A client recently shared his new awareness that he unconsciously “lives” in the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT)™. He is a high-level executive who had just learned about the DDT and the positive alternative TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)® roles and asked for some coaching about how to apply the two triangles in his life. The epiphany […]
In the 1960’s Dr. Stephen Karpman first described the three reactive and problem-focused roles of Victim, Persecutor and Rescuer that he named the Drama Triangle. One role—-that of Rescuer—-is especially familiar to us. We often say that we are both “recovering Rescuers.” The Rescuer role is the “pain reliever” in the Drama Triangle and focuses […]
Donna recently took a cross-country trip with her three adult children. The last night of their trip, her son enjoyed a night out with friends, feasting on hot wings and a few beverages. As the family headed to the airport early the next morning, it was obvious that Donna’s son had a painful bout of […]