How to Work with People Who Don’t Respect You

Have you ever worked with someone whose beliefs or actions make you feel small, dismissed, or rejected? How do you handle that without losing yourself in the process? In this episode, host Nina Garcia breaks down what it means to create an empowered work culture—one where respect, understanding, and real human connection matter. If you want to create a workplace or develop a relationship where people feel seen and valued (or survive a toxic one without losing your sanity), this episode is for you. Here’s what we’re covering:

💌 The difference between “powered” and “empowered” environments/mindset, shedding light on the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways power dynamics show up.
💌 The anti-supremacist spectrum, explaining how our biases—whether loud and proud or buried deep—shape our interactions at work.
💌 Three adventure challenges to help you put this into action: recognizing power dynamics, defining them for yourself, and making real changes in how you engage with others.


What you’ll get:
2:45 – The big question: How do you work with people who invalidate you?
4:56 – Powered vs. empowered mindsets—what’s the difference?
9:46 – The choice behind power dynamics and invalidation
11:21 – What supremacy really means (hint: it’s more than race)
14:03 – The five levels of supremacy explained
20:37 – The empowered way to handle being called out
22:11 – Adventure challenges: Put this into action

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Empowered Human with Nina Garcia is an episodic journey for self justice, personal freedom, and lifelong liberation. We can all use tools to recondition cultural beliefs that don't serve our lived experience as a human being. It starts with you, so have a journal on hand or a good friend to dialogue with what comes up for you in this episode. And if you can't play with this today? That's okay too. Stay curious. We'll see you later, or in the next episode friend. New episodes Wednesdays, with a tool for Empowerment in each one: subscribe for notifications!