Living Gaslight Free | Dr. Robin Stern

We hear the word “gaslight” a lot… but what does that mean and what does it look like? How can we avoid being gaslighted? And how can we help others when they’re being manipulated? In this episode, Robin Stern answers these questions and more.

What You’ll Learn:

1. What is (and is not) gaslighting, and how to recognize it.

2. How gaslighting is used in the workplace.

3. Who can fall victim to gaslighting.

4. How to help friends who are being gaslighted.

5. How to react when you notice you are being gaslighted.

Who is Robin?

Dr. Stern is the co-founder and associate director for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and an associate research scientist at the Child Study Center at Yale. She's a licensed psychoanalyst with 30 years of experience treating individuals, couples, and families. She's the author of The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use To Control Your Life. Dr. Stern has traveled widely to lecture on emotional intelligence, women in leadership, and on relational bullying. She's also the host of the Gaslight Effect podcast, which teaches listeners about the depths the term can take. She interviews experts and hears personal experiences from guests about all aspects of gaslighting, from the unintentional, the role it plays in marriages, in divorce, and how good parenting can be gaslighting.

Mentions:

The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use To Control Your Life: https://www.amazon.ca/Gaslight-Effect-Survive-Manipulation-Control-ebook/dp/B000QCQ8X0

The Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide: Your Personal Journey Toward Healing from Emotional Abuse: https://www.amazon.ca/Gaslight-Effect-Recovery-Guide-Emotional/dp/0593236270 

Follow Robin:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-stern-220b403a/

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