Please Mute Your Trauma
Welcome to Please Mute Your Trauma, the podcast for anyone who has ever been told that people are their organization's greatest asset while simultaneously feeling completely invisible.
Hosted by Tiffany Collins, Navy veteran, HR professional, doctoral researcher, and recovering overthinker, this show explores the messy intersection of trauma, dignity, meaningful work, workplace culture, and what it actually means to be human at work.
Each episode blends humor, storytelling, research, and real-life workplace experiences to unpack the things many organizations don't talk about: psychological safety, organizational betrayal, burnout, identity, leadership, belonging, and why so many employees spend more energy surviving work than finding meaning in it.
If you've ever replayed a meeting in your head, questioned your worth because of a performance review, survived a toxic workplace, or wondered why a pizza party somehow became a management strategy, you're in the right place.
Because organizations don't have a people problem.
They have a humanity problem.
And work becomes meaningful when dignity is protected.
Please Mute Your Trauma
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Organizations don't have a people problem. They have a humanity problem.
Welcome to Please Mute Your Trauma.
This podcast explores the workplace experiences we carry long after we've left the building.
If you've ever replayed the same conversation on your drive home...
Questioned your worth after one performance review...
Wondered why one manager's words still live in your head years later...
Or found yourself asking, "Why am I still carrying this?"
You're not alone.
Hosted by Tiffany Collins, Please Mute Your Trauma is a podcast about dignity, workplace trauma, meaningful work, leadership, and the human experiences that shape who we become.
Each episode blends research, real-life experiences, humor, and honest conversations to help make sense of the moments we've quietly carried for years—and to remind us that being human has never been the opposite of being professional.
Because organizations don't have a people problem.
They have a humanity problem.
Subscribe today and join the conversation.
Work becomes meaningful when dignity is protected.
If you've ever sat through a meeting wondering whether anyone was listening, received a pizza party instead of support, or been told to "bring your whole self to work" only to discover there were terms and conditions attached, this episode is for you.
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Because work becomes meaningful when dignity is protected.
If you've ever driven home from work and replayed the same conversation over and over and over again, then this podcast is for you. If you've ever wondered why one manager's words still in your head years later, this podcast is for you. If you've ever started apologizing questioned your worth, or wondered when surviving work became part of the job description I want you to know you're not alone. My name is Tiffany Collins, and for years I've been asking one question: Why do some workplace experiences stay with us long after we've left the building? That question led me through human resources, through military service, through doctoral research, and eventually to start this podcast. Not because I have all the answers, but because I think millions of people are carrying workplace experiences they've never had the language to understand. Somewhere along the way, I came to realize that organizations don't have the people problem they think they have. They have a humanity problem. Every week Please Meet Your Trauma, we'll explore the experiences we carry, the stories we inherit, the leaders who shape us, the beliefs we question, and what it means to remain fully human at work. We're gonna talk about trauma, not as a buzzword, but as a lived experience. We'll talk about dignity, meaning, leadership, and why some workplace experiences stay with us long after we've left because sometimes the most powerful moment isn't learning something new. It's finally having the words for something you felt all along So if you've ever found yourself wondering, "Why am I still carrying this?" Here's a seat. We've been saving it just for you. We have a lot to talk about. Welcome to Please Me, Your Trauma, because work becomes meaningful when dignity is protected, and that includes protecting your own