Screw the Hierarchy

After the trauma of abuse at work, we often feel stuck. The exhaustion can feel overwhelming and debilitating. The anxiety is a feeling healer Kristine Ovsepian is familiar with. After her own journey of feeling empty and lost for years, Kristine took her power back. In this episode, Kristine shares her story along with the healing modalities that helped her feel unstuck and on her true path and the techniques she offers to help others experience the same inner peace.

Find Kristine at JourneysToHeal.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.

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Safety is a basic need. But so many of us don't feel emotionally safe growing up or learn skills to help others feel emotionally safe. We feel dismissed, ignored, and hurt, and so many feel the same way. But when we help others feel seen and heard emotionally, we can replace that hurt with connection — and de-escalate situations. In this episode, Doug Noll shares a de-escalation technique rooted in these ideas that's worked in prisons. The effects of this quick technique can be far-reaching, helping us connect more deeply and even address pain on a grand scale.

Find Doug Noll at DougNoll.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

Daniel faced years of mistreatment and dehumanizing at a liquor store run by a power-hungry boss. In this episode, hear Daniel share his experience at that job, where he is now, and what has helped him with the trauma.

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

Abuse at work can be all-consuming. But mindfulness can help us keep our focus on OUR goals. In this episode, mindfulness coach for athletes Christian Straka talks about the five pillars of mindfulness and how we can use mindfulness techniques not only to reduce suffering but also to level up our lives.

Find Christian at MindsizeSports.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

When we feel stuck at work, we may not understand what WE want. What do WE value? And why might we not go for what we value? In this episode, career coach Lindsay Gordon talks about discovering our unique value and why it may be more useful to look at our purpose in life rather than our purpose with our careers to figure out what role we want our jobs to play in our lives.

Find Lindsay at ALifeOfOptions.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

Patriarchal conditioning has limitations for all of us, but when it comes to a ranking on the social hierarchy, women have different expectations and limitations than men. As women, how do we break free from our programming? And what will happen when we do? In this episode, coach Marcia Mariner reveals what it means to play into the masculine model, how we can choose a different model, and how her own journey shaped her 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

Focusing on the past or future — aside from processing trauma — can cause anxiety. But author Bill Mandarino has a solution: having present moment awareness where there are no limits. He says it's the secret sauce to creating a massively abundant lifestyle, free of fear and stress. In this episode, I talk with Billy about his approach and what it does for us.

Find Billy at BillyMandarino.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

High achievers often take on the role of people-pleaser, often leading to stress, overwhelm, and anxiety. In this episode, life coach and best-selling author Kamini Wood reveals the key ingredients to go from what she calls "external expectation and validation hostage to resilient self-leader." How do self-compassion, mindfulness, shame, and guilt play a role?

Find Kamini Wood at www.kaminiwood.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

We see abuse of power throughout history. But we learn lessons from how to go up against abuse of power and challenge institutions. In this episode, former attorney and author Mark M. Bello reveals his experience as one of the first attorneys to sue the Roman Catholic Church for sexual abuse by clergy in the 1980s, his take on how abuse of power and corporate greed infringes on our rights, and how social justice issues inspired his love for writing fictional stories about how policies might play out in people's lives.

Find Mark M. Bello at http://www.markmbello.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

When someone in a position of power at work decides we need to go — and convinces the rest of the group we need to go — we may find ourselves the target of mobbing, a form of group aggression. But mobbing follows a predictable pattern, says cultural anthropologist Janice Harper who wrote the book Mobbed! What To Do When They Really Are Out To Get You. In this episode, Janice shares her research on animal behavior, group psychology, rumors, gossip, shunning, and false memory so you can detach from the predictable behavior and minimize the damage.

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