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In December of 2024, I lost my job. To act like it wasn't devastating would be a lie. It was.

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But it also pushed me off the plane that I was on.

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I had a parachute. But would I have jumped?

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of. I had a dream at the end of last year, and that was doing work on Project Corporate Trauma.

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It was born out of seeing my own experiences of pain, my reactions in the workplace that were less than stellar, that I now know to be trauma responses.

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I saw them in other people, too. And we moved away from laughing at them, my friends and I who were in the painful experiences I lived, to me wanting to do something different, to wanting to do something better.

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In 2025, Project Corporate Trauma has spoken to a number of individuals.

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Who have been bold and brave enough to share their experiences.

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I have sat with you in your pain, while you share some of the more difficult experiences of your work lives.

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It's hard not to get caught up in the pain, sadness, in the knowledge that we're still perpetuating harm.

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And yet, I'm hopeful for our future.

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We've come to a dark place, I fear. But it doesn't have to be dark.

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We have power. Someone once said that organizations aren't really a thing. They're just a collection of people.

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And while collections of people have done really harmful things to one another in the past, Collections of people have also become communities and have done really wonderful things.

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I'm looking to see what can we do better in 2026.

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How can we reduce the harm that is done on so many levels in the organizations? If we see it, maybe we say something. If we're responsible for a system, maybe we change something in that system that will reduce the ability of that harm to take place.

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Maybe if we're regulators, we take a look at the regulations that allow this to happen. If you have a story to share around your own trauma that has taken place at the hands of the organization that you have once served, I would love to hear from you.

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And if you're interested in learning more about the work that we're doing with Project Corporate Trauma, please reach out And this holiday season, I'm extending care and acknowledgment to everyone who has gone through really hard. crap things at work.

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Whether you're in a role that's grinding you down, or whether you're searching for your new next, we all deserve peace, space, and dignity. Here's to a really really hopeful 2026.