This episode is for anyone who swears they're "fine" while secretly letting work run their entire nervous system.

Erin and Nicole get honest about toxic attachment to jobs, the martyr complex disguised as responsibility, and why being the most dependable person in the room isn't the flex you think it is.

If you've ever said "I'll just do it," treated every email like a five-alarm fire, or confused being needed with being valuable, this one might hit close to home.

Here's what you'll hear:

Why a toxic job isn't always the problem, sometimes it's your attachment to being needed
How "I'll just do it" turns into martyrdom and quietly wrecks teams and leaders
The difference between being responsible and absorbing everything like it's your fault
Why not every urgent thing is a crisis and why you're not the crisis manager
What it actually looks like to care about your work without letting it run your nervous system
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Tweetable Comments

"You could work in the most functional place, you could own the business, and still have a toxic attachment to the role you have."
"We often confuse responsibility with absorption. Just because you own something doesn't mean it has to become your inner essence."
"The things that make us feel safe are sometimes the very things that make us appear inflexible."
"You are not the crisis manager unless your job is literally crisis manager. Not everything urgent is a crisis."

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