We often think of power and connection as opposing forces—that we must choose between being powerful or being loved. But this false binary keeps us trapped in patterns of exploitation or self-abandonment. In this episode, Tamara explores what happens when we understand our fundamental interdependence: that differentiation is not the same as separation, and that real power isn't something we acquire and wield over others, but something we express through aligned action while honoring our connection to life itself.Drawing from her workplace resilience research, she examines how the three innate drives of worth, empowerment, and connection interact in our lives. When fragmented or out of balance, these drives create patterns of dysfunction: some people seek worth through exploiting power, while others abandon power entirely in pursuit of connection. Using the P. Diddy documentary as a case study, she breaks down how worthiness wounds drive the accumulation of external power, why what you attempt to control ultimately controls you, and the crucial difference between externalized power (fragile, contingent, requiring domination) and internally generated power (expressed through values and agency while respecting others' autonomy). Martin Luther King Jr. taught us that power without love is abusive, but love without power is anemic—the path forward isn't choosing one over the other, it's integration.

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