The Anxious Achiever

I am subscribed to several podcasts, but this is the one I look forward to the most. It’s most helpful as my anxiety increased as I was working on my master’s degree, working in a stressful banking environment, and single parenting two children. Thank you for all you do!

The episode with Farnoosh Torabi hit me so hard, in all the good ways. Thank you to both for this topic.

As a Gen X Latin female who has navigated decades of varied corporate cultures, you offer good advice that for some people gets lost in being “women of color”, and being a younger generation that lacks experience in prior decades. Everyone struggles in a corporate environment including white men, especially today. To speak as an authority, one should be inclusive with their advice.

Thank you so much for saying that bullying at work can be a source of trauma. While I’ve experienced many forms of trauma, being bullied at work for almost 3 years nearly broke me. I was struggling to keep going and found myself drinking to cope. I’m now 18 months sober and have moved to a different state where I had more support. Working through my trauma in therapy has been tough and my trauma still shows up from time to time. Luckily I have an incredibly supportive team at work and my boss has helped me regain some of the confidence I lost after experiencing years of bullying. I don’t think people realize how insidious bullying can be and I really appreciate the validation!