There’s a moment in every survivor’s story where confusion gives way to clarity.
When you realise what you thought was love, care, or even mentorship, was actually control.
That moment of recognition can shake you to your core, and that’s where The Gaslit Brain Series begins.
In this episode of The FEMCAST podcast, we pull back the curtain on one of the most destructive forces in our relationships, workplaces, and culture – gaslighting. But this isn’t just another conversation about manipulation, it’s about the science behind it.
Together with Dr. Jen Fraser, a trailblazing researcher and author who’s spent fourteen years studying the neuroscience of abuse, we ask the questions most people avoid:
🔹 What happens in the brain of a gaslighter?
🔹 How does empathy, something we’re all born capable of, get rewired out of someone’s mind?
🔹 And most importantly, what can we do to stop it?
Gaslighting isn’t random. It’s learned. It’s reinforced, and it thrives in cultures where cruelty is normalised and empathy is dismissed as weakness.
When we raise children in homes, schools, and systems that value dominance over understanding, we don’t just break hearts, we reshape brains.
But the good news? The brain can heal. Empathy can be taught. And cycles of abuse can end.
This episode is a call to action — for parents, teachers, leaders, and anyone who’s ever wondered why we allow harm to masquerade as care.
If we want safer workplaces, healthier relationships, and a world built on dignity instead of dominance, we need to understand what’s happening inside The Gaslit Brain.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Let’s raise the standard for empathy and start creating psychologically safer spaces, one voice at a time.
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