Stories and Stanza
Stories and Stanza
Abhra Pal
Pop Psychology vs Real Psychology: Gaslighting, Triggers, Narcissism, Trauma & Trauma Bonds Explained
1 hour 32 minutes Posted Mar 23, 2026 at 10:44 pm.
Therapy Terms Go Viral
Show Welcome Setup
Why Pop Psych Misleads
Privacy Ethics Online
TikTok Diagnoses Spectrum
Terms We Will Debunk
Gaslighting Defined Clinically
Triggered Versus Annoyed
Practical Emotional Awareness
Journaling As A Tool
Journaling Unresolved Memories
Triggering vs Discomfort
Narcissism Defined Clinically
Stop Weaponizing Labels
Trauma vs Hardship
Resilience Through Language
Wellbeing Is House Cleaning
Trauma Bonding Real Meaning
Media Literacy and Wrap Up
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In this Stories and Stanza episode, host Abhra and psychologist Silvia Russen discuss why pop psychology and viral mental-health advice can distort clinical terms, turning descriptive tools into moral judgments, pathologizing normal discomfort, and turning relationships into battlegrounds of labels.