These are some of the most extreme examples of how trauma can affect the workplace. Workers may also experience trauma due to other kinds of issues at work, such as bias, harassment, and bullying. And ...

Raise your hand if you've ever suffered silently through a workplace trauma. If you are unsure, it may have taken the form of bullying, power plays, verbal abuse, or toxic culture. It's far more ...

It took decades, but Rachael Kelly broke the insidious cycle of abuse she’d been stuck in since childhood. At the time, she was leading human resources at a restaurant group in 2020. “I’m new in this ...

There is no magic way of healing people of their preexisting workplace trauma — but leaders can (and should want to) help. Toxic workplace environments can cause trauma, leading to fear, insecurity ...

When a person has endured trauma, it impacts who they are. As an employer, one of the best things you can do for your employees is to know what they need and how you can support them. Whether a person ...

Work should never define or take over your life. Unfortunately, here are 11 things people think are normal at work but are ...

Burnout is a growing crisis in health care: More than 50% of health care professionals report symptoms of it. Addressing the trauma they face at work can help. Halting burnout straddles the tension ...

Experiences from one’s childhood and their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods build on each other to create a unique perspective. This is especially true of traumatic experiences. Traumatic ...

The following is an adapted extract from Leader Awakened: Why Accepting Adversity Drives Power and Freedom by Samreen McGregor. (Publisher: Rethink Press.) When we face a horrific situation and we are ...

There are different types of trauma. Trauma, as defined in the DSM-5, requires “actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence” (APA, 2013). This is sometimes referred to as “Big-T ...