Special Edition: Sarah and Mike Fritz from Yes Queen on Workplace Bullying

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In this special edition episode, we’ve partnered with not for profit organisation Yes Queen, to delve deeper into our topic for Week 4 around the relationships we have at work and how they can make us feel. Our team, our boss and our peers can get us feeling a lot of different things, but it’s important to know that there is a feeling that goes beyond stuck, and it’s a serious one.Scarily, 1 in 5 Australians are affected by workplace bullying, and in this episode Amelia talks to Sarah and Mike Fritz from the Yes Queen project to understand workplace bullying more deeply. They discuss how bullying shows up in teams and what to do about it. They talk about how to spot it in your organisation, the important difference between a difficult person and a bully and the resources that could help.Yes Queen is a prevention platform on a quest to end workplace bullying and cultivate work cultures that are safe, kind and inclusive. Sarah Fritz is the founder of Yes Queen, and with her husband Mike, this creative couple have also co-founded their own business - St Dakota, a creative and brand agency. Together, they have worked for some of Australia’s biggest businesses, but after decades in corporate life, they hit a period of stuck in their careers that started to impact their relationship and their wellbeing – so, they decided to change it.They talk about how being stuck showed up in their marriage, how workplace bullying effected their lives outside of work and the driving forces that propelled them into their new lifestyle. Two years on, and after packing up their lives and becoming digital nomads, Sarah and Mike now travel the world and work remotely running their businesses online. Sarah describes the change as coming home to herself, and for Mike, it’s about always remembering that we have one timeline in life - and we have to use it wisely.To learn more about the work of Yes Queen, you can head to their:Website – theyesqueen.comInstagram – instagram.com/the.yesqueenIf you would like to connect with Sarah Fritz directly, you can email her at:sarah@yesqueen.com.auIf you believe you are being bullied or treated unfairly at work, you can find links to the Fair Work Ombudsman and Australian Human Rights Commission via theyesqueen.com. If you are experiencing negative or life-threatening thoughts, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14