{"podcast":{"title":"It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People","slug":"it-s-all-your-fault-high-conflict-people-5633630","podcast_index_feed_id":5633630,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/itsallyourfault","website_url":"https://trustory.fm/its-all-your-fault","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sW6cJ7nwhQQfx0-nTPir_wLwI8rfRfgSbR1O3TXAmm8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzMTkxLzE2NjA0/MTU5MjAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"TruStory FM","episode_count":210,"summary":"Hosted by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. and Megan Hunter, MBA, It’s All Your Fault! High Conflict People explores the five types of people who can ruin your life—people with high conflict personalities and how they weave themselves into our lives in romance, at work, next door, at school, places of worship, and just about everywhere, causing chaos, exhaustion, and dread for everyone else. They are the most difficult of difficult people — some would say they’re toxic. Without them, tv shows, movies, and the news would be boring, but who wants to live that way in your own life! Have you ever wanted to know what drives them to act this way? In the It’s All Your Fault podcast, we’ll take you behind the scenes to understand what’s happening in the brain and illuminates why we pick HCPs as life partners, why we hire them, and how we can handle interactions and relationships with them. We break down everything you ever wanted to know about people with the 5 high conflict personality types: narcissistic, borderline, histrionic, antisocial/sociopath, and paranoid. And we’ll give you tips on how to spot them and how to deal with them.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-all-your-fault-high-conflict-people-5633630"},"episode":{"title":"Self-Compassion and DBT: How New Treatment Approaches Transform BPD Recovery with Amanda Smith","slug":"self-compassion-and-dbt-how-new-treatment-approaches-transform-bpd-recovery-with-amanda-smith","published_at":"2026-01-22T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-all-your-fault-high-conflict-people-5633630/self-compassion-and-dbt-how-new-treatment-approaches-transform-bpd-recovery-with-amanda-smith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-all-your-fault-high-conflict-people-5633630","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/cbe49488","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/media.transistor.fm/cbe49488/6498ed13.mp3","summary":"In this episode of It's All Your Fault, host Megan Hunter interviews Amanda Smith, LCSW, about her groundbreaking new book on self-compassion and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for people who have borderline personality disorder traits. The discussion explores how incorporating self-compassion into treatment can enhance recovery and improve outcomes. Understanding Self-Compassion in BPD Treatment The conversation delves into how self-compassion serves as a vital but often overlooked component in treating borderline personality disorder traits. Amanda Smith draws on 19 years of clinical experience to explain why traditional confrontational approaches often backfire, while self-compassion can help reduce self-destructive behaviors and improve emotional regulation. Research shows that increased self-compassion correlates with better mental health outcomes, healthier relationships, and reduced anxiety and depression. This episode examines how these findings specifically apply to people working to manage borderline personality disorder traits. Questions We Answer in This Episode How has treatment for borderline personality disorder evolved over the past 20 years? What role does self-compassion play in DBT skills training? How can family members support loved ones who cannot access immediate treatment? When should boundaries and limits be introduced in treatment? How does self-compassion affect recovery outcomes? Key Takeaways Self-compassion can serve as a replacement skill for self-destructive behaviors DBT skills can be learned and practiced by family members to support loved ones Treatment approaches work best when starting with validation before introducing structure Recovery is possible with appropriate evidence-based treatment Early intervention, even befor…","meta_description":"In this episode of It's All Your Fault, host Megan Hunter interviews Amanda Smith, LCSW, about her groundbreaking new book on self-compassion and Dialecti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2734,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-all-your-fault-high-conflict-people-5633630/episodes/self-compassion-and-dbt-how-new-treatment-approaches-transform-bpd-recovery-with-amanda-smith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-all-your-fault-high-conflict-people-5633630/self-compassion-and-dbt-how-new-treatment-approaches-transform-bpd-recovery-with-amanda-smith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}