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Experiencing workplace harassment or bullying can cause long-lasting emotional damage and affect your ability to move on and thrive in your career.
But it doesn’t have to be that way…
Today, we are joined by a great guest: Sophie Brigden, a Trauma Leadership Coach passionate about empowering women with the tools, skills, and knowledge to navigate emotional responses to harassment or bullying in the workplace.
Sophie sheds more light on her background, her work with the British Army in a mixed-team setting, and offers advice to women considering joining the army. She also clarifies what harassment looks like. Sophie discusses the steps to take when experiencing harassment at work, how to address it emotionally, recommendations for releasing yourself from harassment and bullying, and her work.
Did you enjoy this conversation? Then check out this LinkedIn Live replay with Sophie, where we discuss how to navigate silent-storm trauma at work.
Timestamps
[01:37] Sophie’s background
[02:51] UK Army mixed team setting
[11:11] How long Sophie stayed on the tour
[16:37] Advise to women wanting to join the army
[20:55] What harassment at work looks like
[27:08] Steps to take when experiencing harassment at work
[31:55] How to remove harassment emotionally
[34:14] Recommendations to release yourself from harassment
[36:09] About Sophie’s work
Notable Quotes
(11:00) “The impact of all the pain, the hurt and shame impacted my health, and it didn’t impact my career in any way.”
(15:17) “If you don’t deal with harassment and bullying, they can really impact your emotional health.”
(15:28) “There are people on the streets because they didn’t get the help they needed.”
(17:40) “The clash between the traditional views of femininity takes time to change and evolve.”
(29:14) “Try to find those allies inside and out; it gives you strength when people have your back.”
(35:29) ”There is always a choice on how we deal with things.”
(37:36) “We all suffer trauma in our lives.”
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