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The Drama Triangle identifies our roles in dysfunctional interpersonal dynamics. It can be a potent tool for understanding conflict and miscommunication within personal and professional relationships. In this episode, we break down the core components of the Drama Triangle, strategies to disentangle ourselves from ‘drama’, and explore practical tools to identify and navigate the dynamics of our own interactions.Conceived by Stephen Karpman, the Drama Triangle highlights a particular type of destructive interaction that can occur between individuals in a conflict.The model delineates three distinct roles: the Victim, who experiences a sense of oppression, incapacity, and externalizes responsibility for their predicament; the Hero, who embodies an overly helpful persona and frequently fosters dependency, thus indirectly sustaining the Victim’s sense of helplessness; and the Villain, characterized by blaming, controlling, and authoritative behavior, fostering a power dynamic that aggravates the Victim’s sense of