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: [email protected]  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