Welcome to Deconstructing Gaslighting, where today, Sarah and her guest have an important conversation around systemic/collective gaslighting. THIS can be one of the hardest places to undo the effects of gaslighting. Join Sarah and her AMAZING guest as they laugh, share personal stories, geek out, and give some super-helpful tips to break free and effect change – personally AND systemically.

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Word of the day: In their conversation, Sarah’s guest today identifies four A’s to help us. Two of them are amends and atone. It’s important to describe the difference – both as something we must do, AND as something we get to require from those who have gaslit us and/or broken trust with us.  According to wikidiff.com, As verbs, the difference between amend and atone is that amend is to make better while atone is to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime or a sin one has committed. Make BETTER AND REPAIR. That make better part – that’s called raising the bar, siss, and the both/and here is that we get to ask for it as much as we do it.

The guest today is Bella J Rockman. Bella is a social scientist, neuropsychotherapist, and mental health media correspondent. Check out her JRock Therapy Academy and follow her on Instagram today!

Story Time: Listen in as Sarah and Bella cover multiple facets as they have a candid conversation on the topics of collective/systemic gaslighting – where they’ve seen it, experienced it, and what we can do to change it!

Set Your Alarm:

Bella shared “The Four A’s” “right off the divine dome”. When, how, where, how many of these do you need to step in to?

1. Acknowledge
2. Amend
3. Atone
4. Action

Sarah stated, “We must ask, Is there more truth here than what I’ve been told?”

And remember – it’s not about becoming who you want to be, it’s about awakening all that you already are!