Episode 26

Empowered & Out - How to Rebuild Career Confidence After Toxic Jobs or Discrimination

Published on: 5th August, 2025

Left a toxic job but still feel stuck?

Questioning your worth after workplace discrimination?

You’re not alone—and you’re definitely not broken.

In this week’s episode of Empowered & Out, we’re getting real about the silent damage toxic workplaces leave behind and what it actually takes to rebuild your confidence as an LGBTQ+ professional.

Here’s what we’re diving into:

  • The lasting impact toxic environments have on your mindset and self-worth
  • How exclusion, microaggressions, and gaslighting can make you doubt your own value
  • Why reclaiming your confidence is the most powerful move you can make after a toxic experience
  • How to unlearn the lies you were told, find real support, and start showing up as your authentic self again

This conversation is raw, honest, and everything you needed to hear but never got in that last job.

And keep your ears open—something big is here for Empowered & Out supporters!

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About the Podcast

Empowered & Out
The LGBTQ+ Career Coaching Podcast
This is the podcast where LGBTQ+ professionals come to get real about career, confidence, and authenticity at work. Each week, Jonathan shares coaching insights on purpose, confidence, and unmasking at work—PLUS inspiring interviews with LGBTQ+ leaders, authors, and change-makers who are rewriting what success looks like in their industries.

From overcoming workplace discrimination, to unlearning internalized shame, to building a career that actually feels like YOU, these conversations are honest, practical, and rooted in the queer experience.

🌈 Whether it’s a solo coaching deep dive or a guest interview, Empowered & Out is here to help you thrive authentically, without apology.

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JB Motivating From The 5280 Podcast is about me, Jonathan Barbe, living in the Mile High City, sharing my thoughts and opinions on positive motivation and self-improvement from my home in Denver, Colorado.