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The Karpman (Drama) Triangle

This week, Kat is breaking down The Karpman Triangle, also known as the Drama Triangle. The Karpman Triangle, developed by Stephan Karpman, is a way to explain a very common pattern of dysfunctional relationship dynamics that includes three roles: persecutor, rescuer, and victim. This dynamic describes how people who were taught that it was unsafe to directly ask for what they needed to operate in order to still get their needs in some way.  In this episode you will learn about the roles and how they play out and also find out how to get out of the cyclical pattern that playing these roles creates.    Follow Kat on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kat.defatta/">@Kat.Defatta</a> Follow the podcast Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/youneedtherapypodcast/">@YouNeedTherapyPodcast</a> Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: <a href="mailto:Kathryn@youneedtherapyodcast.com">Kathryn@youneedtherapyodcast.com</a> Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? <a href="https://threecordstherapy.com/">Click here!</a>   Produced by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/houstontilley/">@HoustonTilley</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Kathryn DeFatta, who has earned her Masters of Education from Vanderbilt University in Human Development Counseling, is inviting you into conversations around what it’s like to live fully in a world where we’ve become accustomed to shut parts of ourselves off. Here you will find a space that welcomes in discomfort, tough questions, and hard truths, all while showing how to find joy through it all.