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128. How Human Predators Hunt Vulnerable Women | Jennifer R. Young, Author of WOMEN WHO LOVE PSYCHOPATHS

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Release Date: 09/15/2025

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Jennifer R. Young is co-author of Women Who Love Psychopaths: Inside the Relationships of Inevitable Harm with Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

00:00 In this episode... 01:18 Introducing Jennifer R. Young 02:13 What is a psychopath? 03:06 The 3 Types of Batterers 06:08 Psychopaths cause harm wherever they go 07:40 The Low Conscious Umbrella 08:57 "Pervasive and enduring pattern of behavior" 09:27 The priority for survivors 10:49 Facts In the Face Method 11:41 "They are sicker than we are smart" 12:31 Identifying the red flags 14:27 Inevitable Harm 19:09 Psychopathic Brain Deficiencies 19:41 What makes them predatory? 20:44 Target: meets needs in the moment and can be controlled 21:27 Predators want control. We want connection. 22:54 How predators hunt and test you 25:03 How to avoid predatory communication 28:13 "Words are the tool they use" 28:56 Group chat and social media stalking 30:35 How do predators camouflage their sickness? 32:31 The mask will adapt to the environment 34:30 They do good to get away with bad 36:34 Why is no one immune to manipulation? 37:56 Experience helps us recognize predators 38:30 Predators use other people as camouflage 40:12 How targeting and grooming happens 41:20 Confusion paralyzes targets 43:18 Abusers take advantage of strengths in personality 45:24 Being torn down appears as weakness 46:31 We lack context for dangerous personalities 47:15 Devastation and Cognitive Dissonance 50:05 Recognizing that some people are bad 53:46 How predators use speed and intensity 58:06 Twinning: how predators match you 59:25 How predators elicit information from you 1:00:45 How predators control your space 1:02:30 Predators needs control to feel settled 1:02:53 Psychopaths have emotions when control is threatened 1:05:04 Dialectical Thinking: the opposite of cognitive dissonance 1:05:38 Empowerment in understanding personality disorders 1:07:20 How predators make you dependent 1:09:30 Physical responses to dangerous people 1:11:46 Do NOT trust your gut! 1:15:23 Predators cannot bond. They only attach. 1:17:45 The Pipeline of Pathological Relationships 1:20:05 How predators use trance states 1:23:34 State-Dependent Learning and Conditioning 1:26:06 Why Targets Don't Believe Facts 1:28:41 Do predators know what they're doing? 1:30:51 Compliance: Persuasive Reasoning, Coercion, and Subterfuge 1:33:37 What prevents targets from confronting predators? 1:36:30 Perceived protection makes us dependent 1:37:30 Cult mind control, thought-killing phrases, apocalyptic timelines 1:38:36 Why predators are friends with ex-girlfriends 1:39:21 SMEAR CAMPAIGNING the discarded target 1:40:22 Everyone is a tool to be used 1:42:25 How can society stop predators? 1:45:09 find Jennifer Young online 1:45:33 Survivor success stories 1:48:38 SHARE this episode to raise awareness

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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RELATED LINKS Dr. Peter Salerno on Narcissism and Genetics: https://youtu.be/yx-0px-ymtM

Dr. Karen Mitchell on Human Predators: https://youtu.be/KcfuSbHbEoc

Dr. George Simon on Narcissists and Manipulation: https://youtu.be/rThlIF1Hzp4

Dr. Kerry McAvoy on Narcissistic Abuse: https://youtu.be/lkxBdZs2VLk

Ehren Dorsey on Grooming and Manipulation: https://youtu.be/ugh2_vzlsQk

Dr. Robert Plomin on Behavioral Genetics: https://youtu.be/V_JF5wM40xw

Jennifer R. Young's book: https://amzn.to/4mTNO22

Jennifer R. Young's website: jenniferyounglmhc.com

Brad's microphone: https://amzn.to/4jVOjqq

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How Human Predators Hunt Vulnerable Women | Jennifer R. Young, Author of WOMEN WHO LOVE PSYCHOPATHS

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