Gaslighting

Gaslighting has become an urbanised term in our society. Anytime somebody lies or misleads the truth we accuse them of gaslighting us. But what does the term actually mean and where does it come from?

By introducing it as a term in our everyday language are we trivialising the experience of people who have been gaslit by their abusers?

This episode we're exploring where the term gaslighting comes from, what it represents and then doing a deep dive into manipulative people and how to deal with them.

This episode comes with a warning! It might bring up some experiences, Megan was shooketh!

Join us on our quest to change our society by really thinking about the normalised language we use each day!

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Resources and reading from this episode:

Book by George K Simon

"In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People"

Articles

Is gaslighting becoming an overused word? by Ryan Fan - Medium

6 gaslighting phrases people say to manipulate you by Kelsey Borresen - Huffpost

Ted Talk

How to deal with gaslighting by Ariel Leve - YouTube

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