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101. When Your Whole Life Was a Lie: Healing from Gaslighting, Isolation, and Betrayal

July 23
49 mins

Episode Description

What happens when you find out the story your mother told you about your life… wasn’t true?

Today we’re talking to about:

  • How gaslighting from a parent distorts a child’s reality

  • What betrayal trauma feels like when the gaslighter is your mother

  • Why self-trust gets severed after emotional manipulation and medical abuse

  • How trauma teaches you not to believe yourself

  • The grief, rage, and confusion that surface when you start to see clearly

  • Gentle, actionable steps to start rebuilding your sense of self and truth

    Whether your mother lied outright, withheld the truth, or used concern as a disguise for control, this episode will help you name what happened and take the first steps toward reclaiming your life.

You’ll learn:

  • How to recognize the subtle forms of gaslighting in families

  • What it means to anchor in the present when the past feels blurry

  • How to begin healing identity confusion and chronic self-doubt

  • Questions that gently guide you back to your own knowing

This episode is for you if:

  • You were made to feel like you were the problem

  • You’re struggling to trust yourself or your memories

  • You’re tired of shrinking, performing, or questioning everything you feel

  • You want to start healing from emotional abuse, parental control, and betrayal

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