{"id":41848,"date":"2025-04-29T14:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/?p=41848"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:32:00","slug":"the-missing-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/en\/the-missing-link\/","title":{"rendered":"the missing link?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span>Injuries and collective trauma dynamics in the workplace <\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Individual trauma <\/strong>now seems well-known to the general public. There is an abundant flow of books on this topic and authors like Gabor Mat\u00e9 draw full houses. This has everything to do with recent findings in neurology and trauma theory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may come as a surprise, but teams, departments and organizations can also be traumatized. <strong>Collective trauma <\/strong>occurs more frequently than you would think at first glance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Trauma dynamics <\/strong>are not so easy to read. Organizations are often at a loss and do not know how to deal with these kinds of deadlocked situations \u2013 which sometimes drag on for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my conversations with managers and HR, I often hear the following <strong>complaints <\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are conflicts that just won't be resolved, no matter how hard we try!<\/li>\n<li>There is such a heaviness in the organization, but it is difficult to talk about it...<\/li>\n<li>There is a breach of trust and it seems trust and safety will never be restored<\/li>\n<li>The organizational climate is suffocating<\/li>\n<li>'It' is sitting in the walls!<\/li>\n<li>Everyone is in survival mode!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_0 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA-1280x1024.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA-980x784.jpg 980w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA-480x384.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-41598\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cTrauma, in essence, is all about overwhelm and broken connections. (\u2026)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Trauma can result from shock,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>and also from a series of painful and difficult experiences which can be cumulative over time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\">Angwin St Just<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Afstand-PIXA.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Afstand-PIXA.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Afstand-PIXA-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Afstand-PIXA-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1280px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-41723\" title=\"Afstand - PIXA\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span>'Trauma\u2019 - A hopeful perspective<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So trauma is a relatively new perspective to look at <strong>unsolvable problems,<\/strong> a <strong>toxic atmosphere <\/strong>and <strong>persistent, escalated conflicts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tensions of overwhelming experiences sit as <strong>suppressed energy in the shadow <\/strong>of a group or organization. These tensions do not resolve themselves, but they seek a way out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As long as <strong>trauma dynamics go unaddressed <\/strong>, they will resurface in an attempt to be acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the <strong>inside, <\/strong>people experience this as inner tension, high levels of stress, reduced vitality or illness. For example, they suffer from nightmares or flashbacks and experience panic at the thought of having to meet a certain person again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the <strong>outside <\/strong>this looks like repetition compulsion and projection. People and groups are stuck in a <strong>repetitive cycle of tension, conflict and aggression <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span>Broken connection <\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An essential characteristic of collective trauma is that the <strong>connection between people is broken <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People distance themselves from each other. This results in experiences of <strong>isolation, fragmentation, individualization and feeling separated <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I often hear is for instance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>We all seem so live on islands\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>There is no \"we\" anymore<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>We all withdraw in ourselves<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>We keep at a safe distance from one another<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So the big question is:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>How did this separation come about and what is needed to re-connect with each other?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_1 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA-1280x1024.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA-980x784.jpg 980w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA-480x384.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-41598\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cTrauma breaks relationship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Within a person, trauma fractures relation to the self and sabotages connection to the other.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>At the scale of the collective, traumatic dysrelation is cultural and generational; it is a feedback loop. (\u2026)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Only by addressing unresolved past suffering can we work effectively to prevent potential future suffering. A collective trauma requires a collective response.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\">Thomas H\u00fcbl<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span>Organizational responses<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, organizations are increasingly realizing that they must act <strong>quickly and decisively <\/strong>in the event of tension in the workplace, escalated conflicts, inappropriate behavior or allegations of \u201ctoxic leadership\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is why a number of <strong>procedures <\/strong>(e.g. informal reporting; formal complaints; disciplinary procedures), <strong>instruments <\/strong>(e.g. climate study; risk analysis) and <strong>professional roles <\/strong>(e.g. persons of confidence; prevention advisors; welfare coaches; internal and external mediators) have now been put in place to deal with these types of problems discreetly and professionally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet it strikes me that despite all measures and efforts, <strong>serious situations often do not really improve <\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This may be related to the following elements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Difficult situations remain under the radar for a long time, are left unattended or <strong>are tackled too late<\/strong>. In the meantime, distrust increases, people feel unsafe and suffer from the lack of rapid intervention ('suffering upon suffering').<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>There is a <strong><em>taboo on (negative) emotions <\/em><\/strong>in organizations and therefore the emphasis is on the 'facts' and on 'objectification' of situations. Having emotional conversations is a lot harder\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Organizations tend to <strong><em>individualize problems. <\/em><\/strong>The problem lies with a dysfunctional director or a toxic leader. Especially in escalated, painful situations, <strong>psychological labels <\/strong>are easily used (e.g. psychopath; narcissist)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_2 et_pb_testimonial et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA-1280x1024.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA-980x784.jpg 980w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Verbroken-contact-reaching-out-PIXA-480x384.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-41598\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cWhen we become burdened by the stories we tell ourselves about the past, we cannot show up fully in the present; we can't bring our most essential energy into our work or relationships. (\u2026)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Unhealed trauma damages our capacities for presence and embodiment and harms our ability to relate and connect with others in a healthy way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Only by addressing unresolved past suffering can we work effectively to prevent potential future suffering.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>A collective trauma requires a collective response.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\">Thomas H\u00fcbl<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span>A different approach \u2013 the power of the collective <\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span>Beyond the 'fix' approach: from solving to healing<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations seem to be primarily focused on <strong>'solving' <\/strong>a problematic situation, supporting <strong>individual employees <\/strong>(e.g. individual coaching), avoiding <strong>procedural errors <\/strong>and preventing <strong>dirty laundry <\/strong>from being aired in public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, trauma is not about 'solving' something. It is about <strong>healing <\/strong>wounds, <strong>restoring <\/strong>relationships and <strong>collective learning <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><span>A trauma-sensitive mindset<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A trauma-sensitive approach does <em>not mean <\/em>that we treat organizations and teams 'therapeutically'. It is about bringing <strong>humanity <\/strong>into interventions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To heal traumatic experiences it is necessary to <strong>acknowledge <\/strong>the <strong>painful experiences, needs and fears <\/strong>of all those involved who have had to deal with overwhelming events, transgressive behavior and intense situations <strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span>Social architecture: 'Raumzeit' for healing and recovery<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Processing overwhelming situations <em>together <\/em>requires an appropriate social architecture. It is crucial that this space offers <strong>sufficient safety <\/strong>to share difficult experiences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can be done, for example, in a <strong>circle dialogue <\/strong>that aims to <strong>restore the social fabric <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People examine <strong>unhealthy<\/strong> <strong>patterns <\/strong>and face what went wrong. They look at how they can change the <strong>unhealthy work situation <\/strong>and what is needed for <strong>more well-being <\/strong>in the workplace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_9 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"\">interventions - more info<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span>Post-traumatic growth<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When those involved succeed in learning together from difficult experiences and when they manage to integrate them, they can emerge <strong>stronger<\/strong>. On this basis, energy is freed up to <strong>focus on the future <\/strong>again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can help, for example, is <strong>insight <\/strong>into stress and individual and collective protective reactions when perceiving threats, and learn <strong>practices for self-regulation <\/strong>(training).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This investment in relational intelligence, emotional resilience and environmental awareness is a steppingstone to a <strong>healthier organizational culture <\/strong>with <strong>greater tolerance for difficult situations in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ontwikkeling-varen-PIXA.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ontwikkeling-varen-PIXA.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ontwikkeling-varen-PIXA-1280x1065.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ontwikkeling-varen-PIXA-980x815.jpg 980w, https:\/\/circlesforconnection.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ontwikkeling-varen-PIXA-480x399.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-41715\" title=\"Ontwikkeling - varen - PIXA\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_11 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_12 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>Currently I'm engaged in an intensive, 2-year training on Collective Trauma and Healing with Thomas H\u00fcbl (Academy of Inner Science).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Copyright 2025 \u00a9 \u00a0Silvia Prins. 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