NARCISSIST'S PLAYBOOK: EMPATHY NOT INCLUDED
Official Launch Weekend - July 24-26, 2026 | Online Event | narcissistsplaybook.com
Work in progress - Updated July 2, 2026. NOTE: Dr. Bandy Lee - TBD, under consideration but not currently scheduled.
FRIDAY, JULY 24
Welcome & The Film
5:00pm Pacific | 8:00pm Eastern | 3:00pm Hawaii | 10:00am Sydney (Saturday, July 25)
5:00pm
Welcome Remarks - Mark Vicente
10 min
5:10pm
Screening: Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included
95 min
6:45pm
Break
15 min
7:00pm
Therapist Breakout Session
45 min
7:45pm
Closing Remarks - Mark Vicente
10 min
7:55pm
END
SATURDAY, JULY 25
Understanding the Playbook
7:00am Pacific | 10:00am Eastern | 5:00am Hawaii | 12:00am Sydney (Sunday) | 3:00pm UK
7:00am
Welcome - Mark Vicente
Introduction for new attendees joining from Europe, Africa, and Western Asia
15 min
7:15am
Screening: Narcissist's Playbook: Empathy Not Included
95 min
8:50am
Break
10 min
9:00am
Therapist Breakout Session
50 min
9:50am
Break
10 min
10:00am
Dr. Ramani Durvasula in conversation with Mark Vicente
The survivor's journey through confusion, rage, and obsession, back to self, and why, as her book says, it's not you. (Only day Ramani is available)
90 min
11:30am
Break
15 min
11:45am
Keynote: Richard Grannon 7:45pm UK
How narcissistic dynamics operate at every scale, from intimate relationships to entire institutions and societies, and where survivors most often get stuck on the road to healing.
50 min
12:35pm
Break
15 min
12:50pm
Panel: Ask a Narcissist Anything
Lee Hammock, Sara Crouson, H.G. Tudor tentative / Moderator TBD
60 min
1:50pm
Closing Thoughts - Mark Vicente
10 min
2:00pm
END
SUNDAY, JULY 26
From Awareness to Power
9:00am Pacific | 12:00pm Eastern | 7:00am Hawaii | 2:00am Sydney (Monday) | 5:00pm UK
9:00am
Welcome / Framing the Day - Mark Vicente
10 min
9:10am
Keynote: Dr. Heather Berlin (30 min + 20 min Q&A)
The brain science of what narcissistic abuse and trauma does to us: why so many survivors feel numb, disconnected, and lost from themselves, and the powerful evidence that the brain can find its way back to health and connection.
50 min
10:00am
Break
15 min
10:15am
Panel: The Making of the Film
Mark Vicente, Scott Altomare, Lyn Lear, Isla Traquair / Moderator TBD
60 min
11:15am
Break
15 min
11:30am
Discussion: Richard Grannon in conversation with Dr. Keith Campbell 7:30pm UK
We live in a culture that doesn't just tolerate narcissism - it manufactures it. Dr. Campbell unpacks why entire societies fall into patterns of narcissistic worship, and makes the case that recovery isn't just personal. To truly heal, we have to stop fueling the malignant pathologies we've allowed to take root in our culture - and recognize that the power we handed over was ours all along.
50 min
12:20pm
Break
15 min
12:35pm
Survivors Panel: "Coming Back to Yourself"
Evan Rachel Wood, Richard Grannon, Doug Buggle TBD, Barry Sonnenfeld TBD / Moderated by Dr. Jaime Zuckerman
60 min
1:35pm
Break
15 min
1:50pm
Workshop: Practical Tools for Recovery - Richard Grannon
Concrete techniques for breaking the trauma bond, silencing the internalized voice of the abuser, regulating the nervous system, and rebuilding a stable sense of self, along with why finding the right kind of trauma-informed support makes all the difference.
60 min
2:50pm
What's Next? Call to Action and Goals Moving Forward
Mark Vicente and Scott Altomare
20 min
3:10pm
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