Thriving Not Just Surviving & What To Do When Your Boss Overshares (Couch Talks)

About this episode

Amy and Kat discuss a listener's uncomfortable experience with her boss and share an encouraging letter from a listener about thriving during her husband's deployment.

Amy yelled at a kid flying through her neighborhood today and she has zero regrets. A listener writes in about a boss who vents about motherhood in ways that feel uncomfortable and she genuinely wants to know if she is being too judgmental or if her feelings are valid. Amy and Kat talk through it. Then a letter from Taylor in Virginia Beach that will be the biggest encouragement to you. Taylor's husband is deployed on the USS Gerald R Ford which just set the record for the longest deployment since Vietnam. She wrote in last year with a game plan to not just survive but thrive and she is writing back to say the Lord answered that prayer…300 days later! Her words at the end of this email are something everyone needs to hear whether you are in a hard season or not. Here’s part of the email that Taylor left that we loved: “I am so sorry this is part of your story. I know it seems scary.. AND you were made for this. This season will be a gift because it will force you to see what really matters and you’ll get to build your life around it. Feel the feelings and also if you can have any joy or fun in your day- fight for it. It’s good for you. Don’t…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy, Kat

Topics covered

• workplace dynamics
• emotional support
• personal growth
• motherhood
• deployment
• thriving in adversity

Keywords

• boss overshares
• motherhood
• emotional support
• deployment
• thriving
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USS Gerald R Ford

Places: Virginia Beach

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