Unlocking Your Career Potential: Trauma-Informed Achievement Documentation

In this episode of 'Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide,' host Cyndi Bennett discusses the challenges trauma survivors face in articulating their professional achievements. She introduces the RISE method, a trauma-informed framework for documenting accomplishments that honors personal growth and resilience. Learn why capturing both visible and invisible achievements is crucial for self-advocacy and career development.

Cyndi also shares practical tips to make the process less overwhelming and more sustainable, helping trauma survivors transform a critical career skill into a healing practice. Tune in to discover how to build a foundation of self-advocacy and unlock opportunities by clearly articulating your professional contributions.

00:00 Introduction: The Struggle to Articulate Achievements
02:19 Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Career
03:51 Introducing the RISE Method
05:36 Implementing the RISE Method
07:38 The Importance of Documenting Achievements
09:15 Taking Action: The Resilient Career Academy
10:43 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

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When you're ready, here are 3 ways I can help you grow your career journey:

1. Free trauma-informed career development resources from my website! Visit https://www.cyndibennettconsulting.com for always up-to-date tips.
2. Ready to build a fulfilling career with trauma-informed support? Join The Resilient Career Academy Learning Community, where trauma survivors support each other, share resources, and develop career resilience in a safe, understanding environment
3. Ready for personalized trauma-informed career coaching? Explore my range of virtual coaching packages designed for different stages of your career journey. Visit my website to find the right support for where you are now. [Visit my website: https://www.cyndibennettconsulting.com/1-on-1-coaching]

DISCLOSURE: Some links I share might contain resources that you might find helpful. Whenever possible I use referral links, which means if you click any of the links in this video or description and make a purchase we may receive a small commission or other compensation at no cost to you.

The Six Pillars of Trauma-Informed Management: Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces with Holly Dillon | Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide Ep. 008

Have you ever received feedback that left you feeling shattered for days? Or watched a workplace change send colleagues into anxiety spirals? In this comprehensive episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, I'm joined by trauma-informed leadership expert Holly Dillon to explore why traditional management approaches often re-traumatize employees—and what leaders can do instead.
We dive deep into SAMHSA's six proven pillars of trauma-informed management that transform workplace dynamics and create environments where everyone can thrive:

Safety: Building psychological safety through predictable communication and clear expectations
Trustworthiness & Transparency: Creating trust through honest, bounded communication—even during difficult situations like layoffs
Peer Support: Establishing workplace communities that provide co-regulation and mutual support
Collaboration & Mutuality: Involving employees in decisions about their workload and career development
Empowerment, Voice & Choice: Giving employees control and options in how they accomplish their work
Cultural Considerations: Understanding how personal history, military background, career transitions, and trauma experiences shape workplace needs

Holly shares specific scripts for difficult conversations, including how to say "I'd like to discuss something I've noticed" instead of "we need to talk." We explore real workplace scenarios, from managing trauma survivors to navigating organizational changes with compassion.

Welcome to Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, the podcast reimagining career development for trauma survivors. I'm your host, Cyndi Bennett, founder of the Resilient Career Academy, helping create workplaces where healing and professional growth coexist.

🔗 Download your FREE Trauma-Informed Management Quick Reference Guide: https://resilientcareeracademy.myflodesk.com/timqrg

📱 Connect with Holly Dillon: https://www.linkedin.com/company/recentreltd/
email: holly@recentre.uk
https://instagram.com/recentreltd?igsh=OG05emJwdWVmbmI4

🌟 Join the Resilient Career Academy: https://www.cyndibennettconsulting.com/rcalearningcommunity

00:00 Introduction to Trauma-Informed Management

03:04 Understanding Psychological Safety

07:40 Trustworthiness and Transparency

17:36 The Importance of Peer Support

26:09 Collaboration and Mutuality

27:38 The Impact of Unfair W

When you're ready, here are 3 ways I can help you grow your career journey:

1. Free trauma-informed career development resources from my website! Visit https://www.cyndibennettconsulting.com for always up-to-date tips.
2. Ready to build a fulfilling career with trauma-informed support? Join The Resilient Career Academy Learning Community, where trauma survivors support each other, share resources, and develop career resilience in a safe, understanding environment
3. Ready for personalized trauma-informed career coaching? Explore my range of virtual coaching packages designed for different stages of your career journey. Visit my website to find the right support for where you are now. [Visit my website: https://www.cyndibennettconsulting.com/1-on-1-coaching]

DISCLOSURE: Some links I share might contain resources that you might find helpful. Whenever possible I use referral links, which means if you click any of the links in this video or description and make a purchase we may receive a small commission or other compensation at no cost to you.

Why Traditional Mentors Fail Trauma Survivors (And How to Find One That Won't)

Have you watched colleagues advance through powerful mentorship while you struggle to form these critical connections? In this revealing episode of Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, I explain why this happens to trauma survivors and why it's not your fault.

As someone who once wore armor at work, keeping potential mentors at a distance because it felt safer, I share why traditional mentorship models fundamentally fail trauma survivors. These conventional approaches ignore our trust barriers, risk retraumatization, lack trauma-informed guidance, and miss the structured support we need to engage safely.

Discover what trauma-informed mentorship truly looks like:

• How psychological safety becomes the foundation rather than an afterthought
• Why addressing power dynamics openly transforms the mentoring relationship
• The critical role of transparency and predictability in building trust
• How healthy boundaries create the safety needed for genuine growth
• The power of a strengths-based approach that recognizes your trauma journey as a source of professional assets

You'll learn my practical "nervous system litmus test" for identifying safe mentors and concrete strategies for finding mentorship that honors both your professional potential and healing journey.

Welcome to Your Trauma-Wise Career Guide, the podcast reimagining career development for trauma survivors. I'm your host, Cyndi Bennett, founder of the Resilient Career Academy, helping you access career advancement tools that respect your unique needs and experiences.

When you're ready, here are 3 ways I can help you grow your career journey:

1. Free trauma-informed career development resources from my website! Visit https://www.cyndibennettconsulting.com for always up-to-date tips.
2. Ready to build a fulfilling career with trauma-informed support? Join The Resilient Career Academy Learning Community, where trauma survivors support each other, share resources, and develop career resilience in a safe, understanding environment
3. Ready for personalized trauma-informed career coaching? Explore my range of virtual coaching packages designed for different stages of your career journey. Visit my website to find the right support for where you are now. [Visit my website: https://www.cyndibennettconsulting.com/1-on-1-coaching]

DISCLOSURE: Some links I share might contain resources that you might find helpful. Whenever possible I use referral links, which means if you click any of the links in this video or description and make a purchase we may receive a small commission or other compensation at no cost to you.