Joy is a foreign, untrustworthy character to the one who has trauma learned responses. The trauma response to joy can be – fear. Fear of joy being; fleeting, ending...
The picture of the King of the jungle lazily yawning in the wild savannah always brings a smile to my face. No worries, no stress. As the humans drive...
I don’t really know where to begin as this topic has been such a thorn in my flesh over the last decade or so. So I guess this may...
During a recent telephone conversation, I noted a strong and bitter sensation that was brewing and steadily rising in my heart. Snippets of a condescending tone, laced with disdain,...
Unhealed trauma impacts your health, your sleep…your overall wellbeing. You begin to walk with trauma coloured spectacles that dictate your vision, judgement and reactions. Place and trauma usually go...
I feel many of us are going through a crossover/transition time. Some of us have been there for a while. The thought that impressed on my soul this morning: We...
As senior management, do you know your managers? Below are some signs of a team suffering under a toxic leader: 1. Silence: the team is extremely silent when you encounter them....
In Part 1 of “Thriving Under a Toxic Leader”, we explored: possible signs that you are under a toxic leader and the effects they may have on you. Now...
I’m sure most of us have had the “pleasure” (read “horror”) of working within a toxic environment or being led by a toxic leader. “Toxic leadership refers to a...
The awareness that as we lead and follow we are surrounded by hearts that are in various transitions of a “healing journey” is important. We all know that empathy...