Well Sh*t. It really is that simple - Episode 160 - "How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 2) - The Persecutor Approach" is now LIVE!

Full Show notes: https://bit.ly/WellShitEpisodeGuide

***Trigger warning - abusive dynamics and behaviors

*Spoiler alert - Handmaid's Tale (time code below)

We would do anything for those we love and never do anything to hurt them. Right? Unfortunately, sometimes we don't intend harm but the impact is exactly that. In our last episode we talked about the Victim Approach, which is at the core of the disempowerment approach. In the second episode of our Shapes Series, we'll be moving along the triangle and talking about the Persecutor Approach and how it often manifests into manipulative and abusive behaviors that lead to toxic relationship dynamics.

In this episode we cover:

• A quick reminder
• Review of the Empowerment Ecosystem
• What's at the core of this approach
• What is the Persecutor Approach
• The primary characteristic of someone who is in the Persecutor Approach
• What's important to know about the Persecutor Approach
• Some of the ways the Persecutor Approach manifests in everyday life
• Examples of Persecutor Approach behaviors
• The difference between masking and manipulation
• DARVO and DARVO like behaviors
• Handmaid's Tale spoiler alert - timestamp 58:32-1:00:45
• Why so many people allow toxic relationships into their lives

Episode References:

• The Victim Approach episode - Episode 159 - How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 1) - The Victim Approach

Note:

• Link for the TikTok paint video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdktcdsh/

Resources:

• Click here to download the companion PDF to this episode (and the rest of the Interaction Dynamics series): https://theuniversalneeds.com/The-Interaction-Dynamics