The Brain Coach

Graduated, Not Done: A Guide for New College Grads

Mary Turos offers concise, practical guidance for recent college graduates: reset timeline expectations, use early jobs to build "identity capital," focus on proactive first-90-day behaviors at work, and prioritize financial basics like emergency savings and retirement contributions. She also covers career strategy (deliberate practice, mentorship, networking), mental health, and finding meaning outside of work — encouraging grads to tolerate uncertainty, take deliberate action, and treat early adulthood as exploration.

Summer Advice for Parents of Recent Grads

Now it's time for parents to learn how to let go of being their child's prefrontal cortex! It's not always easy, but it is SO necessary!!!

Summer Advice for Grads

Congratulations on your graduation! Now the work begins! It's time to start or continue working on your Executive Function skills so that you can live on your own, even if you still live at home!

Here We Go Again!

I'm back! And hopefully the technology cooperates!

S4 E6: How to Work With People You Dislike

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. For more information, visit www.braincogcoach.com [https://www.braincogcoach.com/podcast/]