We Should Talk About Medical Gaslighting with Author, Patient Advocacy Strategist and Influencer, Ilana Jacqueline

What IS medical gaslighting? Have you ever been forced to play "Doctor Hot Potato"?  You know, when you go to your doctor and have a complaint about your body, but your doctor tells you its all in your head and passes you off to someone else? Yeah that.
Or maybe you are being "comorted out of care"- assured there really IS nothing wrong (when there really is!) and before you know it you have been manipulated into gaslighting yourself.
Ilana Jacqueline has been a victim of medical gaslighting for most of her life- born with chronic illness that went undetected, she found herself, as a young adult, going from doctor to doctor seeking help- to no avail.
Ilana has turned her painful experiences into her subject of advocacy and works to ensure she uses her social media channels to educate and empower those who are seeking answers for their health, and continue to fight to be believed about their pain.

JessB shares her own experiences of being gaslit and JessK offers all her usual insightful commentary. This episode is for all the women who have been dismissed in the doctor's office- and beyond.

Meet Ilana:
Ilana Jacqueline is a patient, an advocate, an influencer, an author, and an educator on the topic of medical gaslighting. She is the author of the book Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness (New Harbinger 2018) and the upcoming Medical Gaslighting: A Guide to Help You Recognize it, Prevent it, and Fight For Your Life (BenBella Books 2024).  To learn more about Ilana and her work visit:  Ilana Jacquieine