Healing After a Manipulative Relationship

Description

I’m interested in healing myself so that I can become a better parent. When I read an article about gaslighting in Psychology Today, I knew I wanted to do an episode about healing from a manipulative relationship. I reached out to the author of the article, and today we are joined by Dr. Stephanie Sarkis.

Dr. Sarkis is a psychotherapist specializing in anxiety, gaslighting, narcissistic abuse, and ADHD. She is the author of several books, including the bestselling ‘Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People -- and Break Free’. She is a nationally certified counselor, a licensed mental health counselor, an American Mental Health Counselors Association diplomat, and a Florida Supreme Court certified family and circuit mediator. She has been in private practice for 20 years and is a senior contributor for Forbes, a contributor to Psychology Today, and the host of the Talking Brains podcast.

In this episode, we talk about…

[2:27] What the term “gaslighting” means

[4:17] Emotional manipulation aimed at your parenting

[5:29] The conditions under which gaslighting occurs

[9:31] Targets of gaslighting

[11:42] How to protect yourself when co-parenting with a manipulative ex

[18:26] Coping with gaslighting

[22:06] How to communicate with people that have manipulative tendencies

[23:41] Making sure our kids are safe in the care of a co-parent

[27:15] Recovering from gaslighting

[29:56] Red flags in the dating world

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