Workplace Therapy with Dr. Abby Medcalf

35. Remote Work Loneliness: Why You Feel More Isolated Than Ever (And What Actually Helps)

You have more flexibility than you've ever had. You're saving hours on a commute. You can work in your pajamas, and nobody knows. And somehow, despite all of that, you fe

34. Working With People You'd Never Choose: When You Don't Like Your Team

You didn't hire them and you didn't choose them. In some cases, you wouldn't have them over for dinner if your life depended on it. And yet here you are, expected to coll

33. Perfectionism at Work: When Your High Standards Start Sabotaging You

You care deeply about doing good work. You have high standards. You notice details other people miss and you hold yourself to a level of quality that, honestly, has serve

32. How to Give and Receive Feedback at Work Without Your Nervous System Losing It

Feedback is supposed to be one of the most useful tools at work. It's how we grow, how teams improve, how managers develop their people, how problems get surfaced before

31. Stop Waiting for Your Boss to Notice You

You can’t control your boss. You can’t change their personality, override their decisions, or make them manage you the way you wish they would. But you can absolutely inf

30. Office Gossip and Rumor Mills: How to Stay Out of It Without Becoming Invisible

Someone pulls you aside after a meeting. They lean in. They've got something to tell you about a colleague, a decision that's coming, a rumor making the rounds. And you f

29. Conflict With a Coworker? Here's How to Actually Fix It

Conflict with your boss has a clear power structure. Conflict with someone you manage has a clear direction of authority. But conflict with a peer? That's the one nobody

28. Passive-Aggressive Coworkers: How to Handle the Person Who Never Says What They Mean

They said, "Fine." But it wasn't fine. You can tell by the way they said it, the email they copied three people on for no apparent reason, the "just checking in" that was

27. Can't Say No at Work? Here's How to Start (Without the Fallout)

Last episode, I told you why you can't stop people-pleasing at work. Today, I'm giving you what to actually say because knowing the pattern isn't enough. When your boss d

26. People-Pleasing at Work: Why You Can't Stop (And What It's Really Costing You)

You say yes when you mean no. You take on work that isn't yours because saying no feels too risky. You soften feedback until it loses its meaning, apologize for things th

25. Imposter Syndrome at Work: Why You Still Feel Like a Fraud (Even When You're Not)

You got the promotion. You have the experience. You've done this job a hundred times. And yet there's a voice in your head that's convinced today is the day everyone find

24. The Sunday Scaries: Why Work Dread Starts Before the Week Even Begins

It's Sunday afternoon. The sun is still out. You haven't even finished your coffee. And somehow, work is already ruining your day. That knot in your stomach, the scrollin

23. How to Get Motivated When Work Feels Pointless

If work feels pointless, your motivation isn’t the problem. Your meaning system is. Today you’ll learn why your brain shuts down when your job feels empty, the psychology

22. How To Make Clear Decisions When Your Brain Feels Foggy

When you’re overwhelmed, even simple decisions feel impossible. Today you’ll learn why your brain shuts down under pressure, what decision fatigue really is, and the tool

21. How To Handle Draining Coworkers Without Losing Your Mind

Some coworkers drain your energy the second they walk into the room. Today you’ll learn the science behind emotional contagion, why certain people hijack your nervous sys

20. How To Build Psychological Safety at Work Without Being the Manager

Psychological safety isn’t about being nice. It’s about creating an environment where people feel safe to speak up without fear. Today you’ll learn what psychological saf

19. How To Speak Up at Work Without Losing Your Nerve

If you hate conflict, speaking up at work can feel impossible. Today, you’ll learn why your brain shuts down when you try to advocate for yourself, why conflict feels so

18. How To Deal with the Coworker Who’s Always Right

If you work with someone who always thinks they’re right, every conversation turns into a battle. Today you’ll learn the psychology behind their behavior, what’s happenin

17. How To Handle a Micromanaging Boss Without Losing Your Sanity

If your boss watches every move you make, checks in constantly, or “fixes” work you’ve already done, it’s not just annoying. It’s activating your nervous system. Today yo

16. Why You Resist Change and How to Move Through It

You probably think you resist change because it’s inconvenient, annoying, or badly rolled out. But that’s not the real story. When something shifts at work, your nervous