The Brain Coach podcast is hosted by executive function expert and ‘Brain Coach’ Mary Turos. Take a deep dive into executive functions and simple strategies based in neuroscience to overcome obstacles and achieve personal progress. Each episode provides insights from a community of educators, researchers, therapists, clinicians, family members to support a healthy brain.
Have you ever encountered a coworker who drains your energy, pushes your buttons, or just rubs you the wrong way? You don’t have to like everyone you work with, but you do need strategies to protect your focus, energy, and professionalism.
In this episode of The Brain Coach podcast, executive function coach Mary Turos breaks down how to work with people you don’t like without being fake, self-sacrificing, or emotionally exhaust yourself.
Drawing on principles from neuroscience, psychology, and coaching, Mary reframes these potentially awkward interoffice situations as skill-building opportunities rather than personal failures. Learn how to identify a long-term goal (effective collaboration vs. low-stress coexistence), shift interactions from personal to task-oriented, set clear boundaries without drama, and conserve your mental energy.
The episode offers three realistic workplace scenarios—talkative coworkers, passive-aggressive comments, and personality clashes—and offers calm, practical responses for each.
Office relationships are not about forced friendliness, instead the focus should be on emotional regulation and protecting your executive functions so you can do your best work.
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