In this episode, Meg and Jill get real about what it means to work in environments that are not fully aligned with your values, your energy, or your long-term direction. Not every workplace is conscious, healthy, or growth oriented. You still get to show up consciously, protect your inner peace, and make empowered decisions about whether to stay or leave.

They explore:

• Severing the identity string between who you are and how others treat you at work

• Seeing other people’s reactions as a reflection of them, not you

• How to maintain inner peace even when the environment feels chaotic

• How to offer compassion without abandoning yourself

• When mismatches are workable and when it is time for a hard no

• How to set loving and firm boundaries that stop cycles of disrespect

• The moment Meg confronted a charge nurse and how it instantly shifted the dynamic

• Why complaining to coworkers harms you and the culture

• What it means to stop perpetuating dysfunction

• Journaling, clarity exercises, and reflection practices to help you decide what is next

• The difference between misalignment and abuse

• How to evaluate whether you are meant to stay, reposition, or leave entirely

• The quiet heartbreak of pouring your genius into someone else’s vision

• Signs that it may be time to explore your purpose, your path, and your own expression of work

This episode is grounding, practical, and clarifying. It is especially helpful if you are in the gray zone of asking yourself whether to stay or go.

“I am safe everywhere I go. When you believe that, you get to act from integrity instead of fear.”

“Other people’s reactions are about their nervous system, not your worth.”

“If you do not speak up, you are unintentionally keeping the unhealthy dynamic alive.”

“Compassion does not require you to carry someone else’s emotional load.”

“Misalignment does not mean someone is wrong. It may just mean it is not your environment anymore.”

“When you stay in a place that drains you, you start to perpetuate the very things you wish would change.”

“Sometimes leaving is the most loving thing you can do for yourself and for the culture.”

Your reflections, questions, and lived experiences mean so much to us.

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Connect with Jillian

Website: https://trellissuite.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillian-pezet-trellis/

Email: jillianp@trellissuite.com

Connect with Meg

Website: www.profoundwellness.net

Email: meg@profoundwellness.net

Facebook: facebook.com/megan.fikse

Instagram: instagram.com/m.laidlaw

Resources Mentioned

1. Self Mastery Program: profoundwellness.net/self-mastery-program
2. Bold Beautiful Life Membership: