We’re told again and again in the business world that the way to be successful is to follow your passion and to be authentic. Jill Smokler, the founder of the infamous mom blog Scary Mommy, achieved entrepreneurial success doing just that. But she has also faced some darker times, especially after selling her company.
She speaks with host Morra Aarons-Mele about how your mental health can suffer when you achieve your dreams, and where she is today.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms On Mental Health In And Out of Office
Learning Compassion for Your High-Achieving Self
A Mini Meditation When You Need It
A Career in Mindfulness, Mindfulness for Your Career
Why Ambition Can Make You a “Terror” - And How to Fix It
On Being CEO - and Living with Bipolar Disorder
Psychological Safety in Theory and In Practice
Why the Workplace is Actually a Good Place to Heal
Anxiety Is a Habit
Huma Abedin on Private Pain and Public Struggle
Neurodiversity at Work
What You Want Matters
How Family Dynamics Play Out at Work
Even Public Figures Have Social Anxiety
Understanding Our Roots to Find the Path Forward
Why Conflict Is Necessary and How to Manage It (with Amy Gallo)
Handling the “Mental Fire”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on the Anxiety of Unfulfilled Dreams
Bonus: Talking about Self-Awareness and Anxiety (with Hello Monday’s Jessi Hempel)
The Great Re-Norming
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