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Lessons on life, leadership, resilience and mental health. Erika Diaz is a wife, mama, and women in leadership. She also has depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. Erika and guests will tackle several issues surrounding mental health and wellness through honest and vulnerable conversations. We’ll put it all out there on the table, dispelling myths on mental health and vulnerability, both personally and professionally. Together, we will challenge the status quo and begin to embrace who we are and what we need at home and at work. We aim to destimatize mental health by continuing the conversation, raising awareness, providing hope with an ultimate goal of saving lives!
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Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
🎧 Episode #10: Work Became My Identity - Then It Broke Me 🎧
Erika recently had the esteemed honor of speaking at the American Staffing Association’s THRIVE Virtual event in May. She delivered a compelling speed talk titled “How Work Became My Identity - Then It Broke Me.” This week’s podcast episode features her speech, allowing everyone to hear her cautionary tale.
In this episode, Erika shares her journey of how her identity became intertwined with her work persona, leading to a mental health crisis in 2023. She reflects on the experiences that shaped her, beginning with her entry into the workforce at just 14 years old.
Erika opens up about her personal story and highlights warning signs that you might be tying your identity too closely to your work. She also offers tools and strategies to help separate your work persona from your true self, aiming to help others avoid the struggles she faced.
As always, with her characteristic vulnerability and honesty, Erika delivers a message you won’t want to miss. Tune in to learn from her experiences and insights.
Episode Highlights:
🫶🏽 You are born worthy, loved, and enough!
⚠️ Warning signs of tying your identity to work
⛓️💥 Learn how to untether your self-worth from work and productivity
💁🏽♀️ Leaders can impact mental wellness by fostering an environment of empathy
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