The Anatomy of a Smear CampaignThe Anatomy of a Smear Campaign
Narcissism Recovery Podcast
Yitz Epstein explains how narcissistic smear campaigns work, linking gossip to powerful group energy and spiritual attack. He shares ways victims can heal, raise their vibration and even turn negative energy into personal growth and clarity about who truly supports them.
17:08•11 Nov 2026
Smear Campaigns, Egregors and Turning Gossip into Inner Strength
Episode Overview
- A smear campaign is collective gossip aimed at destroying a victim’s character, relationships and life.
- Egregors form from intense group focus and can act as a destructive collective mind targeting an individual.
- Participants in gossip and smear campaigns carry karmic responsibility for the harm caused, even if they feel uninformed.
- Healing wounds, processing resentment and raising vibration make victims energetically harder to reach and safer from attack.
- Negative energy sent by abusers can be alchemised into motivation and growth, turning attempts to destroy you into fuel for your dreams.
“When someone's trying to destroy you, it's because they are below you, which means that you have more power than them, that's why they're threatened by you.”
Gain insights from experts and survivors on how psychological abuse can ripple out into everyday life, as this episode breaks down what a smear campaign actually is and why it feels so devastating. The Narcissism Recovery Podcast, hosted by narcissistic abuse and relationship life coach Yitz Epstein, speaks directly to anyone dealing with gossip, gang stalking and character assassination from a narcissistic abuser.
Yitz explains that a smear campaign is "collective gossiping in an attempt to assassinate someone's character" and links it to the concept of an egregor – a powerful group energy formed when many people concentrate intense emotions on a shared target. He walks through how this force can outlive individual participants and shape behaviour long after the first rumours start.
You'll hear why narcissistic abusers often launch smear campaigns when they sense they're losing control of their "supply", and how flying monkeys get pulled in without fully grasping the harm they're contributing to. Yitz stresses that anyone involved in the gossip carries karmic responsibility, even if they claim they "didn't mean any harm".
For those on the receiving end, the episode focuses on practical spiritual and emotional protection: raising your vibration, healing childhood wounds, processing anger and resentment, and using tools such as prayer, grounding and self-compassion. Yitz points out that "when someone's trying to destroy you, it's because they are below you", encouraging victims to see attacks as evidence of their own inner strength rather than their weakness.
There’s even a touch of humour when he describes alchemy – turning the negative energy of smear campaigns into fuel for your dreams, so that "your enemies are ultimately funding your dreams". The episode closes by emphasising that gossip can’t touch your true self, and that smear campaigns can expose who is genuinely for you and who was waiting for an excuse to join the bullying.
If you’ve ever felt torn apart by rumours, could this perspective help you reclaim your power and peace?
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