068. Toxic People Know How to Keep Us Off Balance: Psychometrics and Narcissism (Dr Stewart Desson)
Description
Psychometrics can be key in understanding ourselves in general. However, they become particularly illuminating when we seek to understand toxic dynamics with narcissists.
I was delighted to interview Dr Stewart Desson, CEO and Founder of Lumina Learning, the psychometrics tool I use with my clients.
A few features I particularly like with Lumina are:
- a breakdown into 8 aspects of personality
- each divided in 24 qualities
- each divided into three "personas": when we are relaxed, how ever are everyday, and when we are stressed
- aspects and qualities are NOT mutually exclusive: we can score high both on introversion AND extraversion, or on logic AND empathy.
I hope you enjoy this interview - I found Stewart fascinating.
To learn more about Lumina Learning and the free Splash app (low resolution portrait), visit: https://luminalearning.com
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