I had the exciting opportunity to speak with Dr Ramani. You may know Dr Ramani from the mental health education channel Med Circle, her educational seminars and videos on YouTube, or Open Minded the series on anxiety with Vogue and Kendall Jenner, or Red Table Talk with Willow Smith, Gammy Norris, and Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Earlier this year Apple News recommended an article published with Aeon Media on gaslighting, its origins, its stages, characteristic, impact on the gaslighted individual, and how we can support someone being gaslighted. This article was written by Dr Ramani. Immediately after finishing this article I emailed her to say how illuminating and educational it was to the ominous experience of gaslighting.
If you are unaware of what gaslighting actually is, this episode is perfect for you.
Gaslighting is at it’s core the abuse of power and/or authority over another, purely to combat the gaslighter’s own insecurities, by grooming and secluding the gaslighted individual through consistent undermining, provoking the gaslighted individual to question their knowledge, relationships, trust, mental health, and sometimes sanity. We chat first person, relational, societal, organisational, and systemic gaslighting; as well as the tinder we all are subject to, priming us to be victims of gaslighting itself.
In this episode we gaslighting, mental health, domestic violence, and emotional abuse. If you or someone you know needs help in their mental health journey, please contact life line on 13 11 14.
MUSIC | Samson
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