Source Requests Newsletter #146

Psychologists for Parade!

Hi and happy Thursday! I hope you’ve had a great week.

NOTE: Please let me know if you can help with any of these stories & who the expert is. Once I give you the green light, please answer the questions by the deadline! This is to ensure I don’t get a bunch of responses from people I can’t use since I can only include so many expert sources. Thanks!

Reminders

• Please check out the intro here if you haven’t already, and don’t forget about my resources for PR professionals :)

• EOD for me means 11:59pm, but the earlier the better!

• If you mention a study or say “research,” please link it!

• Feel free to forward this email (and future emails) to experts or PRs who may be able to help :)

1. Story: “Mirroring” and how it affects relationships

• Publication: Parade

• Sources needed: Psychologists (PhD or PsyD)

• Deadline to answer questions: Tuesday, June 24, EOD

• Note: I’ve heard of mirroring in a positive way — “mirroring” someone’s language and facial expressions to help them feel heard — and a negative way — imitating someone’s interests, behaviors, etc as a manipulation tactic and to create a false sense of connection. Please address both, but focus on the former!

• Questions:

  • Name, credentials, link to about/bio page

  • What is “mirroring”?

  • What happens when two people mirror each other? (What does it look like, what goes on in their brains, how does it affect them?)

  • Please share and describe/explain 3 ways mirroring can impact your relationships.

2. Story: Common negging phrases and how to respond

• Publication: Parade

• Sources needed: Psychologists (PhD or PsyD)

• Deadline to answer questions: Tuesday, June 24, EOD

• Questions:

  • Name, credentials, link to about/bio page

  • What does “negging” mean?

  • Is negging a form of gaslighting?

  • Please share general examples of negging.

  • Please share and describe/explain 3 common negging phrases.

  • For each of those phrases, share how you suggest responding.

  • What are healthier ways to flirt or communicate?

3. Story: Topics high-level gaslighters tend to avoid

• Publication: Parade

• Sources needed: Psychologists (PhD or PsyD)

• Deadline to answer questions: Wednesday, June 25, EOD

• Questions:

  • Name, credentials, link to about/bio page

  • Please share 5 specific topics that high-level gaslighters avoid, and explain why for each.

  • More briefly, share what topics high-level gaslighters love and why.

4. Story: Manipulative phrases straight out of a gaslighter’s playbook

• Publication: Parade

• Sources needed: Psychologists (PhD or PsyD)

• Deadline to answer questions: Wednesday, June 25, EOD

• Questions:

  • Name, credentials, link to about/bio page

  • What are people trying to do when they gaslight another person?

  • What are the similarities and differences between manipulation and gaslighting?

  • Please share and describe/explain 3 examples of manipulative phrases that are “straight out of a gaslighter’s playbook.”

Thank you!

Ashley