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Katie Hadiaris is the founder of Work Is Not Family, a movement that challenges workplace norms and helps professionals restore self-trust, rebuild confidence, and step into their power so they can protect their time, energy, and peace—no matter where they work. An ICF-certified somatic trauma-informed coach with a background in HR and corporate leadership, Katie combines personal insight with professional expertise to share practical tools for nervous system regulation and self-protection. Learn more at workisnotfamily.com or join her free Facebook group.

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Work Is Not Family: A Lesson I Never Wanted but Need to Share

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“The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect.” ~Peter Levine

I was sitting in the conference room at work with the CEO and my abusive male boss.

The same boss who had been love-bombing and manipulating me since I started nine months earlier, slowly pushing my nervous system into a constant state of fight-or-flight.

When I was four months into the job, this boss went on a three-day bender during an overnight work conference at a fancy hotel in Boston.

He skipped client meetings or showed up smelling …