You may not be working for that toxic boss anymore.
But your nervous system doesn’t know that yet.
If you don’t reset how you show up, you’ll recreate the same fear patterns in your new role, even if no one’s asking you to.
Here’s how to break free before it follows you in your new role:
#1. Adjust your mindset: Detach your identity from every comment, glance or silence.
Your last boss made everything feel like a personal attack. That’s trauma talking, not truth.
In your new job, adopt the art of Indifference:
→ “This isn’t about me. It’s about moving the business forward.”
#2. Adjust your message: Use fact > feeling
You’re likely still flinching when feedback comes. Don’t react. Respond.
Use my script for reprogramming feedback triggers:
→ “Thanks for the input. Can you walk me through a concrete example so I can make it better?”
#3. Adjust the moment: Create a 30-day reset ritual
Set 1 short weekly reflection to get past the aftermath of your past boss:
• What negativ...