TUYT 6.20

Amy Hoyt17min

Amy Hoyt

00:00

We believe in functional mental wellness, a holistic approach to mental health. We know that there's hope for those of us who have experienced trauma, even profound trauma and that's why we created the universe is your therapist podcast, we believe whether you call it God, the universe, source, unity or love that there is something much greater than us that conspires for our good, we envision a world of healing and connection, and we teach you simple but powerful practices that integrate your mind, body and spirit so that you can come home to your highest self and your truest identity. You are not broken, you are loved, and you can heal. My name is Amy Hoyt, and together with my sister, Lena, we will take you on a journey of healing and self discovery.

Leina Hoyt, MFT, MA

00:48

Hey, Bob, I want to tell you how much I enjoy working with you, and how organized you are. And I was wondering if you would be able to help me a little bit with organization, I know that that's a hard thing for me.

Amy Hoyt

01:01

Welcome to today's episode, we will be talking about how trauma shows up at work, we're going to be looking at how it shows up for us as individuals, as well as from a managerial or leadership perspective. How to handle it if we see some of the signs or symptoms of trauma showing up in the workplace. We're also going to briefly discuss being a trauma informed workplace and how to provide that environment to optimize the workplace for the leaders and the employees. We hope you will enjoy today's episode Lena, how do you see childhood trauma or even a recent trauma show up for people in the workplace

Leina Hoyt, MFT, MA

01:44

that shows up in so many ways. And some of them are subtle, and some of them are obvious to other people. But if we are the one that has had the trauma, we don't always notice that it's impacting us at work. The most common thing that I see at work is that it disrupts focus and concentration. And it reduces productivity. And those are some of the ways that I see it. And then also, I also see it a lot in relationships at work, and reactivity to instructions or directions or bosses or co workers at work.

Amy Hoyt

02:24

I also have seen that where it, it's not obvious that it's stemming from a childhood dynamic or even a recent trauma, but that it shows up in a lot of conflict. And or a lot of, of the fun reaction, which would be the pleasing reaction at work. And so that could look like taking on a lot more work than you were originally asked to do for your salary. It could look like saying yes to projects when your plate is already full, instead of letting the person know that, you know, there are certain deadlines that you have already committed to. And you can't fit that in today or this week. And I also noticed that showing up in something that we call splitting, where there is a problem between two people at work and one of those people brings in a third party as a confidant, but that creates the dynamics of chaos and conflict within the workplace.

Leina Hoyt, MFT, MA

03:35

I think you might be talking about triangulation? Oh, you're right. Yes, when there's a conflict between two people and a third person gets brought in. But splitting also occurs at work. And what splitting is, is when you go to somebody who is above you, and you ask them to do something, and they say no. So you go to somebody else who's above you. And you ask them if you can do something. And instead of responding to the initial manager and their response, you try to get a different answer from a different manager. And that creates chaos at work as well.

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