We’re losing 120,000 people every year to stress and anxiety related to work.
Not “I don’t like my job” stress — chronic, nervous-system meltdown stress.

In this episode of Reframing Perspectives, we sit down with Jen Whitmer — keynote speaker, teacher, and author — to talk about joy as a serious, measurable strategy for work and life… not a fluffy “nice to have.”

Jen shares how getting fired from her dream job on a white couch moment became the catalyst for her work: helping leaders understand themselves, understand others, and create workplaces that don’t slowly destroy people.

We dig into corporate trauma, the myth that “adults should just know better,” why direct communicators (especially women) are punished at work, and how culture, gender, generation, and capitalism all shape the way we show up at work.

Most importantly, Jen breaks down her Joy Ratio:

Why the opposite of joy isn’t work — it’s toil
The 3 components of joy at work (favor, belonging, impact)
Why keeping meaningless toil under 10% can literally save lives

If you’ve ever thought, “How did we get here? This is not how I want to live,” this conversation is for you.

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