021 - Freedom and Forgiveness After Gaslighting: How to Cultivate Compassion and Move On

On this episode Dr. Robin Stern talks with author, teacher, and meditation guru Sharon Salzberg.

Born in New York City in 1952, Sharon Salzberg experienced a childhood involving considerable loss and turmoil. An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction. Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of practitioners. She offers non-sectarian retreat and study opportunities for participants from widely diverse backgrounds.

Sharon has also emerged as a featured speaker and teacher at a wide variety of events.

The written word is central to Sharon Salzberg's teaching and studies. She is the author of eleven books including Lovingkindness, the NY Times best seller Real Happiness, and her 2017 work, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection and her newest book, Real Change: Mindfulness To Heal Ourselves and the World.

Sharon's writing can be found on Medium, On Being, the Maria Shriver blog, and Huffington Post and she was a contributing editor of Oprah's O Magazine for several years. She has appeared in Time Magazine, Yoga Journal, msnbc.com, Tricycle, Real Simple, Body & Soul, Mirabella, Good Housekeeping, Self, Buddhadharma, More and Shambhala Sun, as well as on a variety of radio programs.

Sharon is the host of her own podcast, The Metta Hour, featuring 100+ interviews with the top leaders and voices in the meditation and mindfulness movement.

On this episode, Robin and Sharon discuss:

• The role of forgiveness in gaslighting.
• The importance of understanding that forgiveness does not mean amnesia.
• How people who are being gaslighted give over their power to someone else.
• Achieving a balance between someone else and ourselves.
• Understanding that self compassion is not laziness.

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