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.”...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

Listen to Winifred Rule talking about the Female Psychopath as broadcast on September 4, 2017 on Real Revolution Radio.  Links to the podcast are listed below.  Enjoy! The Hal Steinhart Show with Special Guest Winifred Rule (Youtube): https://youtu.be/aoCzXPariZE The Hal Steinhart Show with Special Guest Winifred Rule (Spreaker): http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-hal-steinhart-show_1

This Venn diagram developed by Dr. Robert D. Hare, a major psychopathy researcher, shows how psychopathy relates to Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) and mental illness in the general population.  Rough estimates by psychopathy researcher put the prevalence of psychopathy at around 1% of the population.  There are no unique statistics for the prevalence of psychopathy...Read More