The Anxious Achiever
Host Morra Aarons-Mele is on a mission to reframe how we think about anxiety and mental health in the workplace. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S. We desperately need better models for leadership and a more holistic view of mental health. Our culture tells those of us who suffer from anxiety and depression that we can’t succeed, but we tell a different story — without sugarcoating the tough stuff. We feature stories from people who’ve been there and experts who can...
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Episodes (353)
Depression Can Be So Funny, With John Moe
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How To Lead 106,000 People Without Losing Yourself with Dr. John D'Angelo
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Understand Your Family Ghosts At Work with Deborah Ancona
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Rebranding the Brain With Neurodiversity Expert Dave Thompson
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Penn and Kim Holderness on Neurodivergence And The Creative Journey
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Learn How To Handle Uncertainty With Simone Stolzoff
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How To Make Space For Your Soul In Midlife with Olivia F. Scott
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The Four Factors Every Neurodistinct Leader Needs To Understand
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NBA Great Kevin Love on Trying to Achieve His Way Out of Depression
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HeartMath: The Science of HRV with Dr. Deborah Rozman
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Toxic Bosses, Perfectionism, And Healing At Work with Susan Schmitt Winchester
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The Hard Work of "Daughtering" With Dr. Allison Alford
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Anxiety and Trust In The New Media Economy With CEO Dan Granger
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How to Build a Culture Where It's Safe to Not Be Okay: Jed Foundation CEO John M...
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"My Anxiety" With Legendary Art Critic Jerry Saltz
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"On The Internet, Everyone Looks Rich" with Jenny Blake
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"Death, Sex, and Money": Talking Smart About Hard Things With Anna Sale
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Exploring Liminal Spaces with HBS's DJ DiDonna
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Unpacking Money Trauma with Shannah Game
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Leading When Nothing Feels Certain With Scott D. Anthony, Lisa Kay Solomon, and...
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Can Passion For Your Work Drive Burnout? With Jon Jachimowicz
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Haley Moss: "My Autism Is Not the Center of the Universe"
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Deepa Purushothaman On "Acting In" Stress, Anxiety, and Overwork
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Surfing Through the AI Apocalypse with Jacob Ward
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A Unicorn Tech Exec's Complicated Legacy of Childhood Trauma with Andy Johns
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"It's Just So Enjoyable." Jodi Kantor On The Power Of Craft In A Digitized World
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This U.S. Congressman Gives His Anxiety A Job To Do with Adam Smith
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Exploring Gender At Work And "Work Life Conflict" With Dr. David Smith
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The Freedom Of Not Knowing with HBS's Martin Sinozich
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Is Therapy The Best We've Got? Megan Cornish Wants More
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How To Take Psychedelics for Your Mental Health with Dr. Will Van Derveer
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Perfectionism Is Not The Healthy Pursuit Of Excellence: Dr. Thomas Greenspon
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The Power of Divergent Thinking With David Flink
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"We Have Emotional Relationships With Our Technology," Nilay Patel On AI
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Time, Agency, Attention, Motivation: The Neurodivergent Leader's Power Recipe wi...
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Cultivating Resilience With Dan Ariely
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Ego Death Is The Only Way Through with Meredith Arthur
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The Upside of Imposter Syndrome with Basima Tewfik
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Letting Go Of The Need To Know: Charlene Li on Leadership And AI
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How Can You Improve Your Team's Mental Health? It's Not Rocket Science! with Rit...
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Managing the Emotional Drain of Work and Leadership with Dina Denham Smith
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Do You Speak Mental Health? Exploring Mental Health Literacy with Kent Coules &...
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The CEO Who Doesn't Want You To Leave Your Problems At Home with Dan Simons
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The Twisted Comfort of Overthinking with Meredith Arthur
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The Gifts And Struggles of a Bipolar General with Gregg Martin
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Break The Anxiety Habit with Dr. Jud Brewer and Charles Duhigg
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AuDHD: The Diagnosis of Contradictions with Dr. Jessica Schonhut Stasik
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Please Sleep: It Makes You More Charismatic with Dr. Christopher Barnes
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Moving Towards "Neuroconvergence" with Google's Ennis Olson
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The Freelancer's Guide To Less Anxiety with Chris Brogan & Ada Calhoun
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