Mindset Unlimited: Tips, Tools, and Inspiration for Women in a Time of Change

How to Navigate Societal Gaslighting and Stay Empowered

Valerie Friedlander Season 3 Episode 11

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How to Navigate Societal Gaslighting and Stay Empowered is an updated replay of the season one episode “No, You’re Not Crazy.” Most information regarding gaslighting focuses on the psychological experience within individual relationships. However, gaslighting is actually a societal phenomenon with roots in social power dynamics. Those roots are why it is common to experience the psychological impact of gaslighting during periods of social change. However, because we tend to think of gaslighting as an individual experience, the effect of the societal gaslighting is exacerbated and our ability to navigate the stress is inhibited. We must step out of this over-individualization in order to develop support ourselves through the stress and engage this time with intention.

In this episode of Unlimited, the podcast, I engage how to navigate societal gaslighting and stay empowered in times of social change.

Some of what I’ll cover in this episode include:

  • What a period of anomie looks like
  • Gaslighting and how it’s showing up in our lives
  • Shifting how you think about and engage stress
  • Intentionally connecting to your values and setting boundaries
  • Visioning through risk assessment


ARTICLES REFERENECED IN THIS EPISODE:
The Sociology of Gaslighting
The Sociological Definition of Anomie
Anomie in the Sociological Perspective of Emile Durkheim
Stop Telling Women They Have Impostor Syndrome
Is Someone Gaslighting You?
Here’s How To spot If You’re Being Gaslighted
Embracing Stress Is More Important Than Reducing Stress

UNLIMITED EPISODES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:
3 Things You Need to Create Stability in Times of Uncertainty
How to Start Meditating
Understanding Your Stress Language
Relearning Self-Love
Girl, Learn to Apologize
Red Flags in Online business
Toxic Positivity

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