Negotiate Your Best Life Podcast with Rebecca Zung

What Is Mirroring, The Narcissist’s Copycat Tactic Explained with Rebecca Zung on Negotiate Your Best Life #764


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Learn how narcissists use the technique of mirroring — copying your words, body language and behavior — to create emotional bonds, gain control and eventually manipulate you. Rebecca Zung exposes the tactic, shows how it plays out in relationships and negotiations, and provides powerful strategies and phrases to reclaim your power, set boundaries and stop being manipulated.


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  • Discover what the mirroring tactic is and why narcissists use it.
  • Understand how covert and overt narcissists become emotional “chameleons” by mimicking you to gain trust and access.
  • See how mirroring evolves from love‑bombing and idealization into manipulation, gaslighting and control.
  • Learn how in negotiations or high‑conflict interactions mirroring may appear, and how to spot it.
  • Get practical tools: neutral phrases that don’t escalate drama; voice and tone techniques to stay calm and grounded.
  • Explore a toolkit of 10+ “kick‑ass comebacks” and dialogues to defuse manipulation and reclaim your voice.
  • Understand how to differentiate care vs control: boundaries, freedom, communication, intentions and your gut response.
  • Recognize deeper traps: hero/victim roles, passive‑aggressive behavior, guilt‑baiting, financial or social dependency, and manipulation disguised as support.
  • Learn how to document inconsistencies, force the narcissist into contradiction (e.g., by asking “Can you repeat that?”), and build leverage for your own negotiation strategy.
  • Reclaim self‑worth: You have value. You deserve relationships where you are celebrated, not controlled.
  • Find additional resources: free phrase sheets, email/text templates for narcissist interactions, support communities and more.
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    👉 Get my book Slay the Bully: How to Negotiate with a Narcissist and Win: http://slaythebullybook.com/?el=YT


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