About this episode

This episode discusses the redefinition of narcissism as predatory behavior and explores the impact on relationships and society.

Before the calendar was rewritten, the spring equinox was the actual new year. And this new year, we start by getting the word right. We've been using the wrong word. And it's keeping us stuck.Narcissist implies someone who loves themselves too much. But the people destroying relationships, families, and communities aren't capable of love at all. They're predators. And the rest of us, the ones who grew up in chaotic households, who learned to read every room, who give too much and forgive too fast, have been trained without knowing it to move through life like prey. This episode is about changing that. Joli breaks down predator psychology, why empathy is often just trauma-coded hypervigilance, how to integrate your shadow self without losing your values, and why our society stopped holding anti-social people accountable and what that's costing all of us. Unfiltered. No gurus. Just a woman with a mic who's done being prey. So You're Living In a Simulation with Joli. #narcissist #springequinox2026 #mentalhealth

People in this episode

Host: @Joli.Artist

Guest: Joli

Topics covered

• narcissism
• predator psychology
• mental health
• anti-social behavior
• empathy
• shadow self integration

Keywords

• narcissist
• predators
• mental health
• empathy
• shadow self
• anti-social
• trauma

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