{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Choose Courage Inc.","title":"Ep 56 | Leaving Isn’t the Hard Part. This Is. (ft. Rachael Dietkus)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/92eb2fca\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3229,"description":"If you think leaving corporate is the hard part … this episode will challenge that.\nVivianne sits down with Rachael Dietkus LCSW to unpack what actually happens after you leave: the patterns, grief, and identity shifts no one prepares you for. \nThis is a conversation about what it really takes to heal, rebuild, and trust yourself again.\nIn this episode:\nThe invisible patterns you carry out of corporate (even after you leave).\nWhy autonomy can feel uncomfortable after years of seeking permission.\nHow hypervigilance, overperformance, and people-pleasing follow you into your next chapter.\nWhy leaving often feels worse before it feels better.\nThe role of grief, disorientation, and identity loss after you walk away.\nHow corporate conditioning shapes your nervous system.\nWhat it actually looks like to heal from corporate (beyond surface-level fixes).\nThey also explore a powerful reframe: What if the behaviors you’re judging yourself for… were never flaws, but survival patterns?\nYou didn’t just leave a job, you left a system your body learned how to survive in.\nSo if it feels messy… disorienting… or harder than expected…\nYou’re not doing it wrong.\nYou’re unwinding patterns that took years to build.\n_______\nMore on Rachael Dietkus LCSW: Rachael is an internationally recognized leader in trauma-informed design, civic tech ethics, and care-centered public interest technology. As founder of Social Workers Who Design, she works at the intersection of design, social work, and systems change, helping organizations build ethical, sustainable, and trauma-responsive practices that support both people and impact.\n_______\nResources Mentioned\nThe Walkout (June 3–5) — 2.5 days with an expert team (attorney, accountant, health insurance specialist) and entrepreneurs who left corporate and built something worth leaving for.\nHow To Prototype Your Purpose In 30 Days free download\nBook | Time Off by John Fitch and Max Frenzel","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yf4-4iPXy8BfBaLLAjG9JUS6uwqKphTsggtyHhQFFp8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MzJj/MTQyMjQ0NTg1NWUz/YjI3NDIxZGUxNTlj/ZjgyOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}