This episode is for anyone who has been taught to heal privately and show up polished. Wanda Thibodeaux, a business writer and podcast host whose work sits at the intersection of faith and psychology, joins BizBlend to make the case for building your work from your hardest chapters instead of hiding them.
Wanda shares how growing up with domestic violence and bullying shaped her early belief that she had to hide who she was to be taken seriously, why that hiding eventually became too hard to sustain, and how she now helps people tell the difference between healing out loud and just putting their wounds on display.
About the Guest:
Wanda Thibodeaux is a freelance business writer and ghostwriter who hosts the podcast Faithful on the Clock and writes on Substack about faith, work, and joy after trauma. She is the author of Grace in the Grind, 52 Devotions for Thriving in the Workplace, and has a forthcoming book on complex trauma and spiritual connection called Unstealing Joy.
Key Takeaways:
- You can't be fully authentic at work while erasing the story of what actually happened to you.
- Trying to hide your background often means also hiding real skills you're afraid to associate with it.
- Before sharing a hard story with someone, ask if it's to help them or to heal yourself, both can be true, but know which one it is.
- If you don't feel like you belong somewhere, it may be the environment that's wrong for you, not you that's wrong.
- Small, repeated moments of intentionally holding onto joy retrain the mind away from replaying trauma.
Connect With the Guest:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/wandathibodeaux
Podcast: Faithful on the Clock
Substack: faithfulontheclock.substack.com
Book: Grace in the Grind, 52 Devotions for Thriving in the Workplace
Episode Chapters:
[03:59] Welcome to BizBlend and today's conversation on building from pain
[06:24] Why healing privately and showing up polished doesn't work
[10:57] Wanda's story: domestic violence, bullying, and learning to hide
[13:01] The turning point: when hiding became too hard to sustain
[20:04] The honest line between purpose and oversharing
[26:42] Reclaiming joy little by little after trauma
[28:56] Where to find Wanda and Faithful on the Clock
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