Outsmarting Egomaniacs: How to Respond to Narcissists and Master Manipulators with Carla Litto, LMFT

On this episode of Go Help Yourself, Misty is joined by author Carla Litto to discuss her book Outsmarting Egomaniacs: How to Respond to Narcissists and Master Manipulators. Carla Litto, MA, LMFT is a psychotherapist with two masters degrees in Psychology and a successful private practice in Los Angeles, CA who helps many people improve their personal relationships and transform their lives. She specializes in relationship issues, specifically Narcissistic Personality Disorder and emotional abuse recovery. In this eye-opening conversation about standing up to narcissists and egomaniacs, we cover each of the four parts of Carla's book: Part 1: Egomaniacs Come with a Bag of Tricks Part 2: Know Your Enemy Part 3: Becoming Bulletproof Part 4: Your New Life Carla outlines: The different types of egomaniacs and the manipulation tactics they tend to use How to deal with narcissists How to recognize new egomaniacs coming from a mile away How to get to know yourself better and reflect on how you got here (if you're in a relationship with a narcissist or are recovering from one) The importance of setting clear boundaries How to build your confidence and connections to create what Carla calls “an asshole free zone.” If you'd like to learn more about Carla, you can visit her website here . You can purchase her book here . Want more GHY? Download our secret episode here for FREE!

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Outsmarting Egomaniacs: How to Respond to Narcissists and Master Manipulators with Carla Litto, LMFT is an episode from Go Help Yourself: A Comedy Self-Help Podcast to Make Life Suck Less by Misty Stinnett & Lisa Linke.

This episode is 65:26 long.

This episode was published on Jul 8, 2025.

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