— a 2019 Re-Define Summit warrior
When a supervisor or co-worker puts their ego over the organization — and feels threatened by our competence and ethics — they often abuse us because they can. False accusations. Gossip. Exclusion. Belittling. Ignoring. Sabotage.
We suffer. We become overwhelmed with navigating the situation and experience re-trauma when our employers and government fail to hold the abusers accountable. Our dignity, our trust, and our mental, emotional, and financial health fall under attack.
We feel stuck in the trauma when it’s happening — and when we’re out of the toxic environment.
No matter what you do to fix the situation, there’s a giant target on your back. You go into work every day wondering what the next nightmare will be. Lying about you? Ignoring you? Taking away responsibilities? Gossiping about you?
Meanwhile, the more you try to fix it, the worse it gets. You’re sick to your stomach and stressed out of your mind. Anxiety. Depression. Daily. You’re consumed with:
You focus on how on earth you’ll muster the energy to get up tomorrow to go to work and dodge the landmines. You spend every minute of your commute into work DREADING dealing with the bully. You hold back tears. You feel nauseous.
Forget trying to grow in your career. Forget having a plan. You’re just trying to make it through the day.
No matter what you do to move on with your life, you’re stuck in the motions of life. Wake up. Feel numb and bitter. Make it through the day. Repeat.
You can’t stop ruminating about the “what ifs,” blaming yourself for what happened, and feeling angry about everything you lost.
Meanwhile, the more you try to fix it, the more you feel frustrated with yourself for not conquering the pain. You’re consumed with:
You wonder how you’ll get the confidence to look for another job, interview, and avoid another nightmare work situation. You need some kind of break — anything — but the pain lingers.
Either way, it’s BEYOND exhausting.
You wish you knew what’s worked for others who’s navigated and healed from workplace abuse.
No matter what you do to feel seen and heard, you can’t escape the ignoring and the put-downs from more situations.
You KNOW you’re competent, but there’s a general lack of faith in your voice and abilities that many of those who look different than you don’t seem to experience.
You’re exhausted. You’re hopeless and depressed. You’re stuck in the motions.
You’re hurt. You feel abandoned and betrayed not just by the abuser but by an employer you thought would do the right thing and a government you thought would be on the right side of humanity.
You’re consumed with:
Forget trying to grow in your career. Forget having a plan. You’re just trying to make it through the day.
You need some kind of break — anything — but the pain lingers.
You wish you knew how to cope with a culture that puts respect on a hierarchy based on what we look like.
— a 2019 Re-Define Summit warrior
And all of THAT means embracing YOU: feeling seen, knowing you matter, embracing the fun, and living life on YOUR terms.
I’m talking giving life a big HELL YES. (Laughing again, here you come.)
You can become it. The best part: we’ve got something to help.
The Re-Define Virtual Summit is about just that.
The goal is to take a big step to understanding how to now define yourself according to YOUR values. Our team of experts will help you on that journey to get there so you can live your best life.
It’s time to make it happen so you can become the CEO of Your Life.
— a 2019 Re-Define Summit warrior
“This summit is exactly what I needed to get a reality check on my own healing in the aftermath of workplace abuse. It was reassuring to realize how much I’ve grown in the year since I left that job. I now know I’m on my way to living an even better life than had the job not been toxic.”
“The summit gave me a way to conceptualize my experience so I can explain what I went through without needing to provide detailed examples. You have no idea how helpful it is to simply understand things from that objective angle.”
“The summit opened my eyes to how a company should operate and how to prevent me from going into another toxic work environment.”
“Understanding the dynamics of bullying at work is so empowering.”
“It was so validating.”
“I’m grateful I’m not alone.”
“Now I feel there’s hope.”
“This summit helped me see that I’ve been dimming myself because of other people’s insecurities.”
“It’s the first time I’ve been in a conversation about workplace bullying where I haven’t had to explain, convince, justify, or prove something to other people. I’ve been just trying to figure things out on my own with limited success. The biggest feeling I had was one of relief. I’ve felt lighter today than I have in a long time.”
“Because I struggle with believing I was gaslighted and mobbed, it’s helpful to hear other people’s stories, especially when presented in a calm, clear manner. That our experiences with bullying are true and valid and awful are exactly what targets need to hear — and believe.”
“I found this to be exactly what I needed to get a reality check on my own healing process in the aftermath of workplace abuse. It was reassuring to realize I’ve grown in the year since I left that job, and I know I’m on my way to living an even better life than I would have had the job been normal. The summit gave me a way to conceptualize my experience in a way that contained it so I can explain what I went through without needing to provide detailed examples. You have no idea how helpful it is to simply understand things from that objective angle.”
“We’ve all been bullied. We’ve all felt shame that we were bullied. We isolate ourselves. We do nothing to fight because we feel like there’s nothing that we can do. We do nothing because we’re afraid of retaliation. We are not alone. This group understands. This conference validates us. We are worthy. Bullies won’t stop until they are forced to stop. You have allies. As anthropologist Margaret Mead stated, ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.’ Together, we can do this. We rise.”
Know the truth behind what’s going on.
Make decisions and focus on what you CAN control.
Process the emotions and reduce your stress.
Have a solid grasp on what you deserve.
Get yourself where YOU want to be.
Use tools to understand and communicate your needs.
Feel energized by life again (confidence will be your middle name).
Know your values and purpose and sync them with all aspects of your life.
Start your path to becoming the CEO of Your Life by grabbing replays of a Re-Define Virtual Summit today.
There’s nothing like interacting with those who get what you’re going through in ways friends and family members don’t. Validation and support are what’s on the agenda.
Energized, validated, and powerful. Those are the feelings targets from our 2019 summit had after getting together for just ONE day. It’s time to put yourself first.
Why wait for the life you want?
— a 2019 Re-Define Summit warrior
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