Surviving Narcissism with Dr. Les Carter

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Life with a narcissist is challenging, and Dr. Les Carter is here to assist. Whether you are feeling frustrated due to a narcissist's inability to blend well or you are feeling constantly invalidated by their need for control and their lack of empathy, Dr. C is your resource.  He is committed to helping people become part of Team Healthy, which focuses on DRC: dignity, respect, and civility.  In each of our episodes we will contrast the narcissistic patterns of life to the ways of Team Healthy.

Recent Episodes
  • Overcoming Narcissistic Abuse, featuring Elizabeth Shaw
    Nov 19, 2024 – 00:41:23
  • Healing From Complex Trauma, featuring Tim Fletcher
    Oct 22, 2024 – 00:36:47
  • The Dismissive Avoidant Covert Narcissist, featuring Dr. Thais Gibson
    Sep 24, 2024 – 00:37:27
  • Narcissists Are Masters At Creating Confusion, featuring Dr. Kerry McAvoy
    Sep 10, 2024 – 00:39:42
  • Detoxing From A Narcissist, featuring Natalie Jambazian
    Aug 27, 2024 – 00:34:26
  • What's Going On With The Narcissistic Bully In Your Life featuring Bill Eddy
    Aug 13, 2024 – 00:38:07
  • What Do Narcissists Gain By Belittling You?
    May 21, 2024 – 00:31:39
  • Breaking Free From Trauma Bonds, featuring Dr. Nadine Macaluso
    May 7, 2024 – 00:43:06
  • Healthy Versus Unhealthy Boundaries, Featuring Terri Cole
    Apr 23, 2024 – 00:36:36
  • Narcissistic Families That Resemble Cults, Featuring Meredith Miller
    Apr 9, 2024 – 00:37:18
  • Strategies Narcissists Use To Minimize Your Self-Trust, featuring Dr. Ramani Durvasula
    Mar 26, 2024 – 00:45:17
  • Why Narcissists Can’t Admit Being Wrong? Featuring Guy Winch
    Mar 19, 2024 – 00:37:18
  • If You Had Controlling Parents, featuring Dr. Dan Neuharth
    Mar 5, 2024 – 00:37:46
  • A Narcissist's Coercive Control, featuring Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola
    Feb 20, 2024 – 00:37:37
  • Building The Self You Were Never Allowed To Have, Featuring Jerry Wise
    Feb 6, 2024 – 00:37:27
  • A Narcissist's Underdeveloped Conscience
    Jan 23, 2024 – 00:32:26
  • The Trait That Eventually Reveals Covert Narcissism
    Jan 9, 2024 – 00:31:51
  • The Blending Of Narcissists And Codependency, Featuring Darlene Lancer
    Dec 19, 2023 – 00:36:26
  • When Narcissists Refuse To Accept Your Boundaries, Featuring Dr. Jamie Zuckerman
    Dec 12, 2023 – 00:39:18
  • What Dominant Narcissists Don't Want You To Know
    Dec 5, 2023 – 00:32:55
  • Healing From Toxic Relationships, Featuring Dr. Stephanie Sarkis
    Nov 28, 2023 – 00:44:19
  • Narcissists Show Who They Are In Conflicts
    Nov 21, 2023 – 00:32:22
  • The Conniving Sociopath, Featuring Dr. Jane McCartney
    Nov 14, 2023 – 00:38:55
  • Setting Boundaries with a Narcissist, Featuring Dr. Henry Cloud
    Nov 7, 2023 – 00:38:51
  • The Empath And The Narcissist...Lots Of Questions
    Oct 31, 2023 – 00:32:53
  • The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist, Featuring Debbie Mirza
    Oct 24, 2023 – 00:39:14
  • The Genius Of Empathy, Featuring Dr. Judith Orloff
    Oct 17, 2023 – 00:42:24
  • The Least Narcissistic Person I've Ever Met
    Oct 10, 2023 – 00:31:14
  • Why Do Narcissists Have To Be So Right?
    Oct 3, 2023 – 00:32:33
  • Slay The Bully, Featuring Rebecca Zung
    Sep 26, 2023 – 00:40:08
  • The Two Sides To A Narcissistic Trauma Bond
    Sep 19, 2023 – 00:32:25
  • A Narcissist's Profound Insecurity
    Sep 12, 2023 – 00:32:35
  • A Narcissist's Aggressive And Manipulative Tactics, featuring Jim Brillon
    Sep 5, 2023 – 00:35:59
  • Rethinking Narcissism, Featuring Dr. Craig Malkin
    May 16, 2023 – 00:42:57
  • Narcissists Are Defined By Psychological Laziness
    May 9, 2023 – 00:32:51
  • Why Does A Narcissist NEED To Keep You Deflated?
    May 2, 2023 – 00:33:01
  • The Emotional Chaos Narcissists Bring To You, featuring Kati Morton
    Apr 25, 2023 – 00:42:22
  • Narcissists Carry Pervasive Neediness Inside
    Apr 18, 2023 – 00:32:42
  • The Impact Of Trauma Bonding On The Body, Featuring Caroline Strawson
    Apr 11, 2023 – 00:34:40
  • How To Spot A Toxic Narcissist, featuring Dr. Kerry McAvoy
    Apr 4, 2023 – 00:39:03
  • Why Are Narcissists So Combative?
    Mar 28, 2023 – 00:32:41
  • Believing Me: Healing From Narcissistic Abuse, featuring Dr. Ingrid Clayton
    Mar 21, 2023 – 00:37:14
  • Why Narcissists Cannot Grow
    Mar 14, 2023 – 00:31:09
  • How Narcissists Try To Rob You Of You
    Mar 7, 2023 – 00:31:26
  • Fierce Love As An Alternative To Narcissism, Featuring Dr. Jacqui Lewis
    Feb 28, 2023 – 00:38:17
  • Why Do Narcissists Need You As A Foil?
    Feb 21, 2023 – 00:32:02
  • Breaking Free From A Narcissist, featuring Dr. Ramani Durvasula
    Feb 14, 2023 – 00:45:11
  • How To Interpret A Narcissist's Anger
    Feb 7, 2023 – 00:32:30
  • The Absurdity Of A Narcissist's Entitlement
    Jan 31, 2023 – 00:31:06
  • An Honest Alternative to Narcissism, featuring David Zahl
    Jan 24, 2023 – 00:37:08
Recent Reviews
  • PsychNP16
    Piano music is awful!
    The content is good! However, the piano music is jarring and very unpleasant to hear. It happens randomly too and makes me jump since it’s so much louder than the rest of the content. Please eliminate the piano music.
  • Anna76PT
    Thank you Dr Carter
    You have provided such amazing insight into my relationship. Thank you!! May God bless you!
  • Tashi Awesome
    Good content but jarring announcement breaks!
    Bam! Very loud piano music at random intervals. Dr Carter, please respect your listeners by turning down the piano!
  • Robbie Jey
    Self validation and education
    I am so grateful to hear in detail the characteristics described on both ends of the spectrum, the abuser and the victim. It gives me great insight into what my wife describes to me plus my own experiences. These last few episodes have literally made my stomach bubble up from resonating so much. Thank you!
  • JenTris4Water
    This is so helpful! Love it.
    The March 26th episode was spot on and exactly what I was going through. I absolutely loved that she asked the question “who’s getting stuck in these relationships”. That was so helpful to me. I hope that helps me in my future relationships.
  • hair62
    Thank you
    I feel that you have great guests, and truly are helping me feel better!
  • Nad McDonalds
    Perfect but...
    Please take out the woman/producer talking on the bumpers with the squeaking voice. It’s horrible to have to hear over and over!
  • aishah 123
    Greta resource
    I really feel the genuine nature of the host Dr Carter. Such a wonderful resource and gave me great insight into what covert narcissists are and his information is profound.
  • Slynnbryan
    Healing
    This has gotten me through such a difficult time, just by filling my head with the knowledge. I could not be more grateful for this podcast. My only ask, is that Dr. Carter remove having children or grandchildren as being, “the most important thing” from his commentary. Some people do not have the ability to have children, and this makes us feel even worse. Otherwise, this is the best podcast I’ve ever heard in my life and has changed my thinking patterns.
  • Kungfugeisha
    Please master your audio!
    I would really like to listen to this show more but the editing and mastering are terrible. Loud music cuts in abruptly, the announcements are twice the volume as the content. It’s very jarring.
  • Hoda82a
    Dr. Carter is on of the best!
    Listening to dr. Carter’s podcast is like going to university. He is describes narcissism and toxic personalities in every detail. He helped me tremendously is making sense of my narcissistic dad and all the other such personalities around me. I am so grateful to dr. Carter.
  • EmilyKopp
    Thank you Dr Carter
    I stumbled upon Dr Carter’s podcast and am so thankful that I did. Highly recommend for anyone dealing with a difficult person in their lives. He is spot on in describing the behaviors, so it’s very validating. Most of all, I’m so thankful for the suggestions in what you can do as the person on the receiving end of these difficult behaviors. Priceless resource. Thank you.
  • kdraggoo
    Great information, sometimes repetitive
    Dr. Carter obviously knows what he’s talking about. He goes in-depth with not only the character traits, but the history and why behind them. Each episode is segmented with self-promotion which is fine. Some of the segments are repeated, though. This is probably great for listeners who start at the latest episode and only listen to future episodes. For listeners who go into the history and listen from the beginning, it gets confusing. Ironically, while listening to this to clarify the crazy, I questioned my sanity when the first repeated segment occurred. I knew I had heard part of the episode, yet it showed I hadn’t listened to that episode. Took me a number of days bingeing the series before I figured it out. It would be helpful if the descriptions of each episode included names of the segments and, if a segment is repeated, the corresponding date of its first broadcast.
  • Twins are fun
    Thank you
    These podcasts have given great clarity to our understanding of 7 tragic years of working with an employee who was a covert narcissist. He gained an underground following of flying moneys that caused us great personal harm. This podcast continues to bring a depth of understanding of what we encountered and healing from it.
  • HCKinderTeacher
    Dr. C. Is Amazing!
    Thank you Dr. C.! You have profoundly helped my husband and me navigate a covert narcissistic ex spouse. We are focusing on helping ourselves and the three children - your videos have validated our experiences and given us tools to move forward and create healthy boundaries.
  • Get the bag
    My Therapist
    Dr C is the best! God revealed to me about the spirit of narcissism and then miraculously Dr C shows up on my YouTube feed! What a blessing he has been to me! That was about 5 years ago! This has been a journey filled with love and support that causes growth and a better way to live and I can share that with others. Dr C not only explains narcissistic personality but teaches how to become the best version of you!! ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️👏🏽🙏🏽✝️🙏🏽✝️❤️ You are doing God’s Work and I am forever grateful to you Dr C. Thank you to your wife for sharing you with the world!!!
  • Victorialove0515
    So incredibly helpful!
    I feel as though I’ve regained some of my sanity! Being able to spot the cycles and behavior flags has really helped my responses.
  • Annals of Obscurity
    Good podcast, spotty production
    The content can be a little repetitive once in a while, but overall these episodes are invaluable. I’d suggest two refinements: 1. In interviews, Dr. Carter should interject less of his own experience and perspective. 2. Whoever does the editing should cut the volume on those horrible piano blasts in the transitions. Those come in way too hot and hurt my ears every time.
  • SLO CA Native
    Informative
    I am learning so much about behavior and personality characteristics and tactics used by a narcissist. Very helpful. A breath of fresh air. I was feeling crazy, gaslighted, and confused. Such good information. Thank you so much! Keep up the good work.
  • Niiiicolaaaaa
    A podcast about narcissists that walks the walk!
    Dr. C.’s podcast demonstrates the principles he promotes: diginity, respect, and civility. He respects his listener by using clear, inclusive language. Every narcissist is not a cisgender male. Because my narcissist is female, listening to endless references to narcissists as, “he,” and “him,” makes me feel even more unseen and invisible than I already do! Which is quite a feat! I also feel confident that Dr. C. has plenty of knowledge about and experience with narcissistic people and traits. He brings a healthy dose of humility and vulnerability to his work, which is refreshing. And he seems to appreciate the nuances of living with a narcissist. If you watch his YouTube videos, sometimes his dog will wander into the room or be sleeping nearby, which I really relate positively to, having grown up with dogs in my home. Thank you, Dr. C., for sharing your knowledge and hope for lives filled with dignity, respect, and civility!
  • Zemyna21
    Really knowledgeable
    I’ve taken in a lot of his material, both videos and articles, and he has such good things to say. I am grateful for all of his work. Even though I have been studying these types for years, I find something new in every episode, or he says something in a way that puts it in a different perspective. Thank you thank you thank you!!
  • Rebbyreb99
    If only!
    If only I would have known what a narcissist is and the way Dr C describes it, a malignant narcissist is what I was involved with for years It’s been 5 years since I cut this person out of my life out of pure exhaustion and anxiety. I look back at what I was allowing in my life and how I was manipulated and how I owed him to bail him out of everything. I even went for counseling because in his words, I was the problem. I strongly urge every person who may have a narcissist i their life, to listen to Dr. C! If I would have known about Dr. C, I would have not spent tens of thousands, tens of thousands of years on someone who was never going to be the person he told me he was
  • life defined
    Propped me up
    I’m inspired to be myself . I’ve been so lost for 24 yrs with the covert narcissist. What I lost is being found everyday with listening to these podcasts. Self help, recovery being my authentic self again. Being gentle with myself while I recover.
  • solomonsebastian
    Paint the Sky Pink
    Openly agitated does quite cut it DR. C It an OUT OF CONTROL RAGE
  • Liz11692
    Great information but…
    Host is wonderful but saying “ok” interrupts the guest and is distracting.
  • MSAK684
    So much knowledge and wisdom here
    I have binged this podcast all day and have so very much enjoyed hearing Dr. C speak. He is knowledgeable and kind, and offers so much grace to the listener. I came to this podcast with a great deal of information on narcissism yet learned so much more and gained a greater context of how to view it. Highly recommend giving this is a listen!
  • Mrs.Sunshine2120T
    Grateful 🥹
    In 2020, I discovered I was in a narcissist abusive marriage. It amazes me how I read or hear stories that mirror my lived experiences with y husband. I appreciate your YouTube videos and your podcast. Many don’t “get it” because he isn’t the same publicly as he is privately. This has been the best and worst relationship I’ve ever been in. It’s a mind-bender, for sure. Your videos are helping me truly understand the depths of this disorder.
  • Dunnwell
    Helpful!!
    This podcast has helped me so much and I’m very thankful for Dr. Carter and his work. I have learned a lot about myself and about my relationships. One thing I’d ask: can you all work on the sound balance during the transitions? I listen to your show in the car and in the middle of your episodes, you transition to an announcement with piano music that is so loud in comparison to the talking that it makes me jump. Last week I nearly got in a car accident because the loud piano music startled me so much. It’s just out of balance. Thanks so much!!
  • 1FITRD
    1FITrd
    I love your clear messages on how to heal from narcissistic abuse. I found you on youtube and I have learned so much already. The abuse came at the hands of family members & you made me realize that I’m not the problem. I thought I was going crazy. Not anymore.
  • saynotoPAreminders
    Saving Lives
    You are unquestionably saving lives by making this information free and public. Thank you so much for this content. Please keep it up.
  • Sattvala
    AMAZING and PROFOUND
    I just listen to 7/19 “why you need to understand narcissistic injury“ and immediately replayed it! This is the perfect synopsis and explanation for a very ugly run-in we had with my brother-in-law which has haunted me for the past three years. Thank you so much for this valuable information!
  • On Team Healthy
    Getting the help I was looking for
    I so appreciate Dr. Carter’s YouTube channel, videos and I’m taking some time out to listen to his podcast. I had no idea what narcissism was. One day Dr. Carters video popped up on my TV and I’ve been watching him every day since. It has been a little over a year since I’ve been working through my healing process and Dr. Carter has been such an inspiration with all the information that he gives. Thank you Dr. Carter for all the work you do and all the people you help
  • atxfitgal
    #teamhealthy
    It’s hard to overstate how much Dr C has helped me over the past couple of years. Both his material and delivery are always reassuring and grounding. There are so many positive things I could say, but I’ll leave it at five stars and my deepest gratitude.
  • Rainydaygirl0127
    Piano music loud and distracting.
    I’m a pianist myself and I came here to listen to him speak, not to hear sharp music. Music isn’t even necessary. The background music here is extremely loud and distracting. Very disappointed.
  • Sportsphotogirl13
    Informative and help information from a covert narcissist abuse survivor
    I really like this informative podcast. It is validating how I feel and reassuring me that I can overcome the abuse. My only complaint is the loud piano music. His voice is nice and soothing, but when the piano music comes on, it almost hurts my ears.
  • Avakin Life OG
    Thank you DR!
    I have found the YouTube channel first and now to have found the podcast feels like a secret treasure. It is a treasure of its own to have such a great good willed doctor educate us on narcissism and all provide us tools through YouTube or his podcast. I will definitely be listening to this podcast. Tysm Doc & Gus !
  • monttrac
    A Real Source of Understanding
    Can’t say enough for Dr Carter’s analyses, of the narcissistic personality and those who live on the planet with them. He’s a wonderful resource, with a down-to-earth perspective. Uses examples with dialogue straight from the mouths of narcissists.
  • No Need for a Nicname...
    Dr. Carter gets it!
    I’ve been listening to Dr. Carter for years. He offers practical help for those of us trapped in despair. He has a compassionate heart combined with wise insight. Dr. Carter wants us to live peaceful lives filled with dignity, respect, and civility.
  • honore200
    Life saver
    Found him on YouTube recently and absolutely love him. He just seems to be such a kind human, caring and insightful . Despite the harsh topic, he always finds something positive and encouraging to bring to the table.
  • Lorax_73
    Team Healthy
    I found Dr C a year ago, and his wisdom has helped me see things more clearly and begin the healing process. I highly recommend listening to this podcast if you are dealing with a narcissist in your life.
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