Is It Bring Your Trauma To Work Day?

Life since 2020 has been traumatising for everyone, but we all bring our own flavour of trauma coping to every day, regardless of whether it's a Big News Day or a Tuesday. So, let's talk about it. 

How You Bring Your Trauma To Work

When you look back on your childhood, do you think it was pretty much perfect, but you have gaps? You might be hiding things from yourself. It's a common coping mechanism. Listen to the Freeze and Friend/Fawn sections in particular in my latest Like A Bardess podcast. 

If you're aware that you've had some trauma in the past, however, you may already be aware that you have patterns of trauma response, and that you're taking them into relationships and your business. The podcast will help you iron this all out for yourself, and it'll only take half an hour of your time (or 15 if you double speed it). I recommend you take notes, and re-listen until you have it down.

In the podcast, I break down the following trauma responses, and how you're bringing them to your business:

1. Fight
2. Flight
3. Freeze
4. Fawn

Fight

• Flame wars
• Spamming
• Threats
• Drama
• Defending
• Cancelling
• Too much 'Us vs. Them' marketing

Flight

• Not posting
• Inconsistency
• Not taking a stand
• Not closing on sales calls
• Not paying/refunding
• Refusing to commit to anything/anyone

Freeze

• Indecision
• Perfection paralysis
• Never speaking up
• Not doing the work

Friend/Fawn

• Positive vibes only mentality
• No blocking
• No boundaries
• People pleasing
• Vanilla/Bland
• De-selfing
• No focus on own needs
• Co-dependency