NARCISSIST'S PLAYBOOK: EMPATHY NOT INCLUDED

You've just seen the film. This is your space to ask questions, process what came up, and hear from specialists who work with survivors every day.

Introduction for new attendees joining from Europe, Africa, and Western Asia

You've just seen the film. This is your space to ask questions, process what came up, and hear from specialists who work with survivors every day.

The survivor's journey through confusion, rage, and obsession, back to self, and why, as her book says, it's not you.

Conversation: 45 minutes  |  Q&A open to the audience: 30 minutes

Richard Grannon has spent years studying narcissistic dynamics. Despite his expertise, he was drawn in and manipulated by someone he trusted. In this talk, Richard shares what he has come to understand about his own vulnerabilities, what that teaches us about why even the most informed among us can get caught, and where survivors most often get stuck on the road to healing.

What are the burning questions you've always wanted to ask a self-confessed narcissist? This is that opportunity. Audience members can submit questions live.

The brain science of what narcissistic abuse and trauma does to us: why so many survivors feel numb, disconnected, and lost from themselves, and the powerful evidence that the brain can find its way back to health and connection.

We live in a culture that doesn't just tolerate narcissism - it manufactures it. Dr. Campbell unpacks why entire societies fall into patterns of narcissistic worship, and makes the case that recovery isn't just personal. To truly heal, we have to stop fueling the malignant pathologies we've allowed to take root in our culture - and recognize that the power we handed over was ours all along.

Concrete techniques for breaking the trauma bond, silencing the internalized voice of the abuser, regulating the nervous system, and rebuilding a stable sense of self, along with why finding the right kind of trauma-informed support makes all the difference.

The filmmakers share their dreams, goals, and aspirations.