Attached to Power
An invitation to grieve.
In the last five years, I have been a part of several projects across disciplines, many of which were creative, entrepreneurial, and collaborative. Along the way I entered the therapy field and it has been a haven for me in terms of work.
In sessions, openly acknowledging the power dynamics between myself and the patients is part of the work and yields therapeutic material in itself. I find that incredibly liberating as we are actively collaborating by co-creating an environment to address personal and unconscious matters.
I understand collaboration as a democratic act and concept. However, some of the past failed collaborative relationships have left me gasping for solo-ness and with a disorganized attachment to work and working with others. Why does it feel undignified?