I LOVED this post, Anna. Lately I've been coaching a lot of freelancers and self-employed people struggling with this pressure to "put themselves out there" and the fear of being seen (or not!).
Particularly when it comes to a space like LinkedIn, they often feel that they *have* to show up or they'll get left behind, yet many find that it triggers a lot of stress, self-doubt, and comparison. We tend to end up working through those fearful, doubting or stressed parts (as opposed to brainstorming more ways to show up online!), but I'd never thought about it through the lens of those dominant fight, flight or freeze settings—what a helpful perspective. Thank you so much for sharing these insights!
Thanks Lucia - the sense of obligation to be consistently visible is maddening. And my own resistance to it alongside so many others both personally and professionally meant I almost had no choice but to dissect it in mode detail to make sense of it. So glad you found it helpful
I LOVED this post, Anna. Lately I've been coaching a lot of freelancers and self-employed people struggling with this pressure to "put themselves out there" and the fear of being seen (or not!).
Particularly when it comes to a space like LinkedIn, they often feel that they *have* to show up or they'll get left behind, yet many find that it triggers a lot of stress, self-doubt, and comparison. We tend to end up working through those fearful, doubting or stressed parts (as opposed to brainstorming more ways to show up online!), but I'd never thought about it through the lens of those dominant fight, flight or freeze settings—what a helpful perspective. Thank you so much for sharing these insights!
Thanks Lucia - the sense of obligation to be consistently visible is maddening. And my own resistance to it alongside so many others both personally and professionally meant I almost had no choice but to dissect it in mode detail to make sense of it. So glad you found it helpful
Thank you for this beautiful contemplation 💚