My best friend and I have this dynamic where I'm always the one giving advice and being the 'stable' one, and they're always the one with the crisis, but lately I've realized how much power that gives me and how it keeps us both stuck.
More people experience this than they realize.
What began as natural caregiving has calcified into fixed roles that serve both people's need to avoid vulnerability in different ways.
“Where Are You with Love and power dynamics?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.