Lately we’ve had multiple clients share a worrying pattern. It goes something like, “I can’t stop ruminating on this awful experience I had at work. I obsess over it constantly. It’s really affecting my mood, energy, performance, and confidence.”
If you’ve had a bad romantic relationship—maybe an ex who said nasty things to your face, or who would scream at you at the drop of a hat, or who neglected your needs and then gaslit you into thinking you were crazy for having needs in the first place—you get to call it what it is. Namely, unhealthy, toxic, traumatic, even abusive.
But when these things happen at work (and they do happen at work, all the time) … we often don’t call it any of that. We often think we aren’t allowed to have feelings, at all, because we’re at work.
So, in this month’s brand-new Side Chat, Kristen and I are getting frank and talking about workplace trauma, namely:
Come leave a comment after you’ve listened to share your stories of unhealthy work environments (we know you’ve got them).
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LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT
Blog: Why everything can get easier when you get a bridge job (June 2019)
Side Chat: When your feelings are ignored, scorned, & gaslit (January 2020)
Side Chat: Why dating & job searching are the same thing (March 2020)
Burn This: Sacrificing your health for a job (May 2020)
Navigating a toxic workplace with Stacy Campesi (February 2021)
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