Improve your Relationships by Understanding Karpman’s Drama Triangle from Season 2 of Adaptable

Welcome to Adaptable | Behavior Explained! This episode goes over Karpman’s Drama Triangle and how it affects relationships. The model identifies three roles—Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor—that create unhealthy interaction patterns. Understanding these dynamics can help break negative cycles, improve communication, and build healthier connections. Recognizing when you or others fall into these roles allows for more constructive and empowering relationships.

Thank you for being part of the Adaptable | Behavior Explained community. Your support has made this season unforgettable. 🙌 Let us know in the comments which lessons resonated with you most or how the podcast has inspired you.

I'm Kelly O'Horo, Attachment based EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA Consultant, and Advanced Trainer. I'm a mom of 5, Nonna of 5, wife, and a healer. I have the honor of spending my workdays walking along side people while they brave their healing journeys. I try to live with the generous assumption that we're all doing the best we can with what we know. Therapists are teachers for the "life stuff" and "emotional vocabulary" that may not have been learned due to gaps in our care givers capabilities. In the last 15 years I've learned that people are freaking amazing, resilient, and inspiring. Most importantly, we are hardwired for connection and for healing!

I hope to bring an authentic, compassionate, and unpolished approach while we explore a variety of topics such as parenting, marriage, relationships, dating, trauma, attachment, adoption, depression, addiction, anxiety, and love! There's a why for all behaviors and an explanation that makes perfect sense as emotion is at the root of it all.

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