1:79 Co-Parenting with a Narcissist, with Dr. Ramani Durvasula

Parenting Without Power Struggles by Susan Stiffelman

Apr 2, 202640:53Kids & family

In this episode, Susan talks with Dr. Ramani Durvasula, author of author of the new book, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People , as well as the books Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Surviving A Re...

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