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When Your Job Becomes Your Therapy… But Doesn’t Heal You

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There’s a difference between working hard… and hiding in your work.
In this episode of In The Know with Tony Reeves, I share a deeply personal story from my first job—how I immersed myself in work as a way to cope with a toxic relationship, isolation, and unresolved emotional pain.

On the surface, it looked like ambition. I was producing. I was being recognized. I was excelling.
But underneath it all, I was avoiding something I didn’t know how to face.
In this episode, I break down:
  • Why high performers often use work as a coping mechanism
  • How productivity can mask unresolved trauma
  • The difference between healthy focus and emotional avoidance
  • What happens when success hides the real problem


If you’ve ever poured yourself into your work during a difficult time… this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen, reflect, and ask yourself: Am I building something… or am I hiding in it?

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