human. She was particularly interested in speaking to me because she works with narcissists and people who are dealing with narcissists and she wanted to talk a bit about the Greek myth of Narcissus, the beautiful man who fell in love with his reflection. But there was another character in this story, and that was the lovelorn Echo, whose love for Narcissus remains unrequited.Ruthann helps us understand that a small amount of narcissism is not a bad thing. She introduces us to the idea that narcissism is a spectrum, and the popular idea is that all narcissists are the worst kind-- abusive and horrid. The truth is more subtle, as it often is.You can find Ruthann at [email protected] and on Youtube and TikTok. The psychologists she mentioned are below:Craig Malkin, Rethinking Narcissism / The Narcissist Test (its under 2 different titles but it is the same book)Keith Campbell, The New Science of NarcissismWendy Behary, Disarming the NarcissistHer website is https://www.ruthannharpur.co.ukIf people want to keep up to date with courses and things I am running then they can join my mailing list and get a free meditation exercise here: https://www.ruthannharpur.co.uk/opt-inAnd you can find me on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@drruthannharpur/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drruthannharpur/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drruthannharpurTHANK YOU FOR LISTENING!Check out my Facebook group -- The Storied Human.The Storied Human is on YouTube now-- check it out:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIHYKJ0fBDIF7hzWCu7b396GMJU-2qb7hHave a story? DM me on instagram:  lthompson_574Drop me an email: [email protected] all my links on  Linktree:https://linktr.ee/StoriedHuman/Also see all episodes on my new website: https://www.podpage.com/the-storied-human-what-is-your-story/episodes/Keep in touch!Original music  "Saturday Sway" by Brendan Talian (for  all interviews before 2025)