S10 E9: Toxic Workplaces are F*cking us up with Chris Hagood

Dec 22, 2025

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Raise your hand if you’ve worked in a toxic environment before!

That’s probably 99.9% of you, so today we’re talking about those negative environments that get inside your nervous system and refuse to leave quietly.

The kind that turn you into a hyper-vigilant, over-prepared shell of yourself who flinches at a sporadic calendar invite titled “Quick Sync.”

I brought back one of my favorite humans, close friend, returning guest, and resident shit talker Chris Hagood, because he actually understands the emotional underlayer of work, and I don’t mean just the LinkedIn version.

We get into how toxic cultures shape your identity, follow you long after you leave, and what it takes to unlearn survival mode when chaos becomes your baseline.

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0:02:43 - How Lived Experiences Shape Your Reaction to Toxicity at Work

0:08:30 - Minimizing Toxicity Because You’re Conditioned to “Just Deal With It”

0:14:44 - Why Old Patterns Get Reactivated in Toxic Workplaces

0:17:20 - Why People Doubt Themselves More After a Toxic Job and Not During

0:20:27 - The First Step to Undoing a Toxic Environment

0:40:37 - How Toxicity Distorts Your Sense of Value, Competence, or Belonging

0:45:24 - How Tolerating Toxic Behavior Creates Long-term Damage

0:48:07 - What Habits Stick With You After Surviving a Toxic Workplace?

0:51:58 - Advice to People Currently Working in a Toxic Environment

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