Скачать или смотреть Are you really driven or just traumatized?

If no one ever taught you how to rest without guilt—
you’ll carry that into your work.

I used to think I was just driven.
First one in. Last one out. Always the one people relied on.

But here’s what I’ve learned:

💥 That wasn’t work ethic.
That was a trauma response.

I had been taught:
🧠 Value = Usefulness
🧠 Safety = Performance
🧠 Rest = Risk

And so I hustled to feel worthy.
I achieved to feel safe.
I never stopped—because stopping felt like danger.

Sound familiar?

🔥 The overachiever who never asks for help
🔥 The perfectionist who can’t delegate
🔥 The people-pleaser who says yes to everything

These behaviors get praised in the workplace.
But most of them are rooted in fear.

This is why trauma-informed leadership matters.

Because when we recognize survival mode for what it is—
We stop rewarding burnout.
And we start building cultures where:

💤 Rest is respected
🆘 Asking for help isn’t weakness
🤝 And no one has to earn their worth through exhaustion

If this hit you—
You’re not alone.
And you’re not lazy.
You’re just tired of performing your way to safety.