Negotiate Your Best Life Podcast with Rebecca Zung

Negotiation Expert Reveals Exactly What To Say To a Narcissist with Rebecca Zung on Negotiate Your Best Life #742

Sep 17, 2025
Are you struggling to communicate with a narcissist? Discover the vital phrases that help you regain control and calm tensions, like saying "I agree with you". Learn the dangerous trap of JADE and how to avoid it. Master powerful boundary statements that assert your self-respect. Find out the grey rock method to detach emotionally and starve narcissists of their supply. With techniques to anticipate narcissistic behavior and disarm them effectively, reclaim your peace and energy in negotiations.
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ADVICE

Agree To Defuse Petty Attacks

  • Say "I agree with you" to defuse petty insults and avoid emotional baiting in person.
  • Use it sparingly and never in written messages or for major accusations.
ADVICE

Acknowledge Their Opinion, Don't Fight

  • Use "You are entitled to your opinion" to acknowledge them without defending yourself.
  • Follow with "I am entitled to mine" and avoid pushing back into argument.
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Use 'We' To Share Responsibility

  • Use inclusive "we" phrases like "we need to work on this" to share responsibility and lower their push.
  • Frame solutions collaboratively to reduce their need to escalate.
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