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The Invisible Weight: How Unresolved Trauma Steals Your Leadership Energy
Melanie Gray Ph.D, RN Melanie Gray Ph.D, RN

The Invisible Weight: How Unresolved Trauma Steals Your Leadership Energy

"That workplace burnout you're experiencing might not be about your schedule—it could be rooted in childhood trauma. Research shows 2 out of 3 adults have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and those survival mechanisms that helped you cope as a child are now sabotaging your leadership effectiveness. Learn how trauma-based triggers show up at work and why traditional burnout solutions fail trauma survivors.

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Why Your Childhood Trauma Might Be Fueling Your Leadership Burnout

Why Your Childhood Trauma Might Be Fueling Your Leadership Burnout

That workplace burnout you're experiencing? It might not just be about your impossible schedule or staffing shortages. Research shows that two-thirds of adults have experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), and the impact doesn't just disappear when you land that leadership role. Your body remembers everything your mind tries to forget—and those survival mechanisms that helped you cope as a child might now be sabotaging your effectiveness as a leader."

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