Gaslighting or Delusion? Run, Hide, Repeat | Pauline Dakin | S6E15

Pauline Dakin, author of Run, Hide, Repeat: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood, grew up amid sudden moves, secrecy and unexplained fear. Later, she was told her family had been fleeing the mafia under the protection of a covert organisation. Her investigation revealed a very different story.

In S6E15 of Strange & Mysterious World, Pauline recounts the trusted minister at the centre of her family's secret world, letters presented as coming from relatives, and the test that finally broke the story apart. We explore trust, manipulation, the expert explanations she sought about delusional disorder, and the lasting cost of believing those closest to us.

The hosts also explore possible paranormal interpretations; Pauline offers her own grounded explanation. This is a personal account of family experience, not a clinical diagnosis or medical advice.

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FIND PAULINE DAKIN

Official website: https://pauline-dakin.squarespace.com/

Run, Hide, Repeat — book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547427/run-hide-repeat-by-pauline-dakin/

Podcast and listening links: https://linktr.ee/paulinedakin

University of King's College profile: https://ukings.ca/people/pauline-dakin/

Public professional contact: pauline.dakin@ukings.ca

00:00 The secret note and introduction

00:59 A childhood of secrecy and sudden moves