On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with Ian Nichols, co-host of It's Only A Podcast - a horror movie review show. Robin has been a guest on several of Ian's podcast episodes that explore gaslighting in horror movies. Ian shares his personal experience with gaslighting, both within a romantic relationship as well as with his parents. Ian describes himself as an empath and a very emotional person who often cries during emotional moments in his life. As a child, Ian's parents instilled the thou...
Mar 28, 2023•48 min
On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with real-life sisters, psychotherapist Abby Rodman and former beauty executive now life coach Julie Howard , co-hosts of the popular podcast Sisters Cracking Up . From their podcast website: "...we've been through a few things. If nothing else, life has a way of teaching us about balance -- and we've both had our share of blessings and challenges. We've laughed and cried our way through parenting, empty nests, managing adult children, aging and body image ...
Mar 14, 2023•49 min
On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with Rachel Simmons , author of Odd Girl Out , a national bestseller that "ignited a long-overdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying." Rachel is also the author of Odd Girl Speaks Out , The Curse of the Good Girl , and Enough As She Is. Rachel is a "master facilitator and executive coach, she works for the world’s most innovative companies to design and deliver programs for women’s leadership development and gender equity. She is renow...
Feb 28, 2023•41 min
On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with recording artist TUCKER about his career, his family, and the relationship that led him to write his hit song 'Can't Help Myself,' (with a cameo speaking performance by Robin Stern!) that explains the emotions involved in a relationship in which he felt he might be gaslighting himself. As TUCKER says during the interview, "music is the unversal language," and music can bring people from different backgrounds together through connection. TUCKER explains...
Feb 14, 2023•47 min
On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with Annabelle Stone (real name changed to protect her identity) about an all too common occurence - gaslighting in marriage. Annabelle shares her story in the hopes that listeners can learn the signs of gaslighting in marriage and relationships. Annabelle was introduced to her husband by a trusted common friend, and she felt very confident in her attraction to him. He was a very successful surgeon with a wonderful reputation. All seemed perfect - until it ...
Jan 31, 2023•35 min
On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with Tami Burdick about her journey of self-advocacy in which she worked closely with her doctors to diagnose and cure a rare inflammatory breast disease. Tami's book, Diagnosis Detective: Curing Granulomatous Mastitus is a: "memoir is about how one woman was cured of a chronic inflammatory breast disease known as Granulomatous Mastitis, by her own advocacy, independent extensive research, due diligence, and discovering a pathology test which finally led to...
Jan 17, 2023•58 min
On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with Dr. George Bonanno , Professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University. Dr. Bonanno is the author of two amazing books - The End of Trauma and The Other Side of Sadne ss . From Dr. Bonanno's website : "He is recognized by the Web of Science as among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world, and has been honored with lifetime achievement awards by both the Association for Psychological Science and the International Positive Psycholog...
Jan 03, 2023•39 min
On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern interviews Alyssa Haray about generational gaslighting and how Alyssa was able to identify the gaslighting in her family and break the cycle. Alyssa discusses how interacting with the mother of her boyfriend, and watching him interact with his mother, showed her what a normal parent/child relationship should be, and how this experience changed how she interacted with her own mother and grandmother to break the cycle of gaslighting in her life. Robin outlines the ...
Dec 20, 2022•53 min
On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern interviews Michelle McQuaid , founder of The Wellbeing Lab , "a benefit-led organization...passionate about energizing and equipping people to care for their wellbeing even when they’re struggling so we can help you to build thriving teams, workplaces, schools, and communities." Michelle explains that harassment is the #3 reason people burn out at work, and gaslighting plays a part in that! As a way to battle this burnout, Michelle discusses the importance of the...
Dec 06, 2022•39 min
On this episode Dr. Robin Stern talks with Dr. Paige Sweet , a Sociologist at The University of Michigan, doing work on gender and sexuality, with a specialty in studying domestic violence. In her research and the interviews she conducted for her book, The Politics of Surviving: How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and its Aftermath (2021) Dr. Sweet noticed an almost universal reporting of gaslighting within the dysfunctional relationships. This led her to write the article, The Sociology of Gas...
Nov 29, 2022•43 min
Has the remote working phenomenon spurred by the pandemic caused an increase in gaslighting in the workplace? On this episode, Robin talks with Dr. Heidi Brooks , Senior Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Yale University, about this intersting phenomenon. Many workplaces instituted a work-from-home policy during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Now that more offices are opening back up, many employees are still eager to work from home. While the work environment continues to undergo change, the...
Nov 15, 2022•32 min
Are you involved in a gaslighting situation and feel like you're all alone? Are you having trouble breaking away from your gaslighter? Robin's guest on this episode of The Gaslight Effect Podcast, Lucy Rose, found herself in exactly this situation. Robin discusses with Lucy how, looking back, Lucy was experiencing signs of gaslighting as early as the very first date with her then boyfriend. Struggling with insecurity, and existing family issues, Lucy found herself very vulnerable to gaslighting....
Nov 01, 2022•44 min
Does unintentional gaslighting exist? Are people born gaslighters? How do parents gaslight their children without either one of them knowing it? We’ll dig deeper in this episode. In this episode of The Gaslight Effect Podcast, Robin talks with Psychology Today’s Hara Marano . Hara is the Editor at Large of Psychology Today and writes the magazine's advice column, Unconventional Wisdom. Her newest book, A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting, examines the contemporary culture of p...
Oct 31, 2022•44 min
On this episode of The Gaslight Effect Podcast, Robin talks with New York based divorce and family law attorney Evan Schein . Evan is the Head of Litigation at Berkam Bottger Newman & Schein LLP . As stated on Evan's website - "Evan has helped clients find post-divorce happiness and build successful financial lives, advocated to protect children and fought for the rights of victims of domestic violence. He has learned more than a few things about family, money, and the law, things that every...
Oct 30, 2022•44 min
Gaslight (/ˈɡaslīt/). Verb. Manipulating someone by psychological means into questioning their own reality. The Gaslight Effect podcast is hosted by Dr. Robin Stern, co-founder of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of the best-selling book, The Gaslight Effect. On her podcast, Robin helps listeners identify gaslighting, to escape the destructive dynamic and reclaim their reality. On this episode, join Dr. Robin Stern as she explains what the term Gaslighting means, why she dec...
Sep 20, 2022•9 min
