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?....…"

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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