🎙 Episode Title: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charity, Narcissism in the Workplace and Trauma Questions

🎗 Charity & Purpose (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Fundraising)

Core Themes Extracted:

Community & Collective Resilience: Fundraising for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is presented not just as charity, but as a way to strengthen collective wellbeing.

Meaning Beyond Profit: Professionals and organisations that support causes gain a sense of shared purpose that directly impacts morale and engagement.

The Human Connection: Stories highlight how charity work bridges personal struggle and professional life, showing leaders and staff that their work has a wider ripple effect.

Wellbeing Through Giving: Acts of contribution, whether financial or voluntary, reduce feelings of isolation and reinforce resilience.

CSR as Culture: Corporate Social Responsibility is reframed as more than policy — it’s a wellbeing intervention when done authentically.

Keywords:

workplace charity initiatives, corporate social responsibility, professional wellbeing, fundraising for hospitals, meaning in work, leadership and purpose, community resilience.

🧩 Narcissism in the Workplace

Core Themes Extracted:

Narcissistic Leadership Patterns: Leaders who manipulate, gaslight, or undermine others create trauma ripple effects across teams.

Impact on Staff Wellbeing: Employees experience loss of confidence, hypervigilance, anxiety, and burnout when working under narcissistic managers.

Organisational Cost: Toxic leadership increases turnover, reduces trust, and erodes culture far faster than most leaders recognise.

Recovery After Toxic Leadership: Professionals leaving narcissistic environments often carry self-doubt and struggle to set boundaries in new roles.

Trauma-Informed Perspective: Naming the behaviour is the first step, but structured coaching helps professionals rebuild resilience and clarity.

Keywords:

narcissism in the workplace, toxic leadership, workplace trauma, narcissistic bosses, professional burnout, workplace resilience, trauma-informed leadership, psychological safety.

🩺 Trauma Q&A (Questions Answered)

Core Themes Extracted:

Myth-Busting Trauma: Trauma isn’t limited to extreme events; it includes ongoing stress, bullying, neglect, and toxic workplaces.

Invisible Trauma in Professionals: Many leaders carry unresolved trauma into their roles, shaping decisions, communication, and culture without realising it.

Signs of Workplace Trauma: Perfectionism, avoidance, hypervigilance, and burnout cycles often reflect deeper trauma patterns.

The Body Keeps the Score: Trauma manifests physically (sleep disruption, illness, exhaustion) as much as emotionally.

Resilience Through Coaching: Trauma-informed coaching offers safe exploration, grounding techniques, and strategies to move from survival mode into clarity and confidence.

Shifting Organisational Culture: When leaders adopt trauma-informed principles, it fosters psychological safety, trust, and engagement.

Keywords:

trauma-informed coaching, trauma in the workplace, professional resilience, trauma recovery, psychological safety at work, leadership and trauma, invisible trauma, wellbeing strategies.