Gaslighting in Marriage: Warning Signs & Next Steps | Ep. 489
Awesome Marriage Podcast
Dr. Kim Kimberling
4.9 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
What is gaslighting? Is there still hope for a marriage where this has taken place? The term "gaslighting" has been on the rise in recent years, but what does it really mean? Dr. Kim and Christina unpack what it is, the warning signs, and what to do if you or someone you know has dealt with this. Tune in to learn more about what it is and what to do if this happens to you.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and |
| 0:06.8 | practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage. |
| 0:10.1 | I am your co-host, Christina Dodson. |
| 0:12.2 | On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimmerling. |
| 0:15.0 | Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years. |
| 0:18.7 | His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate |
| 0:21.9 | relationship. |
| 0:28.7 | Today we are talking about gaslighting. Gaslighting can be a common issue when it comes |
| 0:33.4 | to marriage conflict and many people who gaslight don't even realize or know they are doing it. |
| 0:38.7 | Today we're going to focus on what gaslighting is, the warning signs that you're being gaslit, |
| 0:43.4 | and the next steps if your spouse is gaslighting you. If you are new to the show, we drop a new |
| 0:48.3 | episode every Tuesday. And on the last Tuesday of every month, it's a special guest interview. |
| 0:53.3 | Be sure to hit subscribe wherever |
| 0:54.7 | you're listening so that you can join us every week. So Dr. Kim, what is gaslighting? |
| 1:00.4 | That's a great question. You know, it's fun just kind of researching, and I think I'd heard this |
| 1:04.5 | before, but it really came from a 1938 play that was later made into a movie, and it was called |
| 1:09.4 | Gaslight, and it kind of laid out what we're talking about gaslighting today. |
| 1:13.5 | But it seems like that term has been used a lot more recently in the last few years than it |
| 1:18.4 | had been probably certainly wouldn't used a lot in 1938 or 50 or whatever. |
| 1:23.6 | I don't think. |
| 1:24.0 | I wouldn't there. |
| 1:25.3 | But I think it's as far as from a mental health |
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