What happens when manipulation becomes a management style?

In this powerful listener-submitted story, we expose the hidden epidemic of psychological abuse and gaslighting in the workplace. From shifting goalposts to manufactured chaos and control, this episode unpacks the chilling tactics used by abusers— and the devastating toll it takes on victims’ mental and physical health.

We confront how organisations protect perpetrators, silence whistleblowers, and enable a culture of coercive control. Together, we explore why education, empathy, and resistance are vital to building psychologically safe workplaces and reclaiming our collective humanity.

🎙️ A must-listen for anyone who’s ever doubted their own reality at work.

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The Gaslit Brain Series: When Empathy Wins

This week, empathy won.

With Catherine Connolly elected as Ireland’s new president, we’ve witnessed what it looks like when leadership is grounded in courage, clarity, and compassion — not control.

In this powerful episode of The Gaslit Brain on The FEMCAST, host Anita Whyte Moran and bestselling author Dr Jen Fraser — author of The Gaslit Brain — explore how empathy can rewire our brains, rebuild our workplaces, and reshape our societies.

They break down the neuroscience of empathy and gaslighting — from how domestic violence traps victims through “learned helplessness,” to how workplace abuse and political manipulation mirror the same patterns of psychological control.

Together, they ask: what happens when empathy disappears from leadership, and what kind of healing begins when it returns?

This episode dives deep into:
🧠 The neuroscience of empathy and control
💔 How gaslighting shows up in relationships, workplaces, and politics
🔥 Why domestic violence is the microcosm of wider social violence
🌍 How empathy-driven leadership can change everything

As Ireland embraces a new president who leads with empathy, we’re reminded that this isn’t softness — it’s strength.

Because when empathy vanishes, people break. But when it leads, humanity heals.

🎙️ The Gaslit Brain — a FEMCAST original series hosted by Anita Whyte Moran and Dr Jen Fraser.

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In this episode of The FEMCAST, we dive deep into the brains of gaslighters and abusers — and what science can teach us about empathy, manipulation, and the cycle of abuse.

With Dr. Jen Fraser, we explore how neglect and trauma in childhood can damage the brain’s empathy networks and shape the manipulative behaviours we see in adulthood.

This is not about excusing abuse, it’s about understanding it, so we can stop it.

🎙 Listen, learn, and share.
Because when we raise children in homes grounded in empathy, safety, and love — we change everything.

This episode dives deep into:

🧩 What’s happening inside the brain of a gaslighter
💔 How early trauma shapes emotional disconnection
🌱 Why empathy education is essential for breaking cycles of abuse
⚡ How workplaces and homes can be redesigned for psychological safety

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What happens when you report abuse — and suddenly you become the problem?

That’s not confusion. It’s a strategy.
It’s called DARVO: Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim and Offender.

In this episode of The FEMCAST, Anita Whyte Moran sits down with Dr Jen Fraser, author of The Gaslit Brain, to expose how DARVO works — and why it’s one of the most dangerous psychological defence mechanisms used by abusers and institutions alike.

From domestic abuse to workplace bullying and systemic cover-ups, DARVO is the playbook that flips truth into blame and punishes integrity. But once you know how to recognise it, you can’t unsee it — and you’ll start to understand how to protect yourself and others from its manipulation.

💥 In this episode:
– What DARVO really means — and how it shows up in real life
– How trauma responses like freezing are weaponised against victims
– Why accountability feels like an attack in abusive systems
– How to reclaim your voice and rewrite the story

🎙️ Hosted by Anita Whyte Moran
📘 Guest: Dr Jen Fraser, author of The Gaslit Brain

If you’ve ever been blamed for standing up, gaslit for telling the truth, or made to doubt your own experience — this episode is for you.

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Gaslighting is the manipulation tactic of our age — and it’s spreading fast.

In this episode we explore how gaslighting affects the brain, the psychological patterns of manipulation, and the hidden toll of workplace gaslighting. Learn how to recognise emotional abuse and protect yourself from harm.

Gaslighting isn’t just emotional harm, it literally rewires your brain. And it’s happening everywhere — in homes, in workplaces, and across every screen you scroll.

At The FEMCAST, we’re on a mission to help you spot gaslighting in real time, protect yourself, and stopping manipulation before it takes hold.

From our last series, The Bullied Brain with Dr Jen Fraser, you’ll know Jen revealed how abuse damages the brain — and how healing is possible. But this time, it’s all about prevention.

In this series, we break down what gaslighting really is, emotional abuse recovery, workplace gaslighting, psychological safety, manipulation tactics, narcissistic abuse, trauma and the brain, how the manipulator’s brain works, who’s most at risk, and why it’s becoming dangerously normalised.

This isn’t just a podcast — it’s a wake-up call. Because gaslighting thrives in silence, but knowledge breaks the cycle.

Are you ready for this episode?

🔥 What gaslighting really is (beyond the buzzword)
🔥 How the manipulator’s brain works
🔥 Who’s most at risk — and why
🔥 Why gaslighting is becoming dangerously normalised

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Add this episode to your mental health playlist so you can revisit it when you need a reminder of your power.

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⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, coercive control, and police misconduct.

In this gripping and courageous episode of The FEMCAST, we meet Cathy Oddie, a woman who endured some of the worst domestic violence imaginable. Her ex-partner broke her bones, burned her, choked her unconscious countless times… and when she finally found the strength to escape, he began stalking her.

Desperate for help, Cathy turned to the police. But instead of protection, she was raped - by the very officer assigned to help her. That officer would go on to rape her for another 18 months. It would take her 18 years to report him. By then, he was a senior-ranking inspector in the force.

Cathy didn’t just survive. She rose. Today, she’s an advocate rewriting the system and using her lived experience to protect other women and demand justice.

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In this episode of The FEMCAST, we sit down with Accredited Breakup, Divorce & Domestic Abuse Coach Louize Yafai to explore how she helps clients navigate trauma, divorce, toxic relationships, and co-parenting—without reliving the pain.

Louize empowers clients to regulate emotions, get clear on their needs, and work effectively with legal teams to get the best outcome possible. With a step-by-step, action-oriented approach, she helps people move from heartbreak to healing—and from survival to strength.

Whether you're leaving a toxic relationship, facing family court, or simply trying to move forward—this episode is your roadmap.

🧠 Clarity. 🗣️ Confidence. 💪 Control.

Don't miss it.

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NEVER A VICTIM – Robert Kaiser on Preventing Violence Against Women

🔴 Why does violence against women persist — and how can we stop it?

Today, we’re joined by Robert Kaiser, a global authority on violence prevention and the founder of PPSS Group. With 30 years in domestic and international security, Robert has dedicated his career to understanding the complexities of human violence, and more importantly, how to reduce and prevent it.

Robert has worked closely with hundreds of female survivors of physical and sexual crimes, using their lived experiences to shape meaningful, trauma-informed safety strategies. He’s also the author of NEVER A VICTIM, a groundbreaking 530-page guide designed to empower women with practical knowledge, confidence, and tools to navigate a world where violence and harassment remain daily realities.

While the ultimate responsibility lies with men to change their behaviour, Robert’s work acknowledges that until that shift happens, women deserve clear, evidence-based guidance on staying safe.

🎧 This conversation is a must-listen for anyone who cares about women’s safety, justice, real-world solutions, and the fight for a world where no one has to live in fear.

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