Nina Brown, a nontraditionally aged cum laude graduate of Bryn Mawr College, went on to distinguish herself as a pioneer in business. In 1990, she established an investment company to assist women entrepreneurs. In 1995, she was appointed by President Bill Clinton to represent him at the White House Conference on Small Business and, the next year, was chosen as a Charter Member of Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business. During this time, she presented at speaking engagements hosted by the US House of Representatives Field Hearings, the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce, the League of Cities Women's Caucus, Wharton Executive MBA Reunion and the Entrepreneurial Women's Expo, where she was the keynote speaker.
Nina subsequently became a consultant and leader in alternative medicine. Among other initiatives, she collaborated in forming a company to bring neurosensory diagnostic tools to injured veterans who suffered brain impairment in the Gulf and Vietnam Wars.
In 2014, after the publication of S.T.A.R. Philosophy, she traveled to India, where she presented before a gathering of more than 2,000 members of the Pyramid Society of Spiritual Scientists. While in India, she took S.T.A.R. philosophy to Raipur and Mumbai, and then on to Singapore. Two years later, Life University (http://luglobal.org/about-us/) in India asked to add S.T.A.R. Philosophy and its companion book, The Fascinated Observer: A Guide to Embodying S.T.A.R. Philosophy, to its curriculum.
Currently Nina serves on the executive board of Pristina Natural, Inc. helping to expand the company's presence across the United States and into Canada and Asia. Her desire is to bring S.T.A.R. philosophy into the realm of business, creating a new model for the union of consciousness and business.
Throughout her endeavors, she has been guided by S.T.A.R. principles, devoting her energies full-time to this sacred spiritual mission. She has found that as the needs of the collective shift, the service asked of her evolves, and this transformative work unfolds.
In addition to writing the S.T.A.R. series, Nina is the author of Return of Love to Planet Earth: Memoir of a Reluctant Visionary. Her writing has also been published in Kindred Spirit and Sedona Journal of Emergence.

Preface
Introduction and Overview of Book
The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern
Object Relations and Self-Psychology Theories
Admiration and Attention Needs
Extension of Self: Boundaries
Emotions, Emptiness and Entitlement
Focus Only on Self
Projection, Projective Identification and Identification
Fear, Anger, Shame and Guilt
Coping Strategies
References
Index

The destructive narcissistic pattern (DNP) is a term used to describe a constellation of characteristics generally associated with pathological narcissism, but which are fewer and less severe. Nonetheless, these characteristics negatively impact relationships. The destructive narcisist's typical interaction produces negative reactions in others. For example, the individual devalues others, lacks empathy, has a sense of entitlement, and is emotionally shallow. He may function very well and be successful economically, but is unable to form and maintain stable relationships, as evidenced by numerous partners or marriages. The DNP, Brown asserts, is often unrecognized. Although others may find him frustrating and difficult, the individual with DNP can be charming when charm is perceived to be to his benefit.
In addition to identifying destructive narcissism, Brown provides strategies to help the reader moderate or eliminate the impact of these destructive narcissistic behaviors, feelings, and attitudes. Attention is given to understanding projection, projective identification, and identification as well as how those processes trigger reactions. This book will be an important tool for counselors, psychologists, clinical social workers, and other mental health professionals, and students in these fields.