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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
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Description: Why do people stay in toxic environments when they could just walk away? Is it the allure of power, money, or celebrity status? In this episode, psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski to break down the psychology of those who willingly orbit alleged abusers—knowing full well that something isn’t right but sticking around anyway. From bystanders who enabled disturbing behavior to those now claiming moral outrage, the conversation digs into the uncomfortable truth about how people rationalize the absurd. Is it fear? Desensitization? Or were some of them complicit all along? And in a world where weal...