Dose of Depth
Welcome to Dose of Depth. I’m your host, Deborah Lukovich, PhD, and I invite you into conversations that explore the field between us.
Together we’ll examine dreams, relationships, creativity, leadership, organizations, and the ordinary moments that quietly reshape our lives. Through stories, conversations, and depth psychology, we’ll ask not only why something happened, but why now and what is trying to emerge through our experience.
This podcast is for people who sense that life is always speaking through relationships, conflict, attraction, loss, joy, and the unexpected synchronicities that seem to appear at just the right time. We’re less interested in having the right answers than in cultivating the conditions where new understanding can emerge.
Some episodes may offer a profound insight. Others may make you laugh at the strange symbolism of your own life.
I hope that each conversation helps you become more psychologically sovereign, more available to your own unfolding, and more aware of what is ripening in the field between you, others, and the world.
So pull up a chair. Let’s explore what is trying to emerge.
Dr. Deborah
Dose of Depth
The Hidden Psychology of Emotionally Toxic Workplaces: Taking Your Power Back
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Most conversations about toxic workplaces focus on what’s happening out there—bad leadership, poor communication, unhealthy culture.
But what if that’s only half the story?
In this episode, I explore:
- What makes a workplace “toxic” (and how it impacts your mental health)
- How "toxic" shows up differently in nonprofit and corporate environments
- How stress and uncertainty trigger what's right below the surface
- Why leaders are often unequipped to handle this level of complexity
Drawing on depth psychology and neuroscience, I break down:
- The four conversations happening in every interaction
- How childhood patterns shape emotional reactions at work
- The role of the reticular activating system in reinforcing perceived threats
- What complexes are—and how they quietly run the show
Most importantly, I walk you through a practical process to:
- Separate facts from emotional reactions
- Trace intense responses back to their origin
- Work with emotions in the body
- Shift your internal state—and change how others respond to you
This isn’t about excusing harmful behavior.
It’s about reclaiming your power.
Because, as C.G. Jung suggested, the fate of the collective depends on the self-reflecting individual.
If you’re navigating a difficult work environment, this episode offers a different kind of doorway—one that leads inward.
Deborah Lukovich, PhD
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