Dr. Craig MalkinDr. Craig Malkin

Dr. Craig Malkin

Lecturer in Psychology for Harvard Medical School and licensed psychologist.

Dr. Craig Malkin is Lecturer in Psychology for Harvard Medical School and licensed psychologist with over two decades of experience in helping couples, individuals, and families. His research on the role of relationships in psychological growth has been published in peer-reviewed journals, and PsychologyToday.com has called his blog Romance Redux “an essential read.” He is also a frequent contributor to Huffington Post.

After teaching in local universities, Dr. Malkin became a Psychology Instructor at Harvard Medical School’s Cambridge Hospital, in Cambridge Massachusetts, where he taught interns, residents, and fellows the theory and practice of psychotherapy. In 2003, he left this position to expand his private practice and continued to supervise and teach for Harvard Medical School’s training program.

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Rethinking Narcissism
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Rethinking Narcissism

by Dr. Craig Malkin

Dr. Craig Malkin is an author, clinical psychologist, and Instructor of Psychology for Harvard Medical School. He’s also one of the world’s leading authorities on the science of narcissism. In this book, he shares “The bad—and surprising good—about feeling special.” The short story? Narcissism is a lot more nuanced than we might have been led to believe. Big Ideas we explore: the Myth of Narcissus, the Spectrum of Narcissism, healthy narcissism (no, that isn’t an oxymoron), how to bring it forth in our lives, and the passionate life (passion + compassion = magic!).

Quotes by Dr. Craig Malkin

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We all need dreams. They lift us up when life becomes hard. They remind us of our potential when we fail and provide freedom when we feel trapped.
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Enjoying fantasies of greatness without becoming addicted to them requires an ability to feel good about ourselves—to have a solid sense of self-esteem and self-worth, to enjoy attention and praise—but without a relentless need to prove ourselves.
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The drive to feel special is the wellspring of passion, but love keeps the passion pure.
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And my research with my colleagues is pointing in the same direction: only people who never feel special or feel special all the time pose a threat to themselves and the world. The difference between narcissists and the rest of us is one of degree, not kind.
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May this book help you overcome the bad—and embrace the good—about feeling special.
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What should be clear by now is that secure love and caring relationships are the greatest protection we have from unhealthy narcissism, whether your connections are live and in person, or virtual and in cyberspace.
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