Female Psychopaths – Devastating Impacts on Children

Female psychopaths that are mothers have a devastating impact on their children … some may murder, maim, or expose them to recklessly endangering situations … others, countless more, intentionally expose their children to psychologically and emotionally damaging circumstances. Why? What motivates this behavior?  Psychopaths fundamentally devalue others so as to enrich their personal sense of self … they gain...
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Female Psychopaths – What the Opposite Looks Like!

Those of you who have come to my presentations know that at the very end, I mention Darlene, a woman I met while staying at a Vermont inn. She was our breakfast waitress and was so cheerful every morning that I asked her, “What makes you so happy?” She said, “I choose to be happy.”...
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Ferreting out a Psychopath

Often people ask me whether someone they know might be a psychopath, or they may describe certain characteristics and insist someone they know is a psychopath.  My answer is always the same: “It is very difficult to tell if someone is truly a psychopath.  To be a true clinical psychopath, the person must display an...
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Clues a Psychopath may be near!

When I do sessions about how to spot a psychopath, I provide some clues that may hint that a psychopath is in your midst.  Here are a few: Beware of someone telling you “this is confidential.”  This can be a trick a psychopath uses to pit one person against another. It can also be a...
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