Spotting Narcissism with Stefanos Sifandos | The Mark Groves Podcast

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Themes:
Dating, Relationships, Narcissism, Red Flags, Gaslighting
Summary:
Our relationships and how happy we are within them has a powerful influence on our health, wellbeing and quality of life. In fact, in the Harvard Study of Adult Development which tracked the health of 268 sophomores over a period of 80 years, those who were the most satisfied in their relationships at age 50 were the healthiest at age 80. Surprise, surprise: close relationships are what keep us going and are better predictors of long and happy lives than social class, IQ or even genes.
With that in mind, I wanted to interview relational alchemist Stefanos Sifandos on the important topic of narcissism so you can feel more empowered as you navigate dating and your relationships in general. This episode is a sneak peek into Week Four of my Dating 101 course, so if you're ready to dive into the deep work of relational awareness and set the stage for heart-led, fulfilling relationships, head to datingisdope.com to get on the Fall 2022 waitlist!
Discover:
* The root of narcissism or narcissistic traits and why this personality disorder/way of relating manifests
* Why those with narcissistic traits are attracted to those who are empathic, highly-sensitive and/or codependent
* How to identify narcissism and the red flags to look for
* Empowering tips to diffuse the power of a narcissist
Links:
* Dating 101 - Get on the waitlist for Fall 2022 at datingisdope.com
* Follow Stefanos on Instagram at / stefanossifandos
* Explore Stefanos' offerings at stefanossifand...
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[@barbdrinnan1867]

Months into my journey I discovered I had been married to an NPD for 30 years. This video was an excellent source of info and so bang on. Dealing with my codependency and empathic nature and learning to truly love myself has been its reward. Thank you for the guest speaker today Mark!

[@ishqahillman323]

Setting boundaries made me feel like the narcissist because I wasn’t compromising but he was asking me to agree to things that weren’t real and self sabotage. My intuition was 💯 every time.

[@ishqahillman323]

His accusations of insecurity and years of gaslighting led me to do my own work. Makes him easier to heal from. Grateful the depth of love led to healing deeper wounds.

[@aggier9686]

I’m an extroverted HSP and I couldn’t have agreed more with all of this!

[@revolutionary_evolution]

Thank you, Mark, for yet another deeply insightful podcast. And many thanks to Stefanos as well, for speaking on a dark topic that needs all the light it can get. Well done gentleman. ❤️👏👏👏

[@dianaschramer5065]

In my experience, covert narcissists are self-deprecating rather than grandiose. That so-called vulnerability is also a hook.

[@institoriseva1254]

The two of you together, in service of education and growth, amazing ✨🙏🏻 Deep appreciation for your work, thank you🙏🏻❤️

[@brianjeannette]

Phenomenal video. Thank you both 🙏

[@ishqahillman323]

Base camp at Everest - yeahhhhh pretty much

[@crencottrell7849]

As I have been conquering a spirit of reactive abuse to a female narc who smeared me half a decade ago (battled feelings of wanting to expose her, go off on her, even get physical with her), I just wanna say to her: "You do know God is and has been watching you acting aggressive towards people with the intention of getting negative reactions, watched you when you acted aggressive towards me hoping I'd react and then use my reactive abuse to smear me, watched you when you DID smear me when I called out you on your bad behavior, is watching you now if you still have any evil intentions if I break no contact to reach out to you and ask you WHY you did the vindictive things you do (not to mention ask her how you can claim to be a Christian yet feel comfortable uploading vulgar posts online that are still viewable years later)?" 😤

[@MK-91313]

you guys are incredible but most of the pathological narcissists we get involved with in trauma bonds ( not typical avoidant types ) are beyond the realm of getting help or the right questions at the right times. I am a woman in my 40s with definite codependent tendencies but really more of an empath and there was no way and is no way he can or will ever be introspective enough to really change. i’ve tried everything over the past 2 years. the lack of self awareness is too deeply ingrained in their 30s. amazing interview.