How to Know If You're Being Gaslit and How to Protect Yourself

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the last few months, I’ve frequently mentioned pop culture and how it has impacted our love lives. It affects people’s perceptions of men, women, love, sex, and relationships. It can also enforce beliefs and normalize power dynamics between men and women, some of which are unhealthy. In this episode, I discuss one particular unhealthy dynamic involving</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bachelorette’s</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Katie Thurston and Greg Grippo in hopes that it’ll help you identify shitty behavior and take appropriate action when and if it happens to you.</span></p> <p><strong>9:52</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- How you can watch</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bachelorette</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">episode in question for yourself</span></p> <p><strong>11:38</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- A quick overview of the situation and the first red flag I see</span></p> <p><strong>16:39</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- The more subtle, manipulative exchange between Katie and Greg on the couch</span></p> <p><strong>22:14</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- First sign of someone trying to manipulate or gaslight you</span></p> <p><strong>23:52</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- How Greg continues to emotionally manipulate Katie in the conversation</span></p> <p><strong>25:52</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why what Greg does is gaslighting and how the TV network influences perception of the situation</span></p> <p><strong>28:30</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- What healthy love is and is NOT and what Greg actually loved about Katie </span></p> <p><strong>30:03</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- More boundaries that cross the line into unhealthy, gaslight-y territory</span></p> <p><strong>33:08</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Power plays and the moment Katie starts to see what’s going on and tries to take her power back</sp