Screw the Hierarchy

Taking collective action can help us heal from trauma. That collective action isn't limited to advocacy; we can also memorialize our losses together and feel seen and heard by those who get it. In this episode, I talk about how collective action can bring us from suffering to surviving to challenging to thriving and how we're memorializing our losses from workplace psychological abuse in our new memorial wall at WorkplacePsychologicalSafetyAct.org under Share Your Losses:

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If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

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Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

The Guardian reports that workplace suicides in the U.S. "up 39% since 2000," with the U.S. topping the list for suicide rates among select OECD (the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries: "13.9 suicides for 100,000 people." In this episode, I talk 18 lives lost to workplace bullying and mobbing as highlighted in the media.

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

A form of trauma, bullying can result in feeling unloved or unaccepted. When does bullying become self-bullying, and what can we do about our inner critics and the messages they reinforce? In this episode, I talk with anti-bullying specialist and award-winning author Kalyani Pardeshi about what we can do to feel unbullied, even after abuse at work.

Find Kalyani at KalyaniSpeaks.com.

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Bosses rely on fear, hopelessness, division, and confusion to keep us from working collectively (LaborNotes.org). So what can we do about it? In this episode, I talk about these four tactics and advocacy tools for tackling each one so we can collectively work together as advocates and create change.

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

In 1970, Congress and President Nixon passed the OSH Act (Occupational Safety and Health) to make our workplaces free of physical hazards. Since then, despite a much larger workforce, injuries, illnesses, and deaths have dramatically decreased. In this episode, I talk about what OSHA oversees, how it enforces health and safety guidelines, and how it can inform our approach to making our workplaces psychologically safer.

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

From our workplaces to our state legislatures, groups design processes for change that don't actually work. And it's by design. In this episode, I talk about the rigged processes in both workplaces and state legislatures — and a tool we can use to go around the rigged processes that don't work.

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Psychological abuse at work won't go away until we demand it goes away. That means creating a groundswell of people who say we've had enough. In this episode, I talk about what it takes in our states to start the process of introducing the Workplace Psychological Safety Act (Evan's Law).

Find out more about introducing the bill in your state:

https://actionnetwork.org/forms/learn-more-about-introducing-a-workers-rights-bill-in-your-state

Join an action team in your state:

https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-an-action-team-to-make-noice-in-your-state-about-workers-rights

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

While therapists can help you with day-to-day struggles or life patterns that you'd like to deeply examine from your childhood, coaches can help you get through present blocks to move forward. In this episode, I talk about five ways a coach can help you feel unstuck after abuse at work.

If you'd like to work with me, a work healing coach, visit DignityTogether.org/targets or email me at [email protected].

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

We get that Donald Trump, who focuses on loyalty (read: his own power), uses abusive behaviors to maintain his power. But how exactly does he follow the same playbook that so many abusers at work follow? In this episode, I go through my top 4 ways Trump followed the abuser playbook around the January 6 insurrection as described in the June 9, 2022 hearing (day 1).

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Suicide due to workplace stress is difficult to track. But the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an uptick in the number of suicides related to workplace stress in the U.S. since the year 2000 — an increase of 39%. In this episode, I talk about the issue, the stigma around mental health at work, and what we can do about it.

If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected].

If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place.

Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast

Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy