by Cyndi Bennett | Nov 4, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
A Trauma-Informed Guide to Overcoming Workplace Freeze Responses Many of us who have experienced trauma find ourselves struggling with shutdown responses at work, often without realizing what’s happening. These moments of freeze aren’t character flaws or professional...
by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 20, 2023 | Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
“You are not showing up like the leader you want to be.” That is what a courageous co-worker told me after three months of swirling in a dissociative trauma response. It was true, but it was still hard to hear. It was like someone splashed ice-cold water on my face....
