Episode 306: Clinical therapist and Mental Wealth Consultant, Kelly Younkins, explains how trauma and stress responses—fight, flight, freeze, and fawn—show up at work, why these reactions depend on individual capacity more than the event itself, and how they drive burnout and disengagement.

The episode offers simple, practical guidance for leaders and coworkers: be curious and compassionate, invest time in regular check-ins and mental health checkups, use EAPs proactively, and adopt language and behaviors that create psychological safety and improve performance.

To learn more about Kelly, please visit her website at: https://www.kellyyounkinsclinicalconsultant.com/

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