This May Be Blocking Your Well-Being And Success At Work

By Shea Ki

Sometimes we don't know what we don't know.

And it can be harmful to our well-being and success at work. 

This month's guest on Career Momentum Chats has opened the door to a body of research and inner work that I am shocked I had not discovered much about before.

Alissa Vreeland currently:

✔️ is a Holistic Psychotherapist and spent years before that providing career development in higher education

✔️ blends her education as a Licensed Professional Counselor with her training as a Registered Yoga Teacher --um, WOW!

✔️ focuses a lot on helping others learn about nervous system regulation

Her trailblazing, holistic therapy approach is healing emotionally intuitive members of the workforce (like me!) in ways that are desperately needed and long overdue.

Alissa specializes in helping individuals self-regulate via somatic, trauma-informed, interpersonal, and psychodynamic approaches. She believes that "self-growth is consciously reconnecting to our core self". 

This pioneer in the counseling fields creates incredible results for those she serves through her private practice, digital course on nervous system regulation, speaking engagements, and group work that she facilitates.

I knew Alissa would be an amazing, caring person to have on my new show, but I had no idea of the impact she instantly made. Our conversation has been a catalyst in shifting some of the focus of my work as a Career Momentum Coach.

I am on a journey myself to heal and resolve some of my own nervous system dysregulation. I know it will assist me in breaking the cycle of passing down generational wiring that no longer serves me or my family well. I expect hat the learning and un-learning that will be involved will help me avoid a lot of health issues and also better assess, support, and encourage the professional women that I coach. 

Are you ready to discover what the likely root cause is to imposter syndrome, perfectionism, performance anxiety, people pleasing, many illnesses and other career success blockers? I am excited to hear what stands out to you about this conversation with Alissa. ​

Watch this episode:
Discover What Is Blocking
​Your Well-Being & Success At Work 

While you watch the video, you'll see I wasn't feeling 100% well myself. I've been recovering from a serious case of bronchitis most of this month. At the time I met with Alissa, I was still just starting to get my voice and deeper breathing back.

However, the divine timing of our discussion isn't lost on me. After weeks of a terrible cough and sooooo much medicine from doctors, I was open to try more natural ways to feel better. It was energizing and in beautiful alignment to return after needed time off to my fun room (home office) and learn about healing the nervous system from within that Alissa is an expert on.

I am grateful for her generosity in sharing such valuable information on the show and her openness to get right into the deep end on this life-changing topic. 
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Where You'll Find The Golden Nuggets

Minute 5:31: The common ROOT cause of burn-out, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, people pleasing, performance anxiety, and many illnesses 

Minute 10:27: Alissa's definition for how we are defining trauma for this conversation and how she reframes it with her clients (this part sparked within me a big a-ha moment!) 

Minute 13:14: The main cause or trigger that starts to dysregulate our nervous system

Minute 17:35: Alissa's practical guidance on steps we can take today to self-regulate in high stakes professional moments or other stressful situations

​Minute 24:58: Some of the best career advice that I've ever heard

Your turn to share your voice: 
Were you aware how nervous system dysregulation often shows up in work settings and elsewhere? Did the way Alissa defined trauma and how we used that term in the episode resonate?

​What works for you to self-regulate after big work events, high stakes situations (like interviews), or other stressful, professional situations?

Share with me on Instagram or LinkedIn your thoughts on this episode. DM me or tag me in a post and use the hashtag #careermomentum and I'll do my best to respond. 

☯️Keep growing and glowing,