📚The 3 Best Books to Deal with Bullies & Narcissists - How to best handle the jerks in your life

Books provide fabulous insights on topics we might not otherwise learn about. Understanding how to spot narcissists and narcissistic behaviors, as well as how to handle these bullies, is definitely a subject worth knowing more about.

🫢“It’s Not You” by Dr Ramani Durvasula
This book is great to educate yourself on narcissism. 
- Love Bombing,
- Death by a Thousand Cuts,
- Difficulty with Relationships.

🤺"Slay the Bully" by Rebecca Zung
This book is great when you have to negotiate with narcissists. 
- Baiting,
- Exploitative Behaviors.

🐐“Growing Up as the Scapegoat to Narcissistic Parents” by Jay Reid
Illusion of Grandeur,
Isolation,
Control.

These behaviors when taken individually might not raise the alarm but put together start to show a very different picture. These 3 books will give you a great education on detecting and handling narcissists. If you don’t know the patterns you are likely to become collateral damage.

I want to leave you with some food for thoughts…Narcissists have a special knack at picking their victims. They rarely go for well grounded, confident, assertive people. Now the question for you is: “Do you have narcissists in your life? What made them pick you? What do you want to do about it?”

High self-worth is the best antidote to narcissists. Not only will they less likely be attracted to you (a big win), but when faced with one you will without any doubt see them for what they are and continue on your merry way. 

The Microdose Diet can help you with that!

Peggy Van de Plassche is a value creation strategist and senior advisor with over 20 years of experience in private equity, financial services, healthcare, and technology. She works with investment firms, boards, and C-suite leaders to accelerate portfolio company performance, drive operational transformation, and unlock long-term value. Peggy specializes in the execution of complex value creation plans—spanning capital allocation, digital enablement, transaction advisory, and leadership alignment. Her work consistently bridges strategy and implementation, helping investors and operators maximize EBITDA and enterprise value. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, she also brings deep expertise in public-private partnerships and institutional capital deployment—critical levers for competitive advantage in today’s global landscape. Her clients have included BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. Learn more at peggyvandeplassche.com.

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