Am I Still Feeling This, Or Still Trying To Fix It?

This episode unpacks psychological detachment, the ability to mentally leave work once the day is over, and why getting home doesn't always mean you're off duty. Kristen uses a hospice social worker's story to show how caring about someone can look the same as still feeling responsible for them. She keeps the research on work-related rumination separate from her own clinical read, then asks a question worth sitting with: are you still feeling something about what happened, or still trying to take care of it?
Some takeaways:
What work-related rumination is and why work can keep running in your mind after you've physically left it
Why psychological detachment, not just being physically home, is linked to better recovery after high-pressure work
How grief and lingering responsibility can feel the same even though they are different things
Why your mind doesn't just flip a switch when the workday ends
A reflection practice to try this week: ask yourself whether you are still feeling something about what happened or still trying to take care of something about it, and if something keeps coming back, ask what you are still trying to do here
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 The Quiet Pressure
01:18 The Switch You Make
04:21 The Unspoken Rules at Work
04:58 Surface Acting vs. Deep Acting
07:26 Suppression and the Body’s Stress Response
09:36 Gendered Expectations at Work
12:55 A Weekly Reflection Practice
13:51 A Clinical Note and Next Steps
15:06 Outro and Free Leadership Assessment
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