> "Feedback week" is not an outcome I would leave to chance unless I trusted management to an extraordinary degree.

I worked for the same company as Denise and yes, I had that kind of trust in my management. I have received at times quite blunt feedback, but it has never to my knowledge put me at threat of losing my job. I have at other times been left feeling cynical, hurt or angry, but expressing those feelings has never put me at threat of losing my job.

It's doable. It's just hard and takes a lot of time, a lot of patience and willingness to improve in small steps.