Soft + Savage Podcast

Narcissism: The Soup We’re Swimming In Sam Vaknin

Louise Levin

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Episode Summary: Dr. Samuel Vaknin unveils narcissism's dual nature: wounded children wearing masks of grandiosity. From love-bombing to discarding, they create psychological mazes for victims while their emptiness drives constant validation-seeking. Different types—overt, covert, somatic, cerebral—share childhood trauma origins, but their destructive patterns can captivate individuals and societies alike.

Sam Vaknin 

Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revealed: https://www.amazon.com/Malignant-Self-Love-Narcissism-Sam-Vaknin/dp/8023833847

Youtube page:https://www.youtube.com/@samvaknin

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