Ep. 153 - Human Element Series - You Are Special And Other Lies With Cortney Warren
In this episode, Chris Hadnagy is joined by Dr. Cortney Warren. Dr. Warren is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist and former tenured Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She is an expert on addictions, self-deception, eating pathology, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross-cultural perspective. In addition to publishing in some of the field’s top scientific, peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Warren is passionate about bringing theoretically grounded, empirically-supported psychological research to the general public. So, in addition to her academic work, Dr. Warren is a research consultant, keynote speaker, and writes a blog for Psychology Today. September 13, 2021 00:00 – Intro www.social-engineer.com Managed Voice Phishing Managed Email Phishing Adversarial Simulations Social-Engineer channel on SLACK CLUTCH www.innocentlivesfoundation.org 02:10 – Cortney Warren Intro 03:35 – How did you get started? 07:28 – Why is it so hard to be honest with ourselves? 10:01 – What gets the person from “it’s easy to lie to myself” to “I’m readily open to admit this” 13:25 – Admitting the truth is just the first step 13:20 – There are certain ways humans lie to themselves. One of them is “The Specialness Fallacy” 17:43 – How do people make the change in someone who doesn’t want to make the change, they’re not at that point yet? 21:45 – Is self-deception the same in every culture? 25:47 – Is there a particular culture that is more honest with themselves than others? 28:12 – Why is bringing research to the public such a mission for you? 31:41 – How do we make the change out of self-deception? 41:30 – Have you helped people in abusive relationships with your methods? 44:31 – When does your book come out? 44:47 – How to reach Cortney: www.choosehonesty.com Email: cortneywarren@choosehonesty.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CortneySWarren Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrCortneyWarren LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-cortney-s-warren-phd-abpp-a4188772/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQGXD7Ms5oR3GzsPZl3Tjl_9qj71MezHj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortneywarren/ 45:37 – Who is your greatest mentor? My mother, Karen J Warren 48:25 – Favorite Books: Victor Frankl –Man’s Search for Meaning 50:16 – Outro www.innocentlivesfoundation.org www.social-engineer.com