– Jack Modesett — Partner, Vega Energy
Rising Above a Toxic Workplace
Toxic workplaces drain your energy and damage your confidence. If you’re stuck in a toxic environment, you want a way out—or a clear survival strategy while you plan your next move. You want to rebuild your confidence, protect your mental health, and find a way to reconnect with meaningful work.
At Appreciation at Work, we understand what you’re going through. That’s why we created Rising Above a Toxic Workplace, a real-world guide offering practical toxic workplace solutions. This isn’t theory—it’s honest help for employees who need clear steps forward.
Rising Above a Toxic Workplace
Taking Care of Yourself in an Unhealthy work Environment
Brutal Bosses. Poisonous People. Soul-Crushing Cultures.
This book will give you the confidence to rise above them all.
Do you work in a toxic environment or have a toxic boss? You’re not alone! Today, unattainable expectations, emotional harassment, and demands to do more with less often leave employees overworked, underpaid, insecure, and out of options. Must you continue to put up with poisonous people in a morale-crushing environment?
You can rise above. You do have options.
In Rising Above a Toxic Workplace you’ll learn how to endure, cope, or quit if necessary. Drawing from authentic—sometimes horrific—real-life stories, authors Gary Chapman, Paul White, and Harold Myra blend their expertise to give you practical guidance, empowering insight, and realistic hope. You’ll discover:
- how workplaces can become unhealthy and how to avoid getting wounded;
- what drives toxic leaders and why they are so damaging to those around them;
- essential tips for maintaining your sanity while dealing with dysfunctional colleagues;
- counsel on how to decide when to leave—for your own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
Includes an extensive Survival Guide and Toolkit with practical tips for dealing with difficult people and demanding situations.
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How Rising Above a Toxic Workplace Helps You Move Forward
Identifying the Warning Signs
You can’t fix what you don’t see. Our book teaches you how to spot the early signs of toxicity so you can start applying toxic workplace solutions before the damage spreads further.
Protecting Your Emotional Health
Chronic stress is not “just part of the job.” We guide you through real employee stress management techniques that help you stay centered, even in unhealthy environments.
Practical Strategies for Daily Survival
Some situations can’t be fixed immediately. We share specific, research-backed advice on how to survive and thrive in a toxic workplace without letting negativity define you.
Knowing When It’s Time to Leave
Staying too long can leave deeper scars. This book helps you assess when to keep fighting—and when to prioritize your well-being by moving on with support from workplace conflict coaching strategies.
Rebuilding Trust and Career Momentum
Once you escape a toxic environment, the healing doesn’t stop. Rising Above a Toxic Workplace offers step-by-step advice on regaining your confidence, rebuilding your professional network, and using your experience for growth.
Building Your Future Beyond Toxicity
Practical Help That Fits Real-Life Challenges
More importantly, recognition goes beyond business metrics — it makes a human impact. Our toxic workplace solutions aren’t based on theory. They are real-world strategies for employees facing real-world pressures.
Stronger Emotional Resilience
When you apply our employee stress management tools, you don’t just “get through” the day. You regain your focus, energy, and personal strength.
Clear Paths Toward Healthier Careers
Learning to survive and thrive in a toxic workplace is only the start. We help you plan and take practical steps toward a healthier, more fulfilling work future.
“Rising Above a Toxic Workplace will save you from hours and hours of venting about your job. Its pages are packed with fascinating anecdotes and actionable solutions for the modern worker.”
– Devin Tomb — Associate Lifestyle Editor, SELF
“Rising Above a Toxic Workplace is a must-read if you are working for a toxic manager or working in a toxic workplace. Gary Chapman, Paul White, and Harold Myra’s real-world examples will help you realize the “grass can be greener on the other side” and no one should put up with abuse in the workplace.”
– Peter W. Hart — Chief Executive Officer, Rideau Recognition Solutions
“Here is clear and practical help for millions of Americans who are overworked and underappreciated, feeling trapped in a dead-end job with no way out. In Rising Above a Toxic Workplace, you’ll discover options you didn’t know you had for coping or quitting. A terrific read.”
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How to Avoid Being Hired by a Toxic Workplace (Pamphlet)
The tragedy is—there are plenty of unhealthy work environments and when an individual accepts a job with one, they seriously limit their ability to find a healthy workplace in the future. It is critical for job seekers to take proactive steps to keep from accepting a position in a toxic workplace. This short pamphlet covers those steps you need to take as well as common mistakes to avoid.
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How to Decide When it's Time to Quit Your Job (Pamphlet)
Have you seriously thought about quitting your job, but you can’t decide whether it is “that bad”? Join the majority of employees.
As a psychologist, career coach, and business consultant, Dr. Paul White has seen the challenges of “bad matches” between employees, supervisors and employers from multiple perspectives. As a result, he has written this short pamphlet to help people be able to think through the issues they need to consider – whether or not they should actually quit (or plan to quit), or stay at their current job.
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Authors
Dr. Gary Chapman
Gary Chapman, PhD, is the author of the bestselling The 5 Love Languages® series, which has sold more than 9 million worldwide and has been translated into 49 languages. Dr. Chapman travels the world presenting seminars on marriage, family, and relationships, and his radio programs air on more than 400 stations. He lives in North Carolina with his wife, Karolyn.
Dr. Paul White
DR. PAUL WHITE, PhD, is a psychologist, speaker, consultant and author whose passion is “making work relationships work.” For over 20 years, he has assisted businesses, government agencies, schools and non-profit agencies!
Harold Myra
Harold Myra has written more than two dozen fiction and nonfiction books, including The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham. During his thirty-two years as CEO of a magazine publishing company, the organization grew from one magazine to thirteen while establishing a thriving Internet site.
You Deserve Better—and You Can Get There
You don’t have to stay stuck. You don’t have to let a toxic culture decide your worth. Choosing Appreciation at Work and Rising Above a Toxic Workplace means you avoid long-term emotional burnout and professional setbacks.
We offer practical toxic workplace solutions, real employee stress management strategies, and proven advice for surviving and thriving in a toxic workplace.