Ego States are Neural Networks

Ego States are Neural Networks

Home Ego States are Neural Networks Ego States and neural networks are synonymous terms used to describe how systems of beliefs, feelings, instructions, coping skills, and behaviors become automatic “programs” that are stored in the implicit memory of the...
How We Put “Drama” in the Drama Triangle

How We Put “Drama” in the Drama Triangle

How We Put “Drama” in the Drama Triangle [wpseo_breadcrumb]   The “drama” in the Drama Triangle comes from the players switching roles. The “roles” are the Survival Roles the players learned in their family of...
Im Ok, You’re Ok – TA Psychological Positions

Im Ok, You’re Ok – TA Psychological Positions

Home Im Ok, You’re Ok – TA Psychological Positions Kids are forced to make decisions about themselves — Im Ok or Not Ok — and other people — You’re Ok or Not Ok — much too early in life when they grow up in a...
Addiction Games of the Inner Child

Addiction Games of the Inner Child

Home Addiction Games of the Inner Child Addiction games are habitual patterns of behavior that feed the three hungers of the Inner Child. If you have ever spent time taking care of a child you know that they can be a handful. There are three basic things a child does...
How We Put “Drama” in the Drama Triangle

Searching for Intimacy in Relationships

Searching for Intimacy in Relationships [wpseo_breadcrumb]   Searching for intimacy in relationships is elusive to people who grew up in a dysfunctional family, but not beyond their grasp. Below I’ve used Steve Karpman’s Drama Triangle to diagram the...