Glennon Doyle

That's the refrain, the thesis statement of Untamed was, I'm not crazy, I'm a goddamn cheetah because I think a lot about growing up as a woman is about... rejecting the idea that there was ever anything wrong with you. And so this topic, I just find absolutely fascinating. It's what I'm doing in my everyday life and I can't wait to get some expert. Advice from Dr. Robin Stern.

That's the refrain, the thesis statement of Untamed was, I'm not crazy, I'm a goddamn cheetah because I think a lot about growing up as a woman is about... rejecting the idea that there was ever anything wrong with you. And so this topic, I just find absolutely fascinating. It's what I'm doing in my everyday life and I can't wait to get some expert. Advice from Dr. Robin Stern.

Dr. Robin Stern is the co-founder and associate director for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and an associate research scientist at the Child Study Center at Yale. She is a licensed psychoanalyst with 30 years of experience treating individuals, couples, and families. She is the author of the Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide, Your Personal Journey Toward Healing from Emotional Abuse.

Dr. Robin Stern is the co-founder and associate director for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and an associate research scientist at the Child Study Center at Yale. She is a licensed psychoanalyst with 30 years of experience treating individuals, couples, and families. She is the author of the Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide, Your Personal Journey Toward Healing from Emotional Abuse.

Dr. Robin Stern is the co-founder and associate director for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and an associate research scientist at the Child Study Center at Yale. She is a licensed psychoanalyst with 30 years of experience treating individuals, couples, and families. She is the author of the Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide, Your Personal Journey Toward Healing from Emotional Abuse.

Welcome, Dr. Stern.

Welcome, Dr. Stern.

Welcome, Dr. Stern.

Well, I'm so grateful to you. I know you use he and she because in your practice, you have seen mostly men gaslighting and women as gaslightees, which is very interesting, of course, because women are conditioned to be more empathic. It's not like we're all born gaslighters or gaslightees. We are conditioned, but Abby and I are married and lesbians be gaslighting the shit out of each other. Okay.

Well, I'm so grateful to you. I know you use he and she because in your practice, you have seen mostly men gaslighting and women as gaslightees, which is very interesting, of course, because women are conditioned to be more empathic. It's not like we're all born gaslighters or gaslightees. We are conditioned, but Abby and I are married and lesbians be gaslighting the shit out of each other. Okay.

Well, I'm so grateful to you. I know you use he and she because in your practice, you have seen mostly men gaslighting and women as gaslightees, which is very interesting, of course, because women are conditioned to be more empathic. It's not like we're all born gaslighters or gaslightees. We are conditioned, but Abby and I are married and lesbians be gaslighting the shit out of each other. Okay.

Most of our friends are two women in couples. Gaslighting abounds.

Most of our friends are two women in couples. Gaslighting abounds.

Most of our friends are two women in couples. Gaslighting abounds.

Power struggle in relationships.

Power struggle in relationships.

Power struggle in relationships.

It seems to me that the world has just recently caught up to the work that you've been doing for a very, very long time about gaslighting because you actually coined the term gaslighting effect. That was a long time ago, and now it's just so in the zeitgeist. We're catching up to you. So can you start by explaining to us what the origin of the word gaslighting is? Sure.

It seems to me that the world has just recently caught up to the work that you've been doing for a very, very long time about gaslighting because you actually coined the term gaslighting effect. That was a long time ago, and now it's just so in the zeitgeist. We're catching up to you. So can you start by explaining to us what the origin of the word gaslighting is? Sure.

It seems to me that the world has just recently caught up to the work that you've been doing for a very, very long time about gaslighting because you actually coined the term gaslighting effect. That was a long time ago, and now it's just so in the zeitgeist. We're catching up to you. So can you start by explaining to us what the origin of the word gaslighting is? Sure.