In this episode, Laurie sits down with her good friend Lori Warren, a former FBI agent, polygrapher, and crisis negotiator, for an honest conversation about human behaviour, deception, manipulation, and trust.
It's a conversation about the subtle signals we often sense but talk ourselves out of… in business, relationships, leadership, and everyday life.
Drawing from decades of experience sitting across from people under pressure, Lori shares what she noticed again and again, not in a technical way, but in a deeply human one.
Together, we explore how deception and manipulation actually show up in everyday conversations, why confidence can be misleading, and how learning to trust what you notice can change the way you make decisions.
Why most people don't know what to look for when someone isn't being fully honest
The importance of knowing someone's baseline behaviour
Subtle body language cues people give away under pressure
Voice tone, over-explaining, and storytelling patterns that signal evasion
Why exaggeration and avoidance are more common than outright lying
How manipulation often shows up through guilt, anger, or control
The behaviours behind narcissism and why they're impossible to unsee once recognised
Why calm leadership matters in high-stress situations
How negotiation and influence work when the goal is safety and trust
The red flags of toxic and controlling relationships, and when it's time to walk away
This episode is for anyone who's ever thought something feels off, but couldn't quite explain why.
Because most of us notice more than we think, we just don't always trust it.
