Psychjourney Audio Book Club

Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life

MP3 File  Length-44 minutes, 49 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Linda Martinez-Lewi, author of Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life published by Tarcher/Penguin.

Dr. Linda Martinez-Lewi

Linda Martinez-Lewi, Ph.D. brings a wealth of professional expertise and clinical experience to the treatment of personality disorders, including narcissistic and borderline disorders. She holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She has training and clinical experience in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and has worked extensively with patients who share their personal and professional lives with narcissistic personalities including spouses, partners, boyfriends, girlfriends, children, siblings, bosses, co-workers, and friends. She has also treated patients suffering from severe childhood trauma, agoraphobia, anxiety disorders and clinical depression.

Dr. Martinez-Lewi grew up in Los Angeles, has lived in the Pacific Northwest and now resides in Carlsbad, California.  Visit her website http://thenarcissistinyourlife.com

It's So Hard to Love You: Staying Sane When Your Loved One Is Manipulative, Needy, Dishonest, or Addicted

MP3 File  Length-22 minutes, 4 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Bill Klatte, MSW, LCSW, co-author with his sister, Kate Thompson, of It's So Hard to Love You: Staying Sane When Your Loved One Is Manipulative, Needy, Dishonest, or Addicted published by New Harbinger.

Bill Klatte, MSW, LCSW

Bill Klatte, MSW, LCSW, has been a psychotherapist and social worker for more than thirty-two years. He is currently a psychotherapist with Medical Associates Health Centers near Milwaukee, WI, and has counseled thousands of people individually, in families, and in groups. He gives presentations, workshops, and seminars to professionals as well as laypeople on such topics as parenting, anger management, and self-growth.

The Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome: What to Do If Someone in Your Life Has a Dual Personality - or If You Do

Length-39 minutes, 17 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Beverly Engel, MFCT author of The Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome: What to Do If Someone in Your Life Has a Dual Personality - or If You Do published by Wiley.

Ms. Beverly Engel, MFCT

Beverly Engel, MFCT is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and an acclaimed advocate for victims of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. She is the author of 18 self-help books, including 3 best selling books on emotional abuse: The Emotionally Abusive Relationship, The Emotionally Abused Woman, and Encouragements for the Emotionally Abused Woman.  Engel is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and has been practicing psychotherapy for 30 years.

In addition to her professional work, Beverly frequently lends her expertise to national television talk shows. She has appeared on Oprah, CNN, Starting Over, Sally Jesse Raphael, Donahue, and other programs in the United States and Canada. She has regularly contributed to Psychology Today, and has been featured in a number of newspapers and magazines, including The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal, and Shape.

Beverly has also participated in several radio and Internet programs, including Airtalk with Larry Mantle, The Joan Hamburg Show, Psychology Today (answering emails with show host Robert Epstein, Ph.D.), and responding to viewer mail on Channel One. She is also a dynamic speaker, workshop leader, and teacher. Engel lives in San Luis Obispo, CA. Visit her website .

The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family

Length-1 hour, 26 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Eleanor D. Payson, M.S.W., author of The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family published Julian Day Publications.

Ms. Eleanor D. Payson, M.S.W.

Eleanor Payson is a licensed martial and family therapist, practicing individual, marital, and family therapy for the past twenty-four years. Graduating from the University of Michigan in 1983 with her Masters in Social Work, she has continued her education on issues ranging from; chemical dependency and codependency, adult children of alcoholics, narcissism and borderline personality disorders, relationship therapy, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

In 1993, Eleanor trained personally with Dr. Harville Hendrix to become a certified imago therapist. Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., in his book, Getting the Love You Want, develops the concepts, techniques, and skills of imago therapy. Helping couples achieve more rewarding and fulfilling relationships is one of Eleanor's greatest passions and goals. She has conducted numerous workshops teaching couples conflict resolution skills and the beginning concepts of imago therapy.

Since 1993, Eleanor has increasingly specialized in the unique and challenging difficulties that adult with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder face. Eleanor has been a presenter with Authur Robin, Ph.D. at the national ADDA and CHADD conferences. Visit her website.

Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life

Length- 51 minutes, 53 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Les Carter, author of Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me: How to Recognize and Manage the Narcissists in Your Life published by Jossey-Bass.

Dr. Les Carter

Dr. Les Carter is a psychotherapist in private practice in Southlake, Texas. He is the best selling author of 20 books including The Anger Trap and his latest, Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me. Over the years he has conducted many seminars across America focusing on emotional and spiritual well being. Visit his website.

Breaking Free from Boomerang Love: Getting Unhooked from Borderline Personality Disorder Relationships

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Length- 39 minutes, 10 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney Ms. Lynn Melville, author of Boomerang Love: Getting Unhooked from Abusive Borderline Relationships published by Melville Publications

Ms. Lynn Melville

Lynn Melville has served as executive director of the Mental Health Association in her hometown. Working with an all-volunteer board and community volunteers, she worked to educate people about mental health issues. Since the publication of her book, she’s been very busy educating domestic violence victims about this disorder and telephone-coaching people all over the country who are struggling to leave these Borderline relationships.

Visit her website www.boomeranglove.com and blog  www.stoptheabuse.blogs.com

Stop Walking On Eggshells

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Length-34 minutes, 44 seconds

Randi Kreger is the well-known coauthor of Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder. She is also the author of the Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook. These two bestselling books, along with her prominent website BPDCentral.com, has brought the concerns of family members with a Borderline loved one to an international forefront. Together, they've sold more than 300,000 copies and been translated into several different languages.

Kreger's popular web site, BPDCentral.com, contains essential information, online support groups, and much more. It is also the home of Eggshells Press, which offers several specialized booklets for various family members: parents (Hope for Parents), partners (Love and Loathing), and those who find themselves in family court (Splitting and the You're My World Custody CD. Kreger gives keynote presentations throughout the United States and hasappeared many times in the print and electronic media.