178 - How to (Try to) Not Take Things Personally
Are you hypersensitive? Do you take things personally? Do you overreact like a high school chemistry experiment gone horribly wrong? By request from listener Kris from Utah, this week, Savvy Psycholog...
17 Nov 201711min
177 - 6 Ways to Thrive as a Highly Sensitive Person
Google “introversion” and you’ll come up with an alphabet soup of acronyms: INTJ, INFP, ISTJ, and many more. But another acronym went mainstream way before the interweb was littered with “16 Personali...
10 Nov 201713min
176 - Why We Fall for Con Artists (and How to Be Con-Proof)
Maria Konnikova joins Savvy Psychologist to discuss the psychology of the con, how to make yourself less vulnerable, and why there's a perfect con out there for each of us. Read the transcript at http...
3 Nov 201717min
174 - Sexual Harassment: 4 Psychological Traits of Perpetrators
From Clarence Thomas to basically all of Uber to Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment is as rampant as it is repugnant. We wonder, what are they thinking? How could anyone do that? This week, Savvy Psy...
20 Okt 201714min
173 - 5 Unique Ways to Be More Patient and Less Annoyed
They say patience is a virtue. But sometimes we wish leaving us alone would be a bigger virtue. Or not asking stupid questions. Or paying attention the first time we explain things. You get the point....
13 Okt 201710min
172 - How to Trust People Again: 8 Easy Steps
Are you tired of feeling lonely because you can’t trust anyone? Are you trying to keep yourself safe but just end up feeling isolated? Rebuilding your faith in humanity is a long road, but it can be d...
6 Okt 201711min
171 - 6 Signs You Were Raised by a Narcissist
Narcissists are like the sun—they make everyone orbit around them. But what happens when someone pathologically vain and egotistical also happens to be your mom or dad? This week, Savvy Psychologist D...
29 Sep 20179min
170 - How to Handle a Toxic Family Member
Toxic co-worker? Steer clear. Toxic friend? Time for a breakup. But what if the toxic person in question is perched firmly in your family tree? This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offer...
22 Sep 20178min
