#294: How Do I Move From Drama To Empowerment?

Caller Hannah's Question: "Hey there, A month or so ago you had a podcast called “are you stuck in drama?” Or something like that. I learned about the drama triangle for the first time. Since then I had a scenario where noticed my sister playing a persecutor role and I learned about the triangle of empowerment. I’m wanting to talk about how we can notice ourselves and others taking on these dysfunctional roles and how to address them and flip them to empowering roles. Id be happy to share the brief situation that happened and how I handled it. But mostly I kind of wanted to hear the part 2 if you will of the drama triangle?....…" // SUBMIT A QUESTION + CALL IN // We'd love to answer questions you have about addiction, trauma, recovery, relationships, and healing. Ask Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.therapybros.com/call-in-and-ask-a-question/⁠⁠⁠⁠ // Tyler Patrick LMFT | "The Wandering Therapist" // Free Consultation Call: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lovestrong.com/consultation-call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Love Strong | Experience Therapy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lovestrong.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // Brannon Patrick LCSW | "The Expert" // Brannon's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brannonpatrick.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Therapy Utah: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://therapyutah.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠ // COURSES // The Healing Journey: ⁠⁠https://join.reclaimyourheart.com/⁠⁠ Brannon's Boundary Bootcamp: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.brannonpatrick.com/Boundarybootcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tyler's Pornography Addiction Recovery Kickstart: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lovestrong.com/courses/overcome-pornography-addiction/⁠⁠⁠⁠ // EVENTS // Radiant Dawn | Women's Retreat: ⁠⁠https://radiantdawn.org⁠⁠ Rising Son | Men's Retreat: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://risingson.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vibrant Love | Couple's Retreat: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vibrantlove.org⁠⁠⁠ // Reclaim Your Heart // Join our new community for quality exclusive content, incredible courses, and real connection: ⁠⁠https://join.reclaimyourheart.com/⁠ 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Welcome Back from Cambodia 02:30 - Podcast Introduction 03:45 - Drama in Relationships 06:45 - Victim Mentality 11:00 - Shift to Empowerment 13:20 - Empowerment Triangle 15:45 - Hannah's Drama Experience 18:00 - Brandon's Empowerment Challenge 20:30 - Recognizing Personal Drama 22:15 - Assessing Values in Conflict 24:00 - Empathy in Communication 26:15 - Continuous Empowerment Cycle 28:00 - Applying Lessons in Real Life 30:15 - Closing Thoughts & Gratitude