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Still employed, Still afraid

Still employed, Still afraid

By: Patrice Williams-Lindo CEO of Career Nomad™
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They didn’t fire you… but the fear won’t leave.

You’re technically “safe,” but the culture is hostile, your visibility is shrinking, and you’re running on fumes just trying to stay ready.

Welcome to Still Employed, Still Afraid™, the podcast for professionals navigating job security theater, workplace trauma, and career reinvention in real time.

Hosted by Patrice Williams-Lindo—visibility strategist, ex-consulting exec, and creator of the RNA Method™—this weekday-morning-style show blends unfiltered conversations with bold professionals, career survival tips, and truth serum for anyone tired of pretending everything’s fine at work.

From midcareer pivots to DEI backlash, toxic leadership to post-layoff clarity—we go where HR won’t.

You’ll hear from:

✔️ Professionals quietly rebuilding after being pushed out

✔️ Experts who expose what’s really happening behind corporate doors

✔️ Coaches, strategists, and disruptors who turned fear into fuel

✔️ Stories that validate, inform, and activate your next move

If you’ve ever had one browser tab open to a spreadsheet… and another open to a resume template, this podcast is for you.

You’re not alone. You’re just underpaid, underestimated, and overdue for a rebrand.

Subscribe now.

2025 Patrice Williams-Lindo, Career Nomad™. All rights reserved. Still Employed, Still Afraid™.
Episodes
  • Thriving After Trauma: Resilience, Recovery & Reclaiming Yourself

    Thriving After Trauma: Resilience, Recovery & Reclaiming Yourself
    Nov 26 2025

    🚨This episode includes discussions of workplace trauma, mental health challenges, and burnout. Listener discretion is advised.🚨

    Episode Overview

    In today’s workforce, resilience isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s survival. Dr. Mary Darden-Robinson joins Still Employed, Still Afraid™ to break down the emotional and psychological weight of workplace trauma, especially for Black women carrying disproportionate levels of stress, layoffs, and systemic dismissal.

    Dr. Mary brings the truth with clinical clarity and lived-experience warmth, naming what happens when workplaces push you past your limits and how to rebuild when your identity, confidence, or sense of safety has been shaken.

    If you’ve ever felt overworked, overlooked, or emotionally threadbare, this episode speaks directly to you.

    What We Discuss

    • The hidden layers of workplace trauma for women of color
    • How mental health + career identity collide during job instability
    • The emotional cost of being “the strong one”
    • What culturally competent care really looks like
    • The signs that true healing and recovery have begun
    • How to rebuild your sense of self after a traumatic workplace
    • Empowering tools for staying grounded when you’re still employed… but still afraid

    Key Takeaways

    • You’re not imagining the exhaustion — workplace trauma is real, patterned, and measurable.
    • Healing is not linear, but it is possible with the right support system and mindset.
    • Culturally competent care is essential for meaningful recovery — not optional.
    • Recovery begins the moment you stop blaming yourself for a system that was never designed to protect you.
    • You are allowed to take your power back in real time, not just after you leave the job.

    Memorable Quotes

    “Resilience isn’t bouncing back — it’s rebuilding forward.” — Dr. Mary

    “Some of us weren’t burned out, we were being worn down.” — Patrice

    Connect with Dr. Mary Darden-Robinson

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    Connect with Patrice & Career Nomad™

    Website: https://careernomad.org

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecareernomad

    Join Career Nomad Noir™: link

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