I’m interested in healing myself so that I can become a better parent. When I read an article about gaslighting in Psychology Today, I knew I wanted to do an episode about healing from a manipulative relationship. I reached out to the author of the article, and today we are joined by Dr. Stephanie Sarkis.Dr. Sarkis is a psychotherapist specializing in anxiety, gaslighting, narcissistic abuse, and ADHD. She is the author of several books, including the bestselling ‘Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People -- and Break Free’.  She is a nationally certified counselor, a licensed mental health counselor, an American Mental Health Counselors Association diplomat, and a Florida Supreme Court certified family and circuit mediator.  She has been in private practice for 20 years and is a senior contributor for Forbes, a contributor to Psychology Today, and the host of the Talking Brains podcast.In this episode, we talk about…[2:27] What the term “gaslighting” means[4:17] Emotional manipulation aimed at your parenting[5:29] The conditions under which gaslighting occurs[9:31] Targets of gaslighting[11:42] How to protect yourself when co-parenting with a manipulative ex[18:26] Coping with gaslighting[22:06] How to communicate with people that have manipulative tendencies[23:41] Making sure our kids are safe in the care of a co-parent[27:15] Recovering from gaslighting[29:56] Red flags in the dating worldConnect with Dr. Stephanie SarkisWebsite: www.stephaniesarkis.comBlog: www.stephaniesarkis.com/blogYouTube: www.youtube.com/StephanieSarkisTwitter: www.twitter.com/stephaniesarkisFacebook: www.facebook.com/StephanieSarkisPhDInstagram: www.instagram.com/sarkisphdLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/StephanieSarkisPinterest: www.pinterest.com/StephanieSarkisTwitch: www.twitch.tv/StephanieSarkisConnect with Joly:Website: https://www.soloparentmag.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/soloparentpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/soloparentnation

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