The Gaslight Effect Podcast

On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with Dr. Grant Brenner .   Dr. Brenner is the principal and co-founder of Neighborhood Psychiatry , an NYC-based group practice. He is the author and co-editor of Creating Spiritual and Psychological Resilience as well as co-author of Irrelationship: How We Use Dysfunctional Relationships to Hide from Intimacy , Relationship Sanity: Creating and Maintaining H...

On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with Erika Sánchez .   From Erika's website: "Erika L. Sánchez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Her debut poetry collection, Lessons on Expulsion , was published by Graywolf in July 2017, and was a finalist for the PEN America Open Book Award. Her debut young adult novel,  I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter , published in October 2017 by Knopf Books...

On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with Phil Franks , co-founder, along with his wife Krista, of Owl & Key , a transformational lifestyle design company.  Phil and Krista created Owl & Key - in their own words - to be "Intentionally working toward a new reality where our most valuable resource  (time) was spent where and how it mattered most to us. We wanted to be present with our children and...

On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern interviews Tasha Adams , the former wife of  Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes .  In November 2022, Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy and evidence tampering related to his participation in the January 6th riot at the United States Capital. On May 23, 2023 he was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Tasha describes her childhood and how she met Stewart when...

On this episode Dr. Robin Stern talks with author, teacher, and meditation guru Sharon Salzberg . Born in New York City in 1952, Sharon Salzberg experienced a childhood involving considerable loss and turmoil. An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction. Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of...

On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern interviews writer and producer, Daniel Levin .  Daniel Levin holds an MFA in poetry from the University of California, Irvine, where he taught creative writing and rhetoric, and a bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College. He is the winner of the Stanley and Evelyn Lipkin Prize for Poetry, the Lynn Garnier Memorial Award and is the recipient of fellowships from...

On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with Dr. Lisa Damour .  Dr. Damour is the author of three  New York Times  best sellers:  Untangled ,  Under Pressure , and  The Emotional Lives of Teenagers .  She co-hosts the  Ask Lisa podcast , works in collaboration with UNICEF, and is recognized as a thought leader by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Damour is also a regular contributor to  T...

On this episode Dr. Robin Stern interviews her friend and colleague Dr. Steven Hassan .  Dr. Hassan is a leading expert on cults and has dedicated his life to preventative education and helping people recover from their own experiences.  Dr. Hassan is the author of four books:  Combating Cult Mind Control ; Releasing The Bonds ; Freedom Of Mind ; and his most recent book, The Cult Of Trump .  Dr....

WARNING!  This episode includes discussions about sensitive topics including rape and violence and is intended for mature audiences.  On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talks with  Leslee Udwin . Leslee is an actor, producer, director and now an education sytem change activist. She directed and produced the documentary film India's Daughter .   Robin and Leslee discuss the process Leslee went throug...

On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern interviews Hannah Husain, a seventeen year old student studying abroad this semester, researching gaslighting interactions in relationships - particularly in teenagers. Hannah's first encounter with gaslighting occured when her friend had wanted to go to a concert, and was unintentionally gaslighted by her mom into not going.  Robin and Hannah discuss how, with soc...

On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern talked with her close friend and colleague, Alice Forrester , the CEO of Clifford Beers Community Health Partners. Alice discussed how growing up as a teenager in the 1970s, she was aware of the culture shift that was occuring at that time in our country, and how her father struggled with this changing dynamic.  Alice recalled often being told she was wrong by her...

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 pe...

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 lau...

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 compani...

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 languag...

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 attractio...

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 advocac...

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 achieve...

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 wi...

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 gaslig...

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 gaslig...

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...

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.  Stru...

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...

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 vi...