Megan Hunter

Megan Hunter, MBA, is the co-founder and CEO of the High Conflict Institute. She developed the concept of the Institute after 13 years in policy, legislation, and judicial training with the Arizona Supreme Court and five years with the Dawes County Attorney’s Office in Nebraska. She is founder and publisher of Unhooked Books, a U.S.-based media company. She has served as President of the Arizona Chapter of the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts, the Arizona Family Support Council and Nebraska Child Support Enforcement Association. She served five years on the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiner, and currently serves on the board of Stepfamily Magazine.

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Exposure and Humiliation as a High-Conflict Strategy

May 18, 2023

In some high conflict cases, we may have reached the end of our rope and resort to what we see as our only option: threatening to expose the high conflict person’s bad behavior to others. Will this work or will it backfire? In today’s episode, Megan and Bill discuss this delicate and challenging topic.

It's All Your Fault episode 232

Let a Win Be a Win in High Conflict

May 11, 2023

Megan and Bill talk about what it means to ‘win’ in high conflict. Do you need to reach an expected outcome to have success? What if you’re tempted to keep going? When do you know if you’ve won? And how do you choose your battles?

It's All Your Fault episode 231

Narcissists Who Endanger Their Countries

May 4, 2023

Bill and Megan discuss the difficult topic of narcissists who endanger America’s national security, impacting countries globally. Why are these narcissists hard to spot? How can you know in advance? Tune in!!

It's All Your Fault episode 230

TikTok Famous: Parental Alienation and Barricaded Bedrooms

April 27, 2023

In today’s episode, Megan details the parental custody case of Ty and Brynlee Larson. Who is lying? Who is telling the truth? It’s certainly a case full of high-conflict drama. Bill then analyzes the case using a structured approach to understanding what’s going on, or at least make a best attempt at figuring it out.

It's All Your Fault episode 229

HCPs in HR, Genuine vs. Feigned Empathy, and Child HCPs

April 20, 2023

More listener questions! In today’s episode, we answer questions about dealing with HCPs that are in HR, struggling to get genuine instead of feigned empathy, and dealing with children who have HCP traits.

It's All Your Fault episode 228

Blamers Who Call CPS, Minimizing Contact with HCPS, and Quiet HCPs

April 13, 2023

More listener questions! In this episode, Megan and Bill answer your questions on high-conflict topics that matter to you, including dealing with HCPs who call the state authorities on you, minimizing contact with HCPs, and some traits of HCPs.

It's All Your Fault episode 227

High Conflict People in Mediation, Emotional Triggers in BIFF Responses, and Hereditary Antisocial Personality Disorder

April 6, 2023

In this episode, Bill and Megan continue answering listener questions: “I am a family mediator. My practice focuses on keeping people out of court and helping them navigate their divorce in mediation. In my experience, high conflict personalities do NOT do well in this kind of mediation. It’s as if they “need” the authority of…

It's All Your Fault episode 226

Narcissistic Co-Parents, Borderline Spouses, and Intimidating Behaviors

March 30, 2023

In this episode Megan and Bill answer listener questions: “I’m going through a high conflict custody case with someone who it would appear has some form of Narcissistic High Conflict Personality. I was wondering if you could point me in a useful direction regarding how to help my toddler through this really terrible custody battle…

It's All Your Fault episode 225

The Alex Murdaugh Con and How to Avoid Being Conned

March 23, 2023

Alex Murdaugh conned a lot of people in his rural community, in his professional circles, and even within his family. He gained the confidence of those around him with his lies, charm, influence, and financial status. Sadly, many were impacted, including the most vulnerable – his clients. In this episode, Megan and Bill discuss how…

It's All Your Fault episode 224

Alex Murdaugh’s Personality: Is He a Sociopath, Psychopath, Antisocial?

March 16, 2023

The Alex Murdaugh murder case has captivated people in the U.S. and around the globe. Technology allowed us to see with our own eyes and hear with our own ears the actions and voice of a man with a family and legal dynasty before and during his double murder trial for killing his wife, Maggie,…

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