About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of workplace betrayal on leaders and offers a stage-based recovery path to rebuild confidence and trust in judgment.

Executive Summary: Workplace betrayal doesn't just cost you a relationship — it costs you trust in your own judgment. Dr. Debi Silber joins Sabrina Braham to unpack a stage-based path back to confidence, using real coaching stories instead of easy platitudes, so leaders can rebuild what betrayal breaks: themselves. Quick Takeaways: Betrayal breaks trust in yourself, not just in the person who betrayed you Losing your voice in meetings is often a betrayal symptom, not a confidence problem Recovery moves through stages — you can't skip to "just get over it" Your intuition can be rebuilt with a simple daily practice 78% of employees say they trust their employer most of any institution (Edelman, 2026) As an executive leadership coach with over 30 years of experience (MA, MFT, PCC), I've sat across from directors, VPs, and C-suite leaders who could run a board meeting flawlessly and still couldn't shake the feeling that they didn't trust their own read on people anymore. That's what workplace betrayal does. It doesn't announce itself as trauma — it shows up as hesitation, over-checking, and a leader who used to speak up in meetings suddenly going quiet. In this episode of the Women's…

People in this episode

Host: Sabrina Braham

Guest: Dr. Debi Silber

Topics covered

• workplace betrayal
• leadership recovery
• confidence rebuilding
• trust issues
• coaching stories

Keywords

• workplace betrayal
• leadership
• confidence
• trust
• coaching
• recovery
• judgment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PBT Institute

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