Power structures can influence our development and well-being. For example,

Power structures that can be problematic:

• religous environments

• cults

• personality disordered parents, siblings, family, partner

• MLM (multi-level marketing) jobs

• relationships

• work enviornments

It can look like:

• your independence threatens someone’s feelings or the balance

• you are able to read the emotional temperature of a room

• over-function or take responsibility for other’s feelings or experiences

• your boundaries are ignored

It can feel like:

• deep exhaustion

• anxiety

• depression

• rarely able to feel safe, calm, at peace

• self-doubt

• perfectionistic tendencies

• feeling crazy

• intense self-hatred

• guilt/shame cycle

• living out of fear

• consistent frustration

• feeling purposeless

Let’s step toward wholehearted living, shall we?

It feels like:

• knowing the sound of your own voice

• understanding boundary setting (and using them)

• deep self-care, rest, renewal

• ability to turn off work

If you would like more information on how to heal from toxic (ab)use of power in your life, please reach out here.