The Inner Work of Partnership: Tools for Making the Personal Shift from Domination to Partnership

Susan Carter; Sara Saltee

doi:10.24926/ijps.v2i2.110

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2015-12-03

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015): Fall

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Carter, S., & Saltee, S. (2015). The Inner Work of Partnership: Tools for Making the Personal Shift from Domination to Partnership. Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.24926/ijps.v2i2.110

The Inner Work of Partnership: Tools for Making the Personal Shift from Domination to Partnership

Susan Carter

California Institute of Integral Studies & Marylhurst University

Sara Saltee

Center for Partnership Studies

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/ijps.v2i2.110

Keywords: partnership, domination, relationship with self, internalizing partnership principles, self-care

Abstract

This article highlights the importance of partnership with oneself in partnership work. Recognizing that partnership is both a process and a practice, the authors bring attention to the role of one’s relationship with self in the partnership model. Ways in which domination thinking becomes internalized and how it functions in our own inner lives is demonstrated. Through a close examination of seven key ways to cultivate a relationship of respect, peace, care, and compassion with self, the authors offer a simple tool to support the practice of partnership values from the inside out.