People only have as much power over us as we allow.
Empowerment, especially in the educational/learning/teaching sense (when relating/communicating with others), is giving people opportunities to learn to make good & strong decisions for themselves. It is not controlling or pushing, but about nurturing an understanding of the power of choice and making good choices. Empowering people to ask questions. Empowering to take care of themselves. A good teacher teaches students to teach themselves, a good therapist allows the person to empower herself.
If someone does something and it makes you mad, then you are responsible for that reaction. Instead, you have an opportunity to sort things out and make it a learning moment by saying what you need, by addressing the concerns, by teaching people how to treat you and what you need for that moment.
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