Trust, Betrayal and Trauma at work and in life
The Road to Recovery
Few actions can derail or even kill a high potential career faster than betrayal.
Betrayal has consequences.
Betrayal can be in the workplace or in any of our other journeys. Even at the highest levels of leadership, CEO or Board Chair, betrayal can be experienced as intensely personal and shocking. In high profile roles, especially in the public and not-for-profit sectors, some betrayals are accompanied by intense interest by the media and other stakeholders. Betrayal can be devastatingly public and humiliating.
Betrayal takes time to process.
Such betrayals can take years to process … and where this work is not done, set in train trauma reactions. This can, in turn, lead to distrust of others – beyond the person or persons who betrayed you, and all too often a desire for retribution. The impacts of this sequence of events on organisational culture can be disastrous, especially where no reflection on what happened has occurred and no corrective action taken.
Recovery can be tough.
The likelihood of similar destructive behaviours happening all over again, just driven by a new set of faces remains high. Betrayal can and often does result in long term damage. We may struggle to get our career back on track, we may even have to change careers.
Finding your footing as you recover can be a challenging period, and you may question what the future holds.
Set in an inspiring and restorative location.
This Neos Delta five day retreat will provide you the opportunity to recover yourself, rebuild self-respect and purpose. It will allow time for reflection, honest and confidential discussions and a chance to heal. We will work with you to recreate the narrative to release you to move on. Recovery, above all else, demands a journey inwards.
Held in conditions of trust and safety – we take you through:
An examination of the mechanisms of trust relationships.
Understanding betrayal in both professional and personal settings.
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The onset, mechanisms and damage of trauma. How to begin recovery.
Avoiding retaliation to avoid destroying inner peace and professional standing.
Why walking away from a betrayal event of an irrecoverable magnitude to new opportunities is likely to be the best outcome.
How to reframe your experience and beging to re-focus.
Why forgiveness will set your mind at rest.
The restorative power of ‘getting to essence’ Using poetry and visual art to assist the healing process.
Allowing gratitude and purpose to offset the desire for revenge and feelings of bitterness.
Checking in within your own values and renewed sense of purpose.
Establishing a new equilibrium and getting to serenity.
Is this you?
Whose Working Journey has been impacted by betrayal.
Who wishes to dispose of the old damage of betrayal and embark on a journey of renewed purpose and optimism.
Take time out and re-set your life in a beautiful and inspiring location on retreat with our expert team.
Your facilitators.
Lynette, Octavia and Adam have experienced and recovered from betrayal in their careers.
Lynette Thorstensen
‘Recovery may be hard and take time, but it is definitely possible.’
Octavia Hendricks
‘Finding your centre again opens the path to recovery.’
Adam Cairns
‘My returns to myself took some turns I wasn’t expecting. ‘