S8 E1 | How To Escape the Victim Triangle for Good

Therapy and Theology

Proverbs 31 Ministries

Mental Health, Therapy, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Theology

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🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

You cannot be in a healthy, flourishing relationship with someone who refuses to take responsibility for their own issues. This is why the dynamics and roles of the Victim Triangle must be recognized.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

What the three roles of the Victim Triangle are.
How to grow in self-awareness without labeling others.
Where to insert boundaries if you find yourself in toxicity.

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Purchase "The Trust Journey Bundle" that includes I Want to Trust You, but I Don't by Lysa TerKeurst as well as The Trust Journey (a guided journal to use alongside I Want to Trust You, but I Don’t) here.
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0:00.0	This season of Therapy and Theology is brought to you by Compassion International.
0:07.6	Compassion brings real solutions to the poverty that so many children in today's world are facing,
0:13.6	all in Jesus' name and through the generosity of sponsors.
0:18.2	Visit Compassion.com backslash proverbs 31 or click the link in our show notes to choose a child to sponsor today.
0:26.0	As an added bonus, when you become a sponsor,
0:29.3	Compassion will send you a copy of our study guide called Proverbs,
0:32.9	the beginning of all wisdom.
0:35.4	Now on to today's episode of Therapy and Theology.
0:46.1	Hi, friends. Thanks for tuning in to the Therapy and Theology podcast by Proverbs 31 Ministries,
0:51.4	where we help you work through what you walk through. I'm your host Shea Hill, and I'm so excited for you to hear another great conversation from
0:58.6	Lisa Turkhurst, counselor Jim Kress, and Dr. Joel Mutamale.
1:02.7	Each episode of this season is going to help you get out of any dysfunctional dances
1:06.8	and be bravely honest about what you may be experiencing behind closed doors.
1:11.7	Today, they're going to talk about a relational dynamic called the Victim Triangle.
1:16.3	But before we jump in, I want to let you know about a free resource by Lisa Turkhurst titled
1:20.7	Trust is a Track Record, Five Scriptural Truths to Remember God's Faithfulness.
1:26.2	This resource will provide you with prayers to declare when you want to stay connected to
1:30.4	God, guided journal prompts to help you work through your honest thoughts and struggles about
1:34.8	trusting God and so much more.
1:37.5	Because we help you work through what you're walking through here on Therapy and Theology,
1:41.0	I wanted to make sure you knew about this free resource that could help you do just that. So download it today using the link in our show notes. Now, let's jump into
1:49.4	here from Lisa, Jim, and Joel. In today's episode, we are going to unpack a relational dysfunction
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