When Faith Meets Fear: How to Stay Grounded When Work Feels Uncertain - Rev. Dr. Xenia Barnes

Employed, Still Afraid™ returns with a powerful, soul-level conversation featuring Rev. Dr. Xenia Barnes — minister, psychologist, and advocate for spiritual resilience in the modern workplace.

In this episode, we explore the emotional, spiritual, and psychological toll of being “technically employed” but living with constant instability: layoffs, hostile environments, leadership failures, and the silent fear that shadows even the strongest professionals.

We go deep into:

✨ What fear really does to the nervous system

✨ The spiritual cost of chronic workplace uncertainty

✨ How Black professionals navigate invisible labor + invisible harm

✨ Faith as a stabilizing force during reinvention

✨ The difference between being carried by purpose and being stagnated by fear

✨ Why your next chapter might require a spiritual interruption

If you’re holding on, powering through, or feeling betrayed by systems that were never designed for your flourishing — this episode is your exhale.

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🛑 Content & Context Note

This conversation touches on anxiety, racialized workplace trauma, boundary-setting, and spiritual exhaustion. Please listen with care.

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