Lisa E. Scott, author of "It's All About Him" will continue her discussion with book/messageboard readers on how to avoid or recover from painful relationships with narcissists. In this week's episode, Elena will interview Grammy Award winner, Leslie Ellis, about how she overcame her relationship with a destructive narcissist and turned her dreams into reality. Please join us! Wednesday, July 29th at 9:00 p.m. CST.

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In order to recognize a narcissist, it's important to understand the difference between healthy self-esteem and narcissism. Narcissism is the “enemy” of healthy self-esteem. It is something that looks like the real thing, but is not. Narcissus, as many know, is the legendary Greek character who fell in love with his own image and drowned because he stared too long at his reflection in a pond of water. A narcissist is obsessed with his image and has no real sense of self.

Lisa E. Scott, author of "It's All About Him" will continue her discussion with book/messageboard readers on how to avoid or recover from painful relationships with narcissists. In this week's episode, Lisa and Elena will provide general insight on how the experience of divorcing a narcissist is different from divorcing a normal person. Tips on how to handle the narcissist during this process as well as how to maintain your sanity will also be provided.

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Ok, you know I despise reality television, but I cannot resist watching ABC's "The Bachelor/ette" because inevitably, there is always a character on this show who is a raging Narcissist. This season it is Wes, the bachelor who was rightfully dismissed from this week's show for being a raging Narcissist.

I will gladly take this opportunity to provide America with a real-life example of a quintessential Narcissist by dedicating my blog talk radio show to discussing what makes Wes a Narcissist, as well as how to recognize a Narcissist before you get hurt.

Lisa E. Scott, author of "It's All About Him" will continue her discussion with book/messageboard readers on how to recognize a narcissist before you get hurt and offer coping strategies to those already involved in a relationship with a narcissist. In this week's episode, Lisa and Elena will discuss what it is like to date a narcissist and point out red flags you can look for to avoid getting in too deep with a narcissist.

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Ok, ladies, who is watching the Bachelorette this season? As you know I find reality television apalling at times. However, ABC's "The Bachelorette" always seems to suck me in since it's about dating and relationships. I love observing human behavior, especially when it comes to romantic relationships. While I don't know if any of it is real, I do like to analyze it all.

Jillian has a great personality and seems very intelligent. Unfortunately, as has happened to many of us, she is being duped by a con-artist. Wes is a raging narcissist. He is as fake as they get. Both Tanner and Jake tried to tell her, but she does not want to believe it. Why does she refuse to believe it? Because he is charming as hell and brilliant at manipulating her.

Last week I was interviewed about my book on 700 WLW Cincinnati Afternoon Drive Show by Eddy Fingers and Tracy Jones. It was a fun conversation and I would like to share it with all of you as we collectively continue to build awareness about narcissism. You can click on link below to be taken to my Press Page, which has an mp3 of the interview.

http://www.lisaescott.com/press-releases

Lisa E. Scott, author of "It's All About Him" will continue her discussion with book/messageboard readers on how to recognize a narcissist before you get hurt and offer coping strategies to those already involved in a relationship with a narcissist. In this week's episode, Lisa and Barbara will specifically discuss the different ways a narcissist manipulates, including the confusing cycle of being idealized by the narcissist to completely discarded and devalued.

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I was being interviewed yesterday about my book and one of the questions the interviewer asked me was:

"Why do you continue to be attracted to narcissistic men?"

I explained that narcissists are fun and fascinating people at first. They're charming, adventurous, fun, witty and great conversationalists. They're typically very well-read, fun to banter with and very philosophical. I explained that you do not see their true colors until after settling down with them.

His response to my reply:

"Oh, so you like the bad boy?"

This led to an interesting conversation about what women love about the bad boy. Barbara forwarded me the link below and I'm posting it here because I'd love to hear your thoughts. What do you think?!

When a narcissist creates and projects a false image of who he imagines himself to be, he is either somatic or cerebral. In other words, he either attracts attention by utilizing his physical attributes or by applying his intelligence. The somatic narcissist flaunts his body, exhibits his muscles, and brags about his physical conquests. A cerebral narcissist uses his intellect or talent to attract attention. All narcissists are both cerebral and somatic. However, one type is always dominant in a narcissist. The narcissist may swing between his dominant type and recessive type, but he prefers utilizing one over the other. In this week’s show, we will discuss the difference between a cerebral narcissist and a somatic narcissist and how to recognize one before you get hurt.