Stop Letting Them Keep You Small! The 3 Phrases to Stop Someone Who Tries to Gaslight, Silence, or Shut You Down | Charles Duhigg PT 1

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🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Lisa Bilyeu sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Charles Duhigg, known for "The Power of Habit" and his latest book, "Super Communicators." Charles joins Lisa to unpack the art of high-stakes communication—especially for women who face belittling, dismissive, or outright toxic interactions. Drawing from expert research and practical tools, Charles equips listeners with real-world strategies to confidently respond to disrespect, set boundaries, and reclaim their conversational power. Lisa and Charles dissect scenarios every woman has faced: being dismissed with demeaning remarks or told to “smile more.” They break down the nuances between well-intended but clumsy comments and those intended to hurt, and dive into how to respond with strength and grace in both cases. SHOWNOTES01:03 The Two Types of Offenders: Ignorance vs. Malice10:09 The Three H’s: Helped, Hugged, or Heard17:21 Vulnerability as Strength in Conversation24:55 The Three Types of Conversations: Practical, Emotional, Social FOLLOW CHARLES DUHIGG:Website: https://charlesduhigg.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/cduhiggInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlesduhiggLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesduhigg/ CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to ⁠https://www.vitalproteins.com⁠ and entering promo code WOI at check out. BIOptimizers: Head to⁠ https://bioptimizers.com/impact ⁠and use code IMPACT for 10% off. OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at ⁠https://oneskin.co ⁠ Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at ⁠https://shopify.com/lisa⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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