… and Why It’s Costing Women Their Lives When we talk about workplace bullying, most people picture an overbearing boss or a toxic colleague making life miserable. What we don’t picture is a 28-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police, a counter-terrorism officer, a senior professional trusted with national security, being systematically bullied, gaslit, and pushed…
How Narcissism is Shaping Our Workplaces, Politics, and Lives Ever met someone who feeds off admiration, but feels nothing for anyone else? Someone who can ruin lives and still play the victim? Have you ever worked with someone who seemed magnetic — confident, charming, persuasive — until you saw what lay beneath? The…
When the Workplace Becomes a Warzone What happens when manipulation becomes a management style? When truth-telling is punished, and chaos is the language of control? In this week’s episode of The Gaslit Brain, we share a real story from a listener who endured severe psychological abuse and gaslighting in her workplace, a…
When Empathy Wins This weekend, empathy won. We voted in a president whose leadership is grounded not in power, but in empathy. Catherine Connolly’s calm courage, her compassion, and her clarity of thought give us hope — hope that humanity, empathy, and integrity still have a place at the head of the table. And it…
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…
What happens when you report abuse… and suddenly you become the problem? When the spotlight swings away from the perpetrator and lands right on you — questioning your tone, your behaviour, your clothes, your motives? That’s not an accident. It’s a tactic. And it has a name. DARVO: Deny. Attack.…
Why This Series, Why Now At The FEMCAST, we believe in amplifying voices that challenge abuse, expose manipulation, and carve out safer futures. Today, we are proud to launch our brand-new series: The Gaslit Brain with Dr. Jen Fraser. If you’ve followed us before, you’ll remember Jen’s powerful insights in our last series, based…
Raped by the Police Officer I Asked for Help In this gripping and courageous episode of The FEMCAST, we meet Cathy Oddie, a woman who endured some of the worst domestic violence imaginable. Her ex-partner broke her bones, burned her, choked her unconscious countless times… and when she finally found the strength to escape,…
How Louize Yafai Helps Clients Navigate Breakups, Divorce, and Domestic Abuse with Strength and Strategy When life turns upside down after a breakup, divorce, or the trauma of domestic abuse, it’s hard to know which way is up, let alone how to begin again. Emotions are raw. Stories are tangled, and just when clarity…
Why does violence against women persist – and how can we stop it? Today, we’re joined by Robert Kaiser a true pioneer in personal safety and violence prevention. Robert has spent three decades in the trenches of domestic and international security, becoming a global authority dedicated to not just understanding the complexities of human violence…