Defensiveness at Work: When You Feel Attacked and the Emotional Cage Error

In Episode 13, Meredith and Megan feel attacked. Or at least they talk about the experience of feeling attacked at work. Meredith shares the concept of the emotional cage error, a thinking error that leads us to believe that if someone else acts abusively, it limits how we are allowed to feel or respond. When we feel defensive or attacked, and we act from that space, it can limit our responses and work against the outcomes we want. When we can enforce our boundaries and identify our emotional cage errors, we can refocus on creating the environment we want to experience at work. Click here to access the AI generated transcript of this episode.Do you have a story about a toxic work environment? We would love to hear it! Share your story here.