In Sanity: A piece of mind

Stephanie Snuffer
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A podcast about staying sane and gaining a piece of my mind in a world increasing in the crazy.

  1. 1d ago

    Episode 292 - A Guided Meditation: Appreciating the Armor

    Let's meditate. This is not a meditation about NPD. It is a practice about the ordinary, everyday ways that all of us protect our vulnerable places with something hard. So, let's get curious about the armor.

  2. Aug 24

    Episode 291 - Shame and Narcissism

    Welcome back to In Sanity: A Piece of Mind. Last episode, I talked about the gap between who someone is and who they need to believe they are, and how narcissism is really a wall built around that gap, not an excess of self-love. In this episode, we will start there. Today I'm going deeper into what the actual clinical picture of NPD looks like, what the research says about shame specifically inside that diagnosis, where it actually comes from developmentally, and how you protect yourself from narcissistic behavior without needing to dehumanize the person behind it. My hope is you leave this episode able to hold empathy and a boundary at the same time. **This podcast does not address physical abuse in any way. If you are in a relationship where there is abuse, please seek professional help**

  3. Aug 17

    Episode 290 - Shame and The Mask of Narcissism

    Welcome back to In Sanity: A Piece of Mind. I this episode, going to talk about shame and the narcissist. Most of us picture someone loud — bragging, taking over every conversation, never admitting they're wrong. But narcissism isn't loving yourself too much. It's the opposite. It's what a person builds when they can't stand to look at the real, ordinary version of themselves. Narcissism is the cope used when someone can't tolerate the gap between their real, ordinary, flawed self, and the fantasy self they have created, and need to believe is real. We will discuss two types of narcissism and how they operate from the same egocentric premise. Join me this week, take a good hard look at yourself, and see if you can't diagnose a bit of narcissism in your own life.

  4. Aug 10

    Episode 289 - Raising Connected Kids, Toddler to Teen and An In Sanity Rebrand

    A little break from shame this week. I have started my own business and would like to share the new brand, and tell you about some new groups and services I will be providing. Beginning on September 1, 2026, I will be offering a parenting group. This week's podcast discusses the specific things that you will learn in each of the six weeks, and why it matters. Check out the link below to see the flyer, and use the QR code or the register link to claim your seat. After registration, you will hear from me with further details. Mental Refinery Therapy and Coaching Raising Connected Kids, Toddler through Teen

  5. Aug 3

    Episode 288 - Shame: Listener Questions and a Conversation with My Daughters

    ***UPDATED TO INCLUDE PARENTING GROUP INFORMATION*** ***UPDATED AGAIN**** The link at the bottom of the description now works and takes you to the current version of my website. Additionally, you can find the website directly by clicking on this link: mentalrefinery At the end of this week's podcast, I announce a parenting group that I am running beginning September 1st. It will run Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 for 6 weeks. Registration deadline is August 25. For my details check out the flyer linked below. ___________________ This is a great episode. I answer a couple more listener questions, and then have a fun, interesting conversation about shame with my daughters. The intention was to work through some examples of shame behaviors; which they did, and so much more. In this episode you will see real vulnerability, accountability and nuance as we discuss shame and how it has affected our lives. Raising Connected Kids, Toddler Through TeenA 6-week parenting group with Stephanie Snuffer, M.Ed, CMHC Dates: Tuesdays, 6 weeks, starting September 1Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PMFormat: In-person or Zoom — 10 in-person seats, 6 virtual seatsLocation: Mental Refinery, 11075 S. State St., Bldg. 25, Sandy, UT 84070For: Parents of kids toddler through age 18 (beginner-friendly) Cost: $675/person or $900/couple — due in full at registrationRegistration deadline: August 25 Weekly topics: Foundations & ValuesAttachmentBehavior & Nervous SystemBoundariesInner Child WorkRepair & IntegrationContact: (801) 692-3391 · stephanie@thementalrefinery.com · thementalrefinery.com Raising Connected Kids Parenting Group

    Episode 288 - Shame: Listener Questions and a Conversation with My Daughters

  6. Jul 27

    Episode 287 - Shame: More Listener Feedback and Questions

    Welcome back to In Sanity: A Piece of Mind. In this episode, I'm responding to more of your questions and feedback from recent episodes, because these questions and comments are worth discussing together. Then I'm digging deeper into shame itself and discussing a few old things and a few new things. Healthy shame is the kind that keeps you aligned with your own values — it's a signal, not a verdict. Unhealthy shame is the kind that convinces you something is wrong with who you are, not just what you did. I'll walk through how that shows up in daily life and in parenting, and how to start noticing your own personal triggers before they run the show. I'll also talk about why self-kindness matters so much here — treating yourself the way you'd treat a good friend, not the way your inner critic wants to. I'm drawing on Kristin Neff's research on self-compassion and common humanity, plus what we know about the neuroscience of change: how repeated, mindful practice actually builds new neural pathways over time. My hope is you walk away with something practical — a way to catch shame in the moment and respond to it differently. apieceofmindpodcast@gmail.com Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion — https://www.amazon.com/Self-Compassion-The-Proven-Powerful-Happiness/dp/0143120359Kristin Neff, Mindful Self-Compassion — https://self-compassion.org/

  7. Jul 20

    Episode 286 - Shame: Listener Questions and Feedback

    In this episode of In Sanity, I am responding to the solicitation of questions and feedback from you guys regarding shame. I received a fair number, and in this episode, I responded to a few of them. It gave me the opportunity to do some extra investigating and include some more information within the context of the feedback and questions. I will continue to respond as we move through this series. Please keep the questions coming at apieceofmindpodcast@gmail.com

  8. Jul 13

    Episode 285 - The Story You're Living

    Welcome back. This week, we're continuing our series on Curt Thompson's The Soul of Shame, and today we're in Chapter 4 — "The Story of Shame You Are Living." Thompson's argument here is that shame isn't just something that happens to you, it's a tool doing something specific: distracting you from a truer story about who you are. We'll get into how shame actually works backward — because shame actually shows up before the story you build to explain it, not after. We'll look at why so much of what shame narrates was never even put into words in the first place. We'll talk about how the same mechanism running in a marriage runs in a war. And we'll bring in some of the research standing behind Thompson's argument, from narrative identity to affect labeling. Thanks for being here. apieceofmindpodcast@gmail.com

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A podcast about staying sane and gaining a piece of my mind in a world increasing in the crazy.

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  • Creator
    Stephanie Snuffer
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    293
  • Rating
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    © Stephanie Snuffer
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