Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide
Traditional career development wasn't built for trauma survivors — and it shows. Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, hosted by trauma survivor and career coach Cyndi Bennett, MBA, M.Ed., offers trauma-informed strategies for building a sustainable professional life alongside your healing.
Episodes
Who Am I When My Career Is No Longer My Identity? | Newsletter #12
“I wish I would’ve started earlier.”That is the thought that ran through my head before my husband and I reluctantly met with our Financial Advisor to see if we were prepared for retirement.He was turning 65 this year, and things, like Medicare, had to be done by a certain time.We put this meeting off for years because we were afraid we would be told we couldn’t retire until we were 80.The regret
Who Am I at Work When I’m Not Trying to Prove Myself?
Do you remember learning how to ride a bike?Maybe you started with training wheels. And with those training wheels on, you could ride. You weren’t thinking about balance or wondering whether you could stay upright. You climbed onto the seat, put your feet on the pedals, and took off.Maybe you rode up and down the sidewalk or raced the other kids in the neighborhood. You learned to steer around cra
Trauma-Informed Career Development: What Kind of Work Would Jazz You? | Newsletter #11
When was the last time you thought about what kind of work jazzes you?Not what you’re qualified to do.Not what someone would hire you to do.Not what you’ve already spent 10, 15, or 20 years doing.I’m talking about the kind of work that makes something in you come alive.The problem you can’t resist trying to solve. The conversation you could have for hours. The thing someone asks for your help with
Why Does My Boss Trigger Me? CPTSD, Authority, and the Workplace
Have you ever had a reaction to your boss that felt much bigger than what was actually happening in the moment?I have. I had been with the company for almost 22 years when a manager told me she wanted me to start accounting for my time.By that point in my career, I was a tenured senior leader. I knew how to manage my workload. I knew how to get my work done. No one needed me to account for how I s
CPTSD at Work: When Being Capable Becomes Part of Your Armor | Newsletter #10
Do You Remember Darth Vader?From the moment Darth Vader appears in Star Wars, there is no question that he is someone to be reckoned with.He doesn’t have to announce his power. You can feel it.The black helmet. The cape. The mechanical breathing that lets you know he’s coming before he even enters the room.He is intimidating. Commanding. Driven. Powerful.He walks into a room and people respond.He
Workplace Triggers: Why Do I Get Triggered So Easily at Work?
Sometimes the hardest part of the workday isn’t the work.It’s the deadline that suddenly gets moved up.The meeting where you’re expected to present without much notice.The manager who checks on your progress for the third time today.The project that changes direction after you’ve already spent hours getting it right.The performance review sitting on your calendar next week.The disagreement with a
CPTSD and Entrepreneurship: How Complex Trauma Can Show Up in the Businesses We Build| Newsletter #9
Have you ever thought, “Maybe I should just work for myself”?Maybe it came after another difficult interaction with your boss.Or after leaving a workplace that had become unbearable.Maybe you were exhausted from constantly managing triggers, personalities, expectations, office politics, and trying to hold yourself together while still doing your job.Maybe you lost a job and couldn’t imagine puttin
When CPTSD Makes You Question Everything, Including Your Career| Newsletter #4
Last week I had a discovery call with a man who has spent almost three decades in the financial sector. He's the kind of person people trust in a room. Steady. Reliable. The one everyone assumes has it together.He was diagnosed with CPTSD last year.He told me that in the months since, nothing has felt safe. Not the people he works with, not the meetings he used to walk into without a second though
The Question Every Manager Skips Before a PIP
"He's been a little fussy lately," the mom said, handing her baby over to me in the church nursery like it was nothing.I’ve rocked six grandbabies to sleep over the years, so by the time she passed him to me, I was confident I could handle it. I know the bounce that works, the hold that works, the lullaby that buys me another ten minutes. And this baby was normally the calm one, the one who’d smil
Stuck At Work? Here's How to Plan Your Next Move on Purpose
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett uses a simple but honest metaphor to open the conversation: the moment you realize the house you loved no longer fits. That same tension, loving where you are and knowing you have outgrown it, is exactly what a lot of people are feeling in their careers right now. Cyndi gets personal here too, sharing what hitting the ceiling of her own knowledge with this pod
How To Advocate For Yourself At Work When You're Tired Of Being Overlooked
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett gets honest about something she lived herself: building an entire program management office from scratch, watching new hires with bigger titles walk into the room she built, and waiting for her manager to speak up for her. She didn’t. This episode is built around the question that moment forced Cyndi to ask herself, and that she now asks every client who comes
How to Stop One Bad Manager From Defining How You See Yourself at Work
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett gets personal. She shares what it was like to leave a difficult manager behind and still spend hours reviewing work before sending it to a new one who never once suggested anything was wrong. This episode is about what happens when one relationship, one loud, repeated, authoritative voice, becomes the lens you view every workplace interaction through afterward
How To Know Who You Can Actually Trust At Work
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett tackles something most networking advice completely skips over: what it actually looks like to identify safe people at work when the broader culture does not feel safe to begin with. The standard advice about building relationships and getting face time assumes trust is the default setting. For anyone who has come out of a workplace where it was not, that advi
How To Write A Resume That Reflects Your Real Value After A Difficult Exit
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett gets practical. No deep processing today, just the specific thinking that goes into building a resume when the job you are describing stopped being the job you agreed to take. Most resume advice assumes a clean, stable role with a clean exit. This episode is for everyone whose role shifted underneath them, whose responsibilities changed without support, or who
How To Make Big Career Moves When You're Second-Guessing Everything
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett speaks to everyone who has ever stood in front of a real opportunity and had absolutely no idea what to do with what they were feeling. The problem is not a lack of information. It is not knowing whether to trust the signals coming from inside, because for many trauma survivors, that trust was worn down long before this decision ever arrived. This episode brea
Why You Are More Qualified To Lead Than Your Resume Shows
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett names something most leadership development never teaches: the specific, functional capacities that come from navigating hard things professionally, not despite your history, but because of it. While formal programs are built around frameworks, competencies, and idealized organizations, there is a category of professional knowledge that can only be acquired th
How To Ask For What You're Worth When You've Been Taught To Be Grateful Just to Have a Job
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett digs into the very specific kind of silence that shows up right before you ask for more money. The moment you have done the research, rehearsed the words, and then something tightens and a voice says, “Who do you think you are?” This is an honest exploration of where that voice comes from, what is happening physiologically in those moments, and how to build th
How To Stay Professionally Visible When You Want to Disappear
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett talks about something she sees constantly: talented, capable people doing genuinely good work who are still being passed over, overlooked, and left out of conversations where they belong. The reason, more often than not, comes back to visibility. Or more specifically, to the ways that being seen feels like a threat. This episode is an honest look at why the pu
How to Job Search When Burnout Has Stalled Your Momentum
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett speaks directly to the people who know they need to do something about their job situation and yet cannot seem to make themselves start. This is not an episode about productivity hacks or applying to more jobs. It is an honest look at what is actually happening when burnout meets a job search, why the standard advice feels almost absurd when you are in it, and
What To Say When Your Career History Is Messy
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett tackles something that most career advice completely misses: what happens in your body when an interviewer asks you to explain a gap, a difficult departure, or a stretch of time you are still making sense of. This is not an episode about polishing your talking points. It is an honest, practical conversation about why narrating a complicated career history is g
Power Was Never Meant to Be Used This Way
SummaryIn this solo episode, Cyndi Bennett takes on a topic she has been sitting with for a while: power, and what happens when someone gets it and uses it the wrong way. This is not a political episode or a narcissism episode. It is an honest, grounded conversation about what misused authority actually looks like in the workplace, what it costs the people around it, and why, for trauma survivors,
Why A Narcissist Coworker Feels So Familiar To You
SummaryIn this episode, Cyndi Bennett gets personal. She shares what happened after she did the hard work of getting regulated and reached out to repair things with a difficult coworker, and what his silence taught her. Drawing from her own experience and a conversation with mentor and dear friend Kimberly Weeks from episode 51, Cyndi walks through five specific behaviors that show up in narcissis
When Leaving Was the Only Way, With Jenny Gardner
In this episode, Cyndi Bennett sits down with Resilient Career Academy member Jenny Gardner, a 30-year social work veteran who reached her breaking point and made the brave decision to choose herself.This is a candid, heartfelt conversation about what happens when a toxic workplace finally takes everything you have left, and what the road back to yourself actually looks like. Jenny's story is not
What Nobody Warned Me About Building a Business After Trauma
Nobody warned me that building my own business wouldn't automatically feel safe. 💙If you left the traditional workplace to build something of your own — or you're planning to — this episode is for you. Cyndi Bennett names the four specific ways trauma shows up in entrepreneurship that nobody in the business world is talking about.🎙️ What You'll Learn:✅ Why visibility feels genuinely
What I Found When I Finally Looked at What Wasn't Working Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, Episode 53
Are you building your career or business the way YOU actually want to? 🔍Cyndi Bennett gets radically honest about the audit she'd been avoiding — and what she found when she finally looked. If you've ever stayed too busy to ask whether what you're building is actually working, this episode will resonate deeply.🎙️ What You'll Learn:✅ Why trauma survivors avoid honest self-assess
I Don't Know What I Want — And That's Not Your Fault | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 52
"I don't know what I want" — What if that's not a flaw, but a survival response? 💙If you've ever gone completely blank when someone asks what you want to do with your life, this episode is for you. Cyndi Bennett gets deeply personal about why trauma survivors feel disconnected from their own desires — and why it was never your fault.🎙️ What You'll Learn:✅ Why trauma s
Narcissism in the Workplace with Kimberly Weeks | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 51
Have you ever walked into a work meeting and suddenly felt like a child again — shrinking, people-pleasing, or reacting in ways that surprised even you? You're not imagining it. Narcissistic workplace dynamics can mirror the family systems many trauma survivors grew up in, and your nervous system knows it even when your conscious mind doesn't.In this episode, I sit down with Kimberly Wee
When Work Gets Ugly: Righting Your Emotional Ship as a Trauma Survivor | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 50
Have you ever been triggered at work so badly you couldn't function? 😔 You're not alone.In this raw, real, and deeply personal episode, trauma-informed career coach Cyndi Bennett takes you behind the scenes of a workplace blowup — and walks you step-by-step through how she got herself regulated in under 24 hours.This is Episode 1 of a 3-part series on navigating conflict in the workplace
Turning "Failure" Into Fuel: What Your Setbacks Are Actually Telling You | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 49
When something goes wrong in your career, your nervous system doesn't just feel setback — it feels proof.When something goes wrong in your career, your nervous system doesn't just feel setback — it feels proof. Proof that you're not enough, not ready, not cut out for this. And for trauma survivors, that voice has a history behind it.In this episode, I'm continuing the conversat
Why I Quit the Program Everyone Said Would Work | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 48
Did you follow a program perfectly… and still fail? You're not alone. 💔In this raw and honest episode, trauma-informed career coach Cyndi Bennett shares the story of how she invested thousands of dollars into a business coaching program, followed it exactly as instructed — and watched it fail. Not because she did anything wrong, but because the program was never designed for trauma survivors.
Why Saying "NO" Feels Dangerous (And What It's Really Telling You) | Trauma & Career Ep. 47
Does your chest tighten the moment you think about saying no? Do you automatically say yes — even when your body is screaming the opposite? You're not weak. You're not dramatic. Your nervous system is doing exactly what it learned to do.In this episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, trauma-informed career coach Cyndi Bennett unpacks why saying "no" feels threatening for trau
When Building Your Business Becomes the New Trigger | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 46
You left the workplace because it was too triggering to survive. So why does building your business feel just as dysregulating? For a lot of trauma survivors, entrepreneurship isn't a passion project — it's an exit strategy. And when your business is your only way out, the urgency to make it work fast can activate the exact same threat responses you left employment to escape. In this epi
Coming Out as a DID System at Work | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 45
What happens when a trauma-informed career coach comes out publicly as a DID system — and what it means for everyone navigating their career while healing?In this raw, unscripted episode, Cyndi shares three big life updates: coming out as a DID system on Monica Ostroff's Healing My Parts podcast, attending the Healing Together Conference in Orlando, and the upcoming launch of the Empowered Le
Trauma-Informed Leadership for Front-Line Workers | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 44
Front-line workers—healthcare providers, emergency responders, therapists and counselors, social workers, teachers, and service workers—face unique challenges that leadership models often weren't designed to address. When you're constantly exposed to others' trauma and distress as a job requirement, your nervous system pays a price.In this episode, we explore what trauma-informed le
Trauma-Informed Leadership: Nervous System Leadership | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 43
She'd been through every leadership program. She could articulate leadership principles beautifully. Her evaluations were excellent. So why did her team still seem anxious? Why did people hesitate before speaking in meetings?Because traditional leadership training misses something crucial: leadership happens at the level of the nervous system, not just words and policies.In this episode, I br
Leading as a Trauma Survivor: Insights From Both Sides | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 42
"Just create psychological safety by telling your team it's okay to make mistakes!" Everyone nodded. I felt my stomach tighten. Because I remembered being that employee - the one whose manager said all the right things, then subtly punished every misstep.When you've been on both sides of the desk - both the employee hoping for safety and the leader trying to create it - you hav
Trauma Informed Leadership: Team Recovery from Toxic Leadership | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 41
Three months after the toxic executive left, Maya had hired an excellent replacement and implemented new policies. So why were her strongest performers resigning? Why was the team angrier than ever?Because she didn't understand the real timeline for healing from toxic leadership.In this episode, I break down the actual phases teams go through when recovering from toxic leadership - and why th
Trauma Informed Leadership: Recognizing High Performer Burnout | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 40
Sarah arrives at 7 AM every morning, stays past 7 PM most nights, and delivers ahead of schedule. Marcus stays calm during every crisis. Both are high performers. Both are also quietly struggling with trauma responses that masquerade as professional excellence.In this episode, I break down how fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses disguise themselves as your most valued workplace behaviors - a
The Role of Peer Support in Professional Spaces w/ Jade Miller | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 39
Ever wondered what makes peer support different from therapy—and why it matters for your career? In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Jade Miller, a peer support worker specializing in dissociative experiences, to explore how peer relationships create unique healing spaces that traditional approaches often miss.Jade shares why the power dynamics in peer support matter so deeply for traum
2026 Word of the Year: Collaboration | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 38
What happens when you stop protecting your progress and start sharing it? This episode explores the powerful shift from building community to co-creating through collaboration—and why this matters deeply for trauma survivors navigating career development.If you've spent years learning to trust yourself, the idea of sharing control can feel revolutionary or terrifying. But collaboration isn&ap
When the World Celebrates and You Clock In | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 37
If you're heading into work while everyone else is opening presents or sitting down to holiday meals, this episode is for you. We're talking about the invisible weight shift workers carry during the holidays—and why it's completely valid whether you're missing celebrations you wish you could attend OR feeling relieved to have a legitimate reason to skip triggering family dynami
Why Performance Reviews Trigger Trauma Responses | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 36
Traditional performance management wasn't designed for the 61% of employees who've experienced trauma. In this episode, we explore why annual reviews, feedback sandwiches, and stretch goals often backfire with trauma survivors - and what trauma-informed performance management looks like instead.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Hook: Why performance reviews trigger trauma responses01:30 - The hidden
Decision Paralysis or Trauma Response? | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 35
Are you stuck on a business decision, unable to tell if you're being strategic or if your nervous system is activated? In this episode, we explore how to distinguish between strategic thinking and trauma responses that disguise themselves as due diligence. You'll learn the specific characteristics of each, which types of decisions are most likely to trigger trauma responses, and practica
Taking a Career Break for the Holidays Permission Granted | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 34
If you're exhausted just thinking about the holidays while everyone else seems to be celebrating... this one's for you.In this episode of Your Trauma Wise Career Guide, I'm giving you explicit permission to take a career break during the holidays - not because you're failing, but because it might be the most strategic career move you can make right now.What We Cover:🎯 Why caree
Redefining Success: A Trauma-Informed Approach | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 33
What if the success you're chasing was never designed for someone like you?During one of my recent open houses, someone asked me: "How do you define success?" It's such a simple question, but the answer is anything but simple—especially for those of us who've been through trauma.Most success metrics we see in the professional world weren't created with trauma survivor
Career Building: What Does Being Trauma Wise Mean? | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 28
What if your healing journey has already given you some of the most valuable professional skills most people spend years trying to develop?Welcome to Your Trauma Wise Career Guide, where we explore how trauma survivors can build authentic, sustainable careers that honor both their ambitions and their healing needs.In this episode, we're breaking down what it really means to be trauma-wise in
Leading Through Change: A Trauma-Informed Approach | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 29
What if the very experience of surviving trauma has given you exactly what you need to lead others through organizational change?In this episode, we're exploring trauma-informed change management – and why trauma survivors often make the most effective change leaders. If you've ever felt like your heightened awareness of how change impacts people makes you "too sensitive" for l
How to Verify LinkedIn Connections Safely | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 30
If you've ever stared at a LinkedIn connection request for 20 minutes trying to decide if it's real or a scam, you're not overthinking it—you're being smart. Your distrust of LinkedIn isn't paranoia; it's intelligence.In this episode, I'm sharing a systematic approach to verifying LinkedIn connections and job opportunities that honors both your need for safety AN
The Hidden Cost of Unprocessed Trauma | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 31
If you're working twice as hard as your colleagues but getting half the recognition, your trauma responses might be costing you more than you realize. In this episode, we're diving deep into the hidden career costs of unprocessed trauma and what it really takes to move from survival mode to sustainable success.🎯 IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:* The three main ways unprocessed trau
When Workplace Relationships Break Rupture & Repair | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 32
It took you six months to believe your coworker was safe. It took six seconds for your nervous system to decide they weren't.Building professional trust when you carry trauma isn't casual—it's architecture. The patient, anxious work of constructing something you desperately want but have every reason to believe will eventually collapse. And when that carefully built relationship exp
Entrepreneurship As A Trauma Survivor Pt 2 | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 27
Entrepreneurship As A Trauma Survivor Pt 2 | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 27What does it really take to build a business while healing from trauma? In this vulnerable follow-up episode, I'm getting real about the messy middle of trauma-informed entrepreneurship.After our first attempt at recording this episode where a protective part showed up and wouldn't let me be vulnerable, I cam
3 Signs Your Trauma is Sabotaging Your Career | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 26
Are you talented and hardworking but still struggling to achieve the career success you deserve? If you're a trauma survivor, the barriers to your professional growth might be more invisible than you think.In this episode of Your Trauma Wise Career Guide, I break down three common ways trauma can sabotage your career - and more importantly, how to transform these responses into professional s
Stop Doing It Alone | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 25
Stop Struggling Alone: Why Trauma Survivors Won't Get Help for Career-Blocking SymptomsAre you battling anxiety, perfectionism, or triggers at work in isolation? Staying up until 2 AM researching solutions instead of getting professional support? This episode reveals why trauma survivors refuse help for the very symptoms keeping their careers stuck.In this episode, you'll discover:* Why
When Your Business Triggers Trauma Entrepreneurial Overwhelm | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 24
Are you a trauma survivor entrepreneur feeling overwhelmed by business challenges? Discover why traditional business advice fails trauma survivors and learn trauma-informed strategies for sustainable entrepreneurial success.In this episode, we explore:✨ Why entrepreneurship hits differently for trauma survivors✨ The three hidden patterns sabotaging your business (hypervigilance trap, perfectionism
Why Ratio - Based Jobs Burn Out Trauma Survivors | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 23
Why Ratio-Based Jobs Burn Out Trauma Survivors | Trauma-Informed Career AdviceIf you're a trauma survivor working in childcare, healthcare, social services, or other ratio-based roles, this episode is for you. Discover why these essential jobs can be especially challenging for trauma survivors and learn practical strategies to build a sustainable, fulfilling career.What You'll Learn:✨ Wh
Entrepreneurship As A Trauma Survivor | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 22
Think leaving your corporate job will solve your workplace trauma triggers? Think again. Your trauma doesn't stay behind when you become an entrepreneur – and that's exactly what we need to talk about.🚨 REAL TALK ALERT: This episode didn't go as planned, and we're sharing it anyway.In this raw, unfiltered conversation, trauma-informed career coach Cyndi Bennett gets interviewed
Regulation Practices for Shift Workers: Before, During & After Your Shift | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 21
Are you a shift worker who feels stuck in fight-or-flight mode at work? If you're a nurse, CNA, healthcare worker, or anyone doing shift work where you can't just step away to regulate, this episode is for you.After getting feedback from a listener in childcare, I realized most career advice is tailored for office environments - but what about those of us who work in hospitals, emergency
When Work Triggers Your Past: Surviving Trauma Time | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 20
Ever felt completely professional one moment, then found yourself crying in your car because a meeting triggered something deep inside you? You're not imagining things—you might be experiencing "trauma time."In this episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, I break down what happens when your nervous system gets stuck responding to current workplace situations as if they're pas
Why Being Seen Feels Dangerous: The Cost of Staying Invisible | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 19
Why Being Seen Feels Dangerous: The Cost of Staying InvisibleDo you have expertise that could change lives, but find yourself hiding when it comes to visibility? You're not alone.In this episode, Cyndi shares her personal struggle with visibility and reveals why being seen feels terrifying for trauma survivors - even when it's exactly what we need to grow.What You'll Learn✨ Why trau
Executive Presence: Why Authenticity Beats Performance | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 18
🎯 Stop performing your way through your career! If you're a trauma survivor who's mastered the art of "executive presence" but feel completely disconnected from your authentic self, this episode will change everything.What You'll Learn:✅ Why traditional executive presence advice is retraumatizing for trauma survivors✅ The 3 trauma-informed shifts that create authentic lead
Why Work-Life Balance Fails Trauma Survivors (Try This Instead) | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 17
Why Work-Life Balance Fails Trauma Survivors: Embrace Career-Life Harmony InsteadIf you're a trauma survivor struggling with traditional work-life balance, this episode is a must-watch. Host and trauma-informed career coach, Cyndi Bennett, shatters the myth of compartmentalizing work and personal life, presenting a revolutionary concept: career-life harmony. Tailored specifically for trauma s
Leading as a Trauma Survivor | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 16
Leading with Trauma: Empowering Leadership for Trauma SurvivorsIn this insightful episode of 'Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide,' host Cyndi Bennett dives into the often overlooked intersection of trauma and leadership. Cyndi, a trauma survivor and informed career coach, alongside returning guest Holly Dillon, explores how trauma history can shape and influence leadership styles. They discus
Why Your Slow Progress is Actually Perfect Progress | Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 15
Your Perfect Progress: Redefining Career Success for Trauma SurvivorsDo you feel like you're lagging behind at work while others are excelling? In this eye-opening episode, trauma-informed career coach Cyndi Bennett redefines what progress means for trauma survivors. Learn why your cautious approach is your secret weapon and how to embrace your authentic journey toward sustainable success. Cy
5 Signs Trauma Survivors Should Stop Playing Small | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 14
Are you a trauma survivor who's built a solid career foundation but feels stuck between playing it safe and stepping into your power? This episode reveals the 5 readiness signals that most high achievers with trauma histories completely miss.What You'll Learn:✅ The 5 specific readiness signals that tell you when you're ready to stop playing small✅ Why your nervous system might be ke
How to Build Strategic Visibility Without Self Promotion| Your Trauma Wise Career Guide Ep 13
Unlocking Trauma-Informed Career Success: Advanced Visibility Strategies RevealedWelcome to Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide! In this transformative episode, host Cyndi Bennett tackles the Strategic Visionaries Visibility Paradox that many trauma survivors face. Discover advanced visibility strategies tailored specifically for trauma survivors, ensuring you can be seen and heard without compromising
How To Be A Trauma-Informed Manager | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 12
Episode Description: How to Be a Trauma-Informed Manager: Leading Employees with Trauma BackgroundsAre you a manager struggling to support employees with sudden performance changes or unexplained workplace behaviors? This episode reveals how to become a trauma-informed leader who creates psychological safety while maintaining accountability.Hosts Cyndi Bennett and Holly Dillon explore critical ski
5 Signs You're Ready to Take the Next Step | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 11
5 Signs You're Ready to Take the Next StepHave you ever wondered if you're truly ready to advance your career after trauma, or if you're just pushing yourself too hard? Trauma-informed career coach Cyndi Bennett reveals five subtle but powerful signs that indicate you're moving from survival mode to genuine readiness for career growth.What You'll Learn:The invisible transi
Career Pivots & Entrepreneurship with Dr. Adrian Fletcher | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep 10
Career Pivots & Entrepreneurship with Dr. Adrian Fletcher | Your Trauma-Wise Career GuideWhat happens when the career path you've mastered no longer serves your highest purpose? How do you pivot from healing others one-on-one to creating systems that transform thousands of lives?In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Dr. Adrian Fletcher—licensed psychologist, keynote speaker, and auth
Why Your Achievements Don't Speak for Themselves | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep. 009
Unlocking Your Career Potential: Trauma-Informed Achievement DocumentationIn this episode of 'Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide,' host Cyndi Bennett discusses the challenges trauma survivors face in articulating their professional achievements. She introduces the RISE method, a trauma-informed framework for documenting accomplishments that honors personal growth and resilience. Learn why cap
The Six Pillars of Trauma-Informed Management with Holly Dillon | Your Trauma-Informed Career Guide Ep. 008
The Six Pillars of Trauma-Informed Management: Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces with Holly Dillon | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep. 008Have you ever received feedback that left you feeling shattered for days? Or watched a workplace change send colleagues into anxiety spirals? In this comprehensive episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, I'm joined by trauma-informed leadership exp
Why Traditional Mentors Fail Trauma Survivors (And How to Find One That Won’t) | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep. 007
Why Traditional Mentors Fail Trauma Survivors (And How to Find One That Won't)Have you watched colleagues advance through powerful mentorship while you struggle to form these critical connections? In this revealing episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, I explain why this happens to trauma survivors and why it's not your fault.As someone who once wore armor at work, keeping potential
Navigating Workplace Dynamics with the ANCHOR Framework | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep. 006
Trauma and Team Dynamics: The 6-Step ANCHOR Framework for Workplace HealingDo you find yourself withdrawing during team meetings despite having brilliant ideas? Does a simple comment from your team lead send your heart racing? In this powerful episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, I reveal how these aren't random reactions—they're invisible threads connecting past trauma to your curr
How to Network Without Triggering Your Anxiety | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep. 005
SAFE Networking for Trauma Survivors: A Gentle Approach to Professional ConnectionsIn this episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, I tackle why traditional networking advice often fails trauma survivors and can trigger overwhelming anxiety and avoidance. As someone who's navigated this challenge personally, I share how trauma fundamentally reshapes our experience of professional relationshi
Understanding Trauma-Informed Management | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep.004
Transforming Workplaces with Trauma-Informed LeadershipWhy does your talented colleague suddenly miss deadlines? Why do organizational changes trigger profound anxiety? In this episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, I explore the hidden prevalence of trauma in workplaces and its powerful impact on professional performance and well-being.As a trauma survivor turned trauma-informed career coach,
The Awakening of Forgotten Strengths for Trauma Survivors | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep. 003
Reconnecting with Your Natural Strengths: A Trauma-Informed ApproachIn this episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, I explore how trauma obscures your inherent strengths and why trauma survivors often struggle to recognize their authentic talents. As a trauma-informed career coach, I share a gentle framework for awakening forgotten strengths while honoring your healing journey.Discover how to:*
The Hidden Triggers of Workplace Micromanagement | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep. 002
Navigating Micromanagement: Trauma-Informed Strategies for the WorkplaceIn this episode of Your Trauma Wise Career Guide, I discuss how constant monitoring and control at work can activate trauma responses for survivors, turning workplaces into challenging environments. Join me, Cyndi Bennett, trauma survivor turned trauma-informed career coach, as I share strategies to reclaim your power in micro
Why Trauma-Informed Career Development Matters | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep. 001
Welcome to Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide: Navigating Professional Success with a Trauma-Informed ApproachIn the inaugural episode of 'Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide,' host Cyndi Bennett introduces the podcast's mission to reimagine career development for trauma survivors. Sharing her personal journey from burnout and trauma triggers to becoming a successful trauma-informed career coa
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