The Surprising Power of the Victim Role I had a recent experience and noticed something surprising and more nuanced about the Victim role than I had seen before. I was at a retreat, staying in a community center with several dozen people. The meeting room—used for yoga, meals, and group gatherings—was near one […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
In my early years as a coach and leader, I thought my job was to fix things to make the world a better place. I wanted to ease the burden for others, offer| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
The course has two parts. The first part is an eCourse that is a 100% self-paced online course. This work is to be done in advance of the course as| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
A Simple Practice That Strengthens Connection and Reduces Drama In a previous blog, I wrote about how all events are neutral and only have the meaning we give them. It is our inner Persecutor voice that loves to rush in and judge and blame, whether or not the judgment is true. Observing this inner […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
Without Tearing Yourself Apart In my last blog I wrote about how all events are neutral, that they only have the meaning we give them. It is the voice of our inner Persecutor that is often the first to declare its judgments about a situation. For some people, this inner Persecutor can be […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
I haven’t had a brand-new car in over twenty years. Recently, I purchased a sporty SUV in a gorgeous red color that felt bold and alive.| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
When Over-Helping Hurts Everyone Of all the three reactive patterns in the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT), it is the hyper helper that most aligns with the Rescuer role. Society lifts the helper as a model citizen: generous, selfless, tireless and always willing to help. But what usually lies behind the actions of a […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
Growth in any area of life begins with awareness, and few moments demand our awareness more than the instant we feel ourselves slipping into the Dreaded Drama| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
How Baby Steps are the Secret to Creating Anything In my last blog I wrote about how to leverage the energy in the gap between what you want and what you actually have. I challenged readers to view this energy as generative rather than as anxiety. When embracing this energy as generative, the next step […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
If you’ve ever played tug-of-war or stretched a rubber band between two fingers, you’ve felt the unmistakable force that physicists call “tension.” In physics, tension is loosely defined as the pulling or stretching force in opposite directions transmitted along an object such as a string, rope or band. The object is alive with stored energy, […]| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
If you’re alive today, it’s likely that you’re struggling in some way. Never mind the global wars, wildfires—OMG, the list of struggles is so long! But today| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
Most of us know when we’re caught in a reactive loop, but we don’t always realize which role we’re playing in the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT) roles of| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
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