Jeremie and Johnanna conclude their discussion on occupational identity, a state of identifying closely with one’s job. Join RAFT as we learn about how to manage this identity in mission-driven fields, such as SV/DV advocacy.
Episode Time Codes
0:00 Intro0:26 Johanna shares signs that work relationships might be switching from healthy and functional to unhealthy and dysfunctional3:00 Discussion about “venting” at work. Johanna shares what “venting” can be reflective of and the harms of venting.4:55 How to get out of a “venting” mindset: Being a “challenger-listener” vs. “supportive-listener”6:50 Discussion7:30 The difference between a feeling and an interpretation of a feeling8:23 Discussion about interpretations of feelings and how interpretations of feelings show up at work and in everyday life12:15 Johanna shares tips for feeling less bad about taking time off by focusing on developing a healthy occupational identity15:45 How time off and rest helps prevent burnout17:30 Learning to take time off and not feel guilty for it is like training a muscle18:05 Experiencing a toxic workplace vs. overidentifying with one’s work, which is leading to a toxic view of that work18:30 Definition of toxic workplace19:50 Example of someone who overidentifies with their work vs. someone who is experiencing a toxic workplace22:30 Should advocates serve fewer survivors as a way to maintain a healthier work environment and avoid burnout? Jeremie and Johanna discuss this question and how overidentification with one’s work might impact this.26:06 How overidentification with one’s work might influence advocates to see survivors as more fragile than they really are29:10 How focusing on good actions rather than outcomes helps create a healthy occupational identity33:07 What happens when one attaches their worth to the outcome of their actions34:50 How advocates transitioning out of the SV/DV field with a strong occupational identity can successfully adapt to a new role where they do not have such a strong occupational identity36:59 Preventing overidentification with new job38:00 Reframing the value that your job provides you40:05 Johanna shares her experience with disconnecting her sense of self from her work: Leaving an SV/DV role, how she managed burnout and the sense of identity loss.42:41 Discussion44:30 Johanna shares tips for advocates transitioning out of the SV/DV field who have burnt out and are coping with the loss or grief of no longer doing work that they strongly identify with50:30 Outro

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Occupational Identity Management Part 1
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