The Wounded Workforce

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It’s time to change this narrative

Religion and spirituality can absolutely support mental health- but it doesn’t work for everyone

I had the opportunity to join Stephanie Licata on her podcast, No Jerks Allowed: Real Talk on Leadership, for a conversation on her latest episode: Trauma-Informed Leadership: What It Is (and What It Isn’t).

This is one of those topics that people often overcomplicate before we even begin.

Trauma-informed leadership is not about turning managers into therapists. It is not about asking employees to disclose personal experiences. And it is definitely not about removing accountability.

It is about helping leaders better understand how humans respond to stress, uncertainty, power dynamics, and harm at work, and then leading in ways that reduce unnecessary harm while still supporting performance, clarity, and trust.

In this episode, we talk about what trauma-informed leadership actually looks like in practice, where leaders tend to get stuck, and how small shifts in communication and leadership behavior can make a meaningful difference for teams.

If you lead people, support leaders, or shape culture in any way, I think this conversation will give you a more practical and grounded lens.

🎧 Listen on Apple and Spotify Podcast

Sometimes, people-pleasing behavior is actually a trauma response. So how does that impact work?

So often we look at mental health at work or trauma informed leadership as 'nice-to-haves' or not strategic business choices, but this is the wrong perception. I loved talking about this on the 'No Jerks Allowed' podcast this week.