I have been playing with writing on gaslighting for a while now, and the nudge I needed happened to me the night before I started this newsletter. For the longest time I believed everything I was told. I could not see through the lies, BS and manipulations of others. I don’t tend to lie, even white lies I do my best to avoid (which sometimes put me in “interesting” situations I have to admit), so I assumed, wrongly, that people were operating along the same lines.
Thankfully, once again for me, millennials, especially millennial women, put in focus these gaslighting behaviors for what they truly are - misbehaviors. After decades of passivity and guilt, I started questioning what I heard and what I was told, by the media, but also by the people “close” to me. And I realized that there were many people exaggerating their accomplishments, turning tables and plain lying.
The stories below are cautionary tales that if you are not careful you will end up being caught up in guilt, smallness, and misinformation by unscrupulous manipulative people! Hopefully you can follow the same easy strategies to avoid the smoke and mirrors and see right through the BS.
Listen to this post and get the upper hand on gaslighters! 🙌
I'm Peggy Van de Plassche, a former banker and VC with 20 years in financial services and technology. "The Microdose Diet" combines alternative medicines like microdosing psilocybin for personal and professional growth.
📘Order my book, "MORE! The Microdose Diet, the 90 Day Plan for More Success, Passion, and Happiness," available on Amazon and Indigo.
🧠 The Brain Power Microdose: Supporting Cognitive Health and Stress Relief.
💻My masterclasses, “The Microdose Diet, The 90 Day Plan for More Career Success, Passion and Happiness” are there to help you get to the next level.
Thanks for reading, ...
I have been playing with writing on gaslighting for a while now, and the nudge I needed happened to me the night before I started this newsletter. For the longest time I believed everything I was told. I could not see through the lies, BS and manipulations of others. I don’t tend to lie, even white lies I do my best to avoid (which sometimes put me in “interesting” situations I have to admit), so I assumed, wrongly, that people were operating along the same lines.
Thankfully, once again for me, millennials, especially millennial women, put in focus these gaslighting behaviors for what they truly are - misbehaviors. After decades of passivity and guilt, I started questioning what I heard and what I was told, by the media, but also by the people “close” to me. And I realized that there were many people exaggerating their accomplishments, turning tables and plain lying.
The stories below are cautionary tales that if you are not careful you will end up being caught up in guilt, smallness, and misinformation by unscrupulous manipulative people! Hopefully you can follow the same easy strategies to avoid the smoke and mirrors and see right through the BS.
Listen to this post and get the upper hand on gaslighters! 🙌
I'm Peggy Van de Plassche, a former banker and VC with 20 years in financial services and technology. "The Microdose Diet" combines alternative medicines like microdosing psilocybin for personal and professional growth.
📘Order my book, "MORE! The Microdose Diet, the 90 Day Plan for More Success, Passion, and Happiness," available on Amazon and Indigo.
🧠 The Brain Power Microdose: Supporting Cognitive Health and Stress Relief.
💻My masterclasses, “The Microdose Diet, The 90 Day Plan for More Career Success, Passion and Happiness” are there to help you get to the next level.
Thanks for reading, ...