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115. How to Identify Human Predators (Dark Triad) | Dr. Karen Mitchell

Release Date: 06/07/2025

126. The Dark Attraction Between Religion and Warfare | Mark Juergensmeyer, Ph.D.

Brad Carr Podcast

Mark Juergensmeyer shares how war and religion are used in tandem to spur people to view the world in absolute terms. 00:00 In this episode...00:40 War is politics by other means02:08 War as alternative reality04:11 Religion as alternative reality05:07 War and Religion go together11:08 Absolute language of war and religion14:27 9/11 compared to Pearl Harbor23:08 Can you win a War on Terror?25:52 War as chaos26:55 War as clarity28:42 War as manipulation30:48 Warfare in religion33:05 Does religion cause war?37:36 Sam Harris on religion and war38:32 Enemies41:15 interviewing terrorists47:35 How...

125. How Narcissists Use Conspiracy Theories to Gaslight Everyone | Mike Rothschild

Brad Carr Podcast

Mike Rothschild shares how conspiracy theories take advantage of human psychology, especially in vulnerable people, and what to do about it. 00:00 In this episode... 00:33 Conspiracy theories are everywhere 01:34 Conspiracy is real. Conspiracy theories are not. 02:48 Cult brainwashing and conspiracy theories 04:33 Who leads conspiracy theories? 06:01 How vulnerable people are targeted 07:38 Conspiracy theories start like relationships with narcissists 08:41 Conspiracy theories play on existing beliefs 10:59 The process of falling down the rabbit hole 12:34 People who share conspiracy theories...

124. Dr. Gwen Adshead: Can Narcissists and Psychopaths Be Changed?

Brad Carr Podcast

Forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Gwen Adshead discusses her experience treating psychopaths, narcissists, and violent people. 00:00 In this episode...01:00 What is forensic psychiatry?02:20 What is it like to treat a murderer?03:31 What distinguishes a murderer who can change?04:35 What makes a bad person?06:15 Comparing psychopaths and murderers08:44 Can psychopaths change?11:04 Psychopathy is not all or none12:47 Many psychopaths are not in prison14:21 White-collar psychopaths16:18 Are psychopaths born or made?20:09 The dimensional approach to mental health disorders22:22 The Biopsychosocial...

123. Thrill-Seeking is Genetic. It's Not Just Dopamine. | Alex Hutchinson (THE EXPLORER'S GENE)

Brad Carr Podcast

Alex Hutchinson discusses the genetic origins of human exploration and how to overcome fatigue, fear, and cognitive dissonance. 00:00 In this episode... 01:34 Letting go of the past 04:13 The genetic pull toward novelty 09:42 ADHD traits and genetics 12:17 How does dopamine affect behavior? 16:04 The Dark Room Problem 20:03 Freeze Response and Aversion to Exploration 22:37 How Cognitive Dissonance Affects Behavior 25:51 The Explore/Exploit Dilemma 29:29 How to make hard things feel more manageable 33:34 Overcoming negative voices in your head 37:27 How to use laughter and revenge 40:16 Using...

122. How a Personality Disorder Is Developed | Ken Wilber

Brad Carr Podcast

Ken Wilber discusses the developmental and genetic factors of personality disorders, especially narcissistic personality disorder. 00:00 Origins of Narcissistic Personality Disorder 04:32 Does abuse cause narcissistic personality disorder? 06:38 What causes pathology in development? 07:41 Repression and misinterpreting our own mind 08:49 Freezing, dissociation, repression 09:48 Addressing repression and dissociation in ourselves 28:09 Most people overestimate their thinking 36:59 Genetics in developmental psychology 44:08 What role do genes have in personality disorders? 46:41 Ken Wilber's...

121. Intelligence is Genetic. Environment Can Help. | Dr. Russell Warne

Brad Carr Podcast

Dr. Russell Warne discusses the genetic factors of intelligence and how can make use of our intelligence, especially in career. DISCLAIMER: The information provided is for educational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice from a qualified healthcare provider. ---------------------------- RELATED LINKS Dr. Robert Plomin on Behavioral Genetics: Dr. Peter Salerno on Narcissism and Genetics: Dr. Russell Warne's website: Dr. Russell Warne's book: Brad's microphone: 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to help get more guests on the show: ...

120. The Covert Grooming Tactics of Human Predators | Ehren Dorsey

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Ehren Dorsey discusses the grooming tactics of human predators and how those tactics affect our bodies and minds, especially in relationships. 00:00 In this episode... 03:28 Grooming defined 04:24 Analogies to explain skilled predators 06:17 Manipulators will be your friend or lover 06:53 Storytelling in manipulation 08:31 Why do we assume people are safe? 09:21 Storytelling techniques of predators 17:31 How manipulators rearrange your psyche 23:40 Learning to recover and soothe yourself 25:11 Rebuilding your mind after grooming 29:01 Modeling, stereotypes, and nuance 32:34 The danger of black...

119. Narcissism is Genetic. Parents Don't Make a Difference. | Dr. Robert Plomin

Brad Carr Podcast

Dr. Robert Plomin discusses the science of our genes and how they affect our psychology, especially narcissistic personality disorder and psychopathy. 00:00 In this episode... 01:38 Introducing Dr. Robert Plomin 02:12 Narcissism, Genetics, and Parenting 08:03 Non-Shared Environment 10:04 Do Parents Cause Narcissistic Personality Disorder? 16:46 How Parents Can Make a Difference 19:19 Personality Is Probablistic, Not Fatalistic 20:52 "Parental Negativity" Is a Response to Antisocial Children 23:23 Heritability of Callous Unemotional Traits 25:42 Psychopathy is the most heritable aspect of...

118. How to Grow After Leaving a Narcissist | Amy Morin LCSW

Brad Carr Podcast

Resilience expert Amy Morin shares the keys to understanding and rebuilding mental strength after a traumatic relationship. Amy is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist. 00:00 In this episode... 01:42 Time does NOT heal all things 02:56 What is your full potential in life? 03:32 What heals narcissistic abuse? 04:49 The danger of people pleasing 06:29 How to break negative relationship patterns 09:15 How to experiment in your life 11:43 What if you're in a relationship with a dark personality? 14:44 The threat of needing to "fix" yourself 17:22 How to know what you can control...

117. Does the CIA Control Minds? (Project MK-ULTRA) | Stephen Kinzer

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Stephen Kinzer is a leading expert on CIA history, especially Project MK-ULTRA, and a former NYT Bureau Chief. He shares his research on the CIA's quest for mind control. 00:00 In this episode... 00:57 Mission of the CIA 03:52 Mission of Project MK-ULTRA 05:23 MK-ULTRA had "license to kill" 06:37 Why Sidney Gottlieb led MK-ULTRA 14:21 Operation MIDNIGHT CLIMAX 16:57 Why did the CIA believe in mind control? 19:57 Brainwashing is real. Mind control is different. 21:17 Why did MK-ULTRA hire Nazis? 26:10 How did Sidney Gottlieb justify his actions? 29:17 The CIA's use of magic 31:10 LSD was made...

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Dr. Karen MItchell exposes the common attributes of dark personalities (Narcissists, Psychopaths, etc.) found in her groundbreaking research. Her work is comprehensive and nuanced.

00:00 In this episode... 03:00 Introducing Dr. Karen Mitchell 04:26 Motivation to study Dark Personalities 05:52 Brain anomalies of human predators 06:43 Us vs. Them (Prey vs. Predators) 07:13 How to protect ourselves? 07:58 Accept the reality: 10% are Dark Personalities 09:33 Attributes of Dark Personalites 11:03 Predatory. They look for vulnerable victims 12:24 Isolation is incredibly damaging 13:07 How victims are chosen 13:39 Weakening the victim. Gaslighting 14:50 How high-functioning predators "Go for the kill" 15:15 Pathological Anger. "Eyes going black" 15:59 Driving victims to suicide. Taking children. Shunning. 16:51 Why can't we recognize Narcissists and Psychopaths? 17:55 Control and dominance drive the Dark Personality 21:08 Past research about Dark Personalities is flawed 23:30 Sadism: satisfaction in hurting others 25:49 Critique of Dr. Robert Hare's Psychopathy checklist (PCL-R) 26:55 Limitations of Coercive Control 29:49 Dark Personalities have these attributes 31:47 Dark Personalities all use these tactics 32:56 Grouping the attributes of Dark Personalities 33:09 Group 1: Driving the agenda 33:52 Group 2: Dark motivation and operation 35:09 Group 3: Truth is not easy to distinguish 35:55 Group 4. Different experience of feelings (callous) 36:31 When you recognize a Dark Personality 37:27 How to find an ally 38:47 Show a pattern of behavior 39:01 Use Dr. Mitchell's model to expose Dark Personalities 39:33 Document the behavior 40:32 Depend on your allies 41:18 Dark Personalities have sycophants (Flying Monkeys) 42:50 Research the person's background and know the red flags 43:22 Dark Personalities will research you (Stalking) 44:02 Dark Personalities will reverse attribute their own behavior 44:15 Critical thinking is necessary to help victims 46:30 Intuition and sensing anger in Dark Personalities 47:18 Identifying the tactics of Dark Personalities 51:32 Do they all learn at Psychopath University? 53:20 Dark Personalities in research create confusion 56:14 Manipulation: The Dark Personality's Superpower! 58:40 Dark Personalities live to target people 59:27 Positioning manipulation as positive 1:00:04 Dark Personalities have a plan to isolate and SMEAR CAMPAIGN 1:02:57 Isolation starts before the victim realizes it 1:03:22 Grooming of adults by Dark Personalities 1:07:10 Accepting the evil in Dark Personalities 1:07:59 "It takes two to tango" is not true in relationships with psychopaths 1:10:24 Similar to FBI profiling for high-functioning predators 1:12:07 How can we accept the ill intention of Dark Personalities? 1:13:10 The challenge of Cognitive Dissonance 1:13:54 How to use red flags 1:15:15 Distinctions within the Dark Personality 1:20:01 Violence is not fundamental to Dark Personalities 1:22:13 find Dr. Karen Mitchell 1:23:30 Dr. Mitchell's experience helping victims of Dark Personalities 1:25:16 SHARE this episode. Raise awareness about narcissistic abuse.

DISCLAIMER: The information provided is for educational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice from a qualified healthcare provider.

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