In Episode 5, Meredith and Megan talk about holding bullies and abusers accountable at work and how we can respond if someone else has called us abusive or a bully. This episode dives into the third pillar of Empowered Communication: Accountability. Accountability is essentially the math, or the “accounting,” of the actions we’ve taken and the results they’ve gotten. The math is always neutral. When we are afraid we might be bad people, we often get defensive and afraid of owning the actions we’ve taken and the results they’ve gotten. Similarly, when we struggle with getting someone else to acknowledge their actions and results (aka take accountability) we can give ourselves permission to know our perception is right, even if someone else disagrees with us. Then we take the next step to care for ourselves and create safety in our environment. 

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