Understanding the Sociopath: Why antisocials, narcissists and psychopaths break the rules of life

Andersen, Donna: - Donna Andersen is author of Lovefraud.com, a website that teaches people to recognize and recover from sociopaths. She is also author of Red Flags of Love Fraud-10 signs you're dating a sociopath and the Red Flags of Love Fraud Workbook. Donna learned about sociopaths the hard way-by marrying one. She tells the whole outrageous story in her first book, Love Fraud-How marriage to a sociopath fulfilled my spiritual plan. The book was awarded five stars by the Midwest Book Review. Donna launched Lovefraud.com in 2005 and it averages 100,000 visits per month. Readers often say the website is the best source on the Internet for information about relationships with sociopaths. Many Lovefraud readers thank Donna for saving their lives. Donna founded Lovefraud Education and Recovery. The nonprofit offers online webinars to help professionals and the public spot, escape and recover from narcissists, antisocials, psychopaths and other manipulators. She is co-author of a scientific paper about therapy for victims of sociopaths, and has presented research to the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. Donna has appeared on television shows including Insight in Australia, ABC News 20/20, Who the Bleep Did I Marry?, My Life is a Lifetime Movie, Handsome Devils and The Ricki Lake Show. She has been interviewed for multiple radio shows, print articles and web posts. Donna graduated summa cum laude from the Syracuse University with degrees in magazine journalism and psychology. She was the original editor of Atlantic City Magazine, and then founded a boutique advertising agency, Donna Andersen Copywriting, in 1983. Her portfolio includes multimedia scriptwriting, freelance magazine articles, newsletters, web content and more. Donna is happily remarried, proving that recovery from betrayal is possible.