2 Girls, 1 Queen

2 Girls, 1 Queen Book Club pick: The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life by Dr. Robin Stern. Read more info about The Gaslight Effect below.

From the author:

Gaslighting is the systematic attempt by one person to erode another’s reality, by telling them that what they are experiencing isn’t so - and, the gradual giving up on the part of the other person. Gaslighting takes two - one person who needs to be in control to maintain his sense of self, and the other, who needs the relationship to maintain her sense of self and is willing to acquiesce. The Gaslight Effect happens when you find yourself second guessing your own reality, confused and uncertain of what you think, because you have allowed another to define reality and tell you what you think — and who you are. Gaslighting can be maddening in the early stages and soul destroying when it fully takes hold. In my book The Gaslight Effect, I describe what it is like to be on the receiving end of this type of emotional abuse - in love relationships, in the workplace, in family…and, then, I take readers through the steps necessary to empower themselves to transform the relationship and opt out of the Gaslight Tango. The Gaslight Effect names this insidious type of emotional abuse, that has, to date, been too much under the radar - and, in naming and understanding this abuse, it can be recognized and healed.

In The Gaslight Effect I encourage women to be fearless about their right to be treated well, to be fearless about insisting on their own point of view, to be fearless about carving out their lives, with their values. The good news is that when you are fearless, you are empowered and you can heal or opt out of gaslighting or any other destructive relationship dynamic.

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