In this deeply personal and illuminating episode of The Gaslight Effect Podcast, Dr. Robin Stern sits down with Irene’s Entropy—storyteller, musician, and fierce explorer of lived experience—to map the intersections between identity, mental health, and the subtle dynamics of gaslighting.

Through candid conversation, Irene shares her very personal journey of navigating internal and external turbulence: the disorienting effects of self-doubt, the complexities of her mental and emotional landscape, the ways in which others can warp one’s sense of reality, and what it takes to reclaim truth. 

Irene's music—including Identity, Freedom Was Pain, Gaslight Me, Speak, P.T.S.D, and Bread 2 Stone—threads through the discussion, offering lyrical snapshots of the pain of manipulation, the struggle to define oneself, and the hard-won courage of reclaiming one’s voice.

Together, they explore:

• How emotional and societal expectations distort identity—and how gaslighting often shows up not only in relationships with others, but in the ways we silence or invalidate ourselves.

• The tipping point: identifying the patterns (in words, relationships, internal dialogue) that signal when “entropy” has taken over.

• Tools, practices, and mindsets that support disentangling from those patterns: how to “ground” reality, rebuild trust in one’s own perceptions, and find stable footing amid chaos.

• How storytelling, vulnerability, and creative expression—whether through conversation or songs like Speak—become acts of resistance and steps toward healing.

This episode offers both piercing insight and compassionate companionship for anyone who has questioned what is “real,” wrestled with self-identity, or felt lost in someone else’s narrative.

Robin and Irene remind us: you deserve clarity. You deserve truth. And with effort, you can rediscover the voice that gaslighting tried to erase.

Tune in for a conversation that’s raw, hopeful, and a reminder that even when things feel upside down, there are ways back to solid ground.

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Emotional Intelligence for School Leaders

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