Ep. 73: Is Unprocessed Trauma Affecting Your Business? Self Compassion, Codependency & Integrity with Marianne Smith

It’s too easy to make your success in business say a lot about your success as a person! In today’s episode Marianne Smith, the “entrepreneurs therapist”, shares how your business can trigger unprocessed traumas in your life. She shares the danger of not supporting yourself and finding self-compassion as an entrepreneur. In her work Marianne sees lots of business owners in reaction mode, creating codependent relationships with their teams and losing their identity as a person outside of business. She share the big themes she identifies as harmful in the social media world and shares strategies to take care of yourself in the world of entrepreneurship.

In this episode we chat about:

Triggers to look out for.

Fear as an entrepreneur.

What does “reactive” business look like?

Dealing with inconsistency.

And so much more!

Marianne is well-known in the online coaching space as The Entrepreneur’s Therapist! She supports high-level entrepreneurs (like you) in creating stability, safety, and healing in their nervous system via EMDR & other trauma techniques so they can create richer, healthier businesses, relationships, & lives. Marianne specializes in working within the unique challenges that leaders & entrepreneurs face mentally, relationally, & in business, as she’s had 2 6-figure businesses of her own both in the spaces of coaching and therapy.

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(02:54) How business can be triggering for people, bring up unprocessed trauma, anxiety and negative self talk.

(09:00) Overcoming judgement, being watched and fear as an entrepreneur.

(14:50) Finding your identity in your business and the unhealthy attachment.

(18:00) How your reactive mode in your business reflects in your relationships.

(19:22) How to notice a “reactive mode” business, codependency in teams

(25:12) Unhealthy themes that are prevalent in the social media world - posturing, fear and inauthentic connection.

(26:35) Seeking integrity on social media and you’re not obligated to share your pain.

(29:45) The unexpected life of an entrepreneur.

(34:09) The lie of consistent income in business.

(36:20) Strategies for avoiding comparison on social media.

(38:28) Self-compassion to heal yourself in business.