In this session, Sophie discusses psychoanalysis in the workplace with Director, Consultant and Author, Gabriella Braun. Sophie and Gabriella go into detail about Gabriella’s book ‘All That We Are,’ which looks at applying psychoanalytical thinking to understand the workplace and human behaviour.

Gabriella discusses how people need to embrace themselves for all that they are; the good, and bad as this encompasses all our personal experiences and makes us who we are. We shouldn’t leave our personalities, history or trauma at the door – it makes us who we are and argues we should allow the richness of who we are to come to play in the workplace.

Sophie and Gabriella explore how we all have an opposing pull of violence, aggression and hatred which is suppressed in our unconscious. Therefore, we never accept all of ourselves - who we truly are. It is important to recognise the side of us that we don’t necessarily want to.

One topic of the podcast is the sense of belonging in the workplace. Gabriella suggests that love is needed in the workplace to bring a sense of commitment and a genuine compassion of how others are actually feeling and spaces need to be created which allow people to be human.

The podcast concludes with the theme of speaking the unspeakable – raising those uncomfortable truths that need to be aired and Gabriella discusses some examples from her book. We all have pre-occupations before we get into the workspace, and by airing some of these, it allows people to breathe, relax and embrace themselves, their full selves, in the workplace.

How to find out more about Sophie:
LinkedIn: Sophie Bryan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiebryan/)
Facebook: @Sophiebryan.coach (https://www.facebook.com/sophiebryan.coach)
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E: sophie@ordinarilydifferent.co.uk
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TEDx Talk: https://montessorimindset.co.uk

How to find out more about Gabriella:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellabraun/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BraunGabriella
W: https://www.gabriellabraun.co.uk/
All that we are book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-That-Are-Uncovering-Behaviour/dp/0349427291

Sometimes Sophie & our guests get super passionate about their topic and therefore, some “passionate” language might crop up! You might want to wear headphones or make sure young ears aren’t around, and if this is not your cuppa tea, this might not be the podcast for you.