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Why does gaslighting make you feel like you're losing your mind? In this episode, Dr. Christine Baker (LPC, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner) breaks down what actually happens in your nervous system when someone repeatedly contradicts your reality — and teaches a somatic practice called "The Gut Check" to help you reconnect with what your body already knows to be true. This is part 1 of a 5-part series on gaslighting and the body. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why replaying conversations and doubting your own memory is a common, predictable pattern — not a personal weakness • Dr. Robin Stern's three stages of the gaslight effect: disbelief, defense, and depression • How interoception (your body's ability to sense what's true) gets overridden through repeated invalidation • Why gaslighting recovery is a nervous system issue, not just a psychological one • A step-by-step somatic practice for rebuilding trust in your own signals ✨ The Gut Check Practice: 1. Pick a moment from the past, ideally something already resolved 2. Before recalling what you were told, notice what your body registered in that moment 3. Name the gap: "My body felt ___. I was told ___." Let both be true at once This episode is part of a five-part series on gaslighting and the body. Next week: the biology of why you can't just think your way out of a gaslighting dynamic, and what's happening in your nervous system when you freeze, fawn, or shut down. If this resonates and you're looking for more support putting these nervous system tools into practice, check out the Somatic Wellness Collective — link below. Listen on your favorite platform: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-simple-somatics-with-dr-christine-baker/id1788150711 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0SuKw9Ocl4nvagHdIViZL4 SWC: https://drcbtherapy.com/resources/somatic-wellness-collective/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcbtherapy/ #Gaslighting #SomaticTherapy #NervousSystemRegulation