The Practical Enneagram

Empathy and narcissism, with Dr Sterlin Mosley and Aaron Addonizio

January 03, 2023 Rezzan Huseyin Season 1 Episode 53
The Practical Enneagram
Empathy and narcissism, with Dr Sterlin Mosley and Aaron Addonizio
Show Notes

Dr Sterlin Mosley (Sexual 4) and Aaron Addonizio (Self-preservation 6), of Enneagram coaching and certification company, Empathy Architects, stop by to enlighten and frighten me about narcissism, and I loved it. Bye-bye Neglectful Narcissists, I'm onto you now. If you don't listen to Sterlin and Aaron's Enneagram podcast, Do You Know You? , you really should.  Sterlin's book is called The Narcissist in You and Everyone Else: Recognizing the 27 Types of Narcissism.

  • The story behind the name, Empathy Architects [3.03]
  • Was Sterlin always going to write an Enneagram book? [4.42]
  • What does Sterlin's book do? [8.22]
  • What's the relationship between empathy and narcissism? [12.50]
  • Is narcissism always negative? [16.08]
  • Sterlin encourages me that all types wear rose-tinted glasses when it comes to people they like, it isn't just me being a mug [20.20]
  • Does narcissism exist at all levels of health using the Riso/Hudson model? [23.40]
  • The distinction between having narcissistic traits and having full-blown Narcissistic Personality Disorder [25.17]
  • Is narcissism more common with sexual subtypes? [30.00]
  • What will surprise people the most about this book? [35.46]
  • An example from the book: Self-preservation 9's narcissism [40.57]
  • Another example: Social 7's narcissism [46.12]
  • Advice if we read Sterlin's book and realise we are massive narcissists [50.08]

Order Sterlin's book:
Sterlin’s book:  The Narcissist in You and Everyone Else: Recognizing the 27 Types of Narcissism  https://amzn.to/3tpL3eF 

The episode that Aaron cites is: 
A Little Bit Culty:  https://alittlebitculty.com/
Episode:  “John Atak:  Make Me a God"
At 37:03 John is discussing the work of Erich Fromm in the Heart of Man from 1965 in reference to narcissism.

Find Sterlin and Aaron:
Website:  https://empathyarchitects.com
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/empathyarchitects/

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