Surviving Adult Bullying: Mean Girl Culture, Workplace Toxicity, and the Breakdown of Community

With Hilaria Baldwin, Andrew Regal, Dr. Gail Saltz, Allison Gilbert.

Bullying doesn’t end in childhood. It evolves, becoming quieter, more sophisticated, and harder to name.

In this urgent conversation, Allison Gilbert will be joined by entrepreneur, author, and wellness expert Hilaria Baldwin, who has spoken candidly about online bullying, mean girl culture, and the emotional impact of these dynamics on women, along with Andrew Regal, author of Surviving Bully Culture: A Career Spent Navigating Workplace Bullying and a Guide for Healing, and psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr. Gail Saltz.

Together, they will explore how adult bullying operates across social circles, workplaces, and online spaces, eroding trust, fracturing relationships, and weakening communities. You’ll leave with practical strategies to identify toxic dynamics, respond with confidence, protect your well-being, and help build healthier, more accountable communities.

Come for the talk. Stay afterward for the connection. From 7:30-8:30 pm, join us for a reception with an open bar to continue the conversation and connect with fellow guests.

Connected Lives is 92NY’s signature conversation series exploring how we build meaningful relationships in today’s world. The series is inspired by the remarkable life of Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer and her final book, The Joy of Connections, co-authored with Gilbert and Pierre Lehu.