Stop Gaslighting Yourself: Create a Life You Love After Breast Cancer
Episode Overview
Understand what self-gaslighting is and how it affects you. Learn how self-gaslighting can impact your food choices, relationships, and work. Discover practical steps to stop self-gaslighting and start trusting yourself. Embrace your feelings as valid and worthy of exploration. Practice self-compassion and be gentle with yourself.
Your feelings are valid. If you’re feeling it, it’s valid. It’s true. It’s what’s happening right now.
In this episode of The Breast Cancer Recovery Coach, Laura Lummer tackles a subject that might surprise you—self-gaslighting. You’ve likely heard of gaslighting in relationships, but have you ever considered how you might be doing it to yourself? Laura, a two-time breast cancer survivor and certified life coach, shares her personal experiences and offers practical advice on how to stop undermining your own feelings and decisions.
She explains how self-gaslighting can sneak into various aspects of life, from food choices to relationships and even work. Imagine making healthy changes to your diet, only to second-guess if they're too strict. Or staying in a toxic relationship because you convince yourself you're overreacting. Laura breaks down these scenarios and provides steps to trust your instincts and honour your own needs. Her message is clear: Your feelings are valid, and it's okay to explore them without self-doubt.
By the end of the episode, you'll have actionable tips to support your mental and emotional wellbeing, making it easier to create a life you love after breast cancer. Don't miss out on this empowering discussion—tune in and start trusting yourself today!