Workplace conflict isn’t just annoying. It’s not just “part of the job.” It’s energetic. It’s emotional. And if it goes unaddressed? It becomes physical.
Here’s the truth I know deep in my bones from working in TV for 18 years (and from working with so many women in this space):
Everything is energy. And every experience we have — including that weird tension with a colleague, the passive-aggressive email from your boss, or being constantly overlooked or undervalued — moves through our energy field before it hits our body.
Let me break it down:
1. First, it hits the energetic body.
This is your aura, your field — the subtle space around you. When someone undermines you or you’re stuck in a toxic dynamic at work, it initially affects your energetic space. You might feel “off” around them. Drained. Anxious before meetings. That’s not in your head — that’s real energy disruption.
2. Then it seeps into the mental body.
You start looping thoughts. “Did I say something wrong?” “Why don’t they like me?” “What’s wrong with me?” Your mind becomes the battlefield. Your nervous system starts anticipating conflict even when it’s not there — hypervigilance kicks in.
3. Then the emotional body gets involved.
Now we’re feeling it. Resentment. Shame. Rage. Sadness. You cry after meetings. You can’t enjoy your weekend because you’re dreading Monday. You’re not just burnt out — you’re emotionally hijacked.
4. And finally, the physical body speaks.
That tight jaw? The neck pain? The exhaustion? The digestive issues?
That’s your body holding what your energetic system couldn’t clear. That’s unprocessed stress crystallising in your cells.
If it keeps happening — if the pattern repeats — you start to carry that energy as identity. You begin to believe, “Maybe I am the problem. Maybe I am too sensitive. Maybe I need to push through.”
But pushing through something that’s breaking your spirit isn’t strength — it’s self-abandonment.
So what can you do?
Energetic hygiene — clear your field. Cord cutting, grounding, salt baths, breathwork, whatever helps you shake off what’s not yours.
Emotional release — move it. Speak it. Write it. Feel it. The body stores what you suppress.
Mentally rewire — notice the stories you’re telling yourself about your worth. Are they even true? (Spoiler: probably not.)
Get support — this is not a solo job. The best thing I ever did was work with someone who could help me release stuck energy from my field and body. (That’s why I now do this work — because it changed my life.)
Reach out if you need any support
Here for it all.
Em x
