Andrea
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SHITSHOW SATURDAY #168 - The Gaslighter In Your Head
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #168 - The Gaslighter In Your Head
SHITSHOW SATURDAY #168 - The Gaslighter In Your Head
Saturday 6th September 2025
Explore self-gaslighting's impact on adult children of dysfunctional families with Andrea in a candid and heartfelt discussion.
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43 minutes
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Author:
Andrea
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Categories:
Healing Relationships
Healing from Sexual Trauma
Recovery from Trauma
Sobriety Toolkit
Understanding Addiction & Recovery
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Episode Overview
- Self-gaslighting can manifest as minimising personal pain and questioning perceptions.
- Recognising and validating one's own suffering is crucial for healing.
- Understanding the impact of childhood experiences on adult relationships.
- The importance of trusting one's intuition and recognising needs without shame.
- Healing is a continuous process, and progress should be celebrated.
"It's incredible to me how long it's taken to unpack how deep the gaslighting was in my family."
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? Episode 168 of 'Adult Child' takes you on a raw exploration of self-gaslighting and its impact on adult children from dysfunctional families. Andrea and her guests bravely share their personal stories, highlighting the sneaky ways self-gaslighting manifests in everyday life. They discuss minimising pain, questioning perceptions, invalidating emotions, and rewriting abuse as love. The episode unpacks how these behaviours stem from childhood experiences and affect adult relationships, leading to chronic self-betrayal.
Through candid anecdotes, listeners learn about the struggle to validate one's suffering and the journey towards healing. The conversation touches on the importance of trusting one's intuition and recognising one's needs without shame. As guests share their breakthroughs and setbacks, they offer relatable insights into overcoming the internalised silencing that holds many back. The episode is a heartfelt reminder that healing is a continuous process, and progress should be celebrated, not doubted.
With humour and honesty, 'The Gaslighter In Your Head' encourages listeners to reflect on their own experiences and consider how they can move towards safety and truth. Could this be the episode that helps you confront your inner gaslighter?