Welcome to Season 4! To kick things off, I wanted to focus on the toxic communication pattern of martyrdom.
Why? Because as communication patterns go, few are as unnerving and damaging to our relationships as martyrdom, AND as communication patterns go, few are as EFFECTIVE in a twisted sense as playing the role of martyr.
As they say, we repeat behaviors because on some level, they WORK. Which is why it is so difficult to STOP.
So why is martyrdom so powerful? And what can we do about it when it surfaces inside of ourselves, or in others? That’s what we’re talking about this week.
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