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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“College Is Your Best Four Years” And Other Lies We Need to Stop Telling with Dr...
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Hiding In The Bathroom: Social Anxiety And You with Dr. Ellen Hendriksen & Arvin...
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Greg Lukianoff: Why Free Speech Makes Us Mentally Stronger
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Your Attachment Style At Work with Jack Hinman
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Jedi Mindsets for the Anxious Achiever with Shirzad Chamine
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Do Conflict Better With Amy Gallo
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The Gift of Introverted Leadership with Jennifer Kahnweiler
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How To Negotiate When Negotiating Makes You Nervous with Chris Voss & Moshe Cohe...
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Inside the Role of Chief Wellbeing Officer with Jen Fisher
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Why Do We Micromanage People? With Prof. Julia Milner
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The Best Leadership Advice You'll Ever Get with Margaret Andrews
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Should You Be Yourself At Work? With Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
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David Lancefield Has A Better Way To Talk About Mental Health At Work
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Eating Disorders, Body Image, Anxiety with Melissa Gerson
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Jane Chen On Collapse, Extreme Self-Help, and Healing Yourself
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ADHD Ahas from a Combat Pilot, a $250 Million Founder, and a Professor
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Fitting In Is the Enemy of Excellence (with Anne Morriss & Frances Frei)
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Breathwork For A Better Workday with Zsombor Szabo
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Train Your Brain To Focus with Dr. Michael Gervais
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Maladaptive Perfectionism Explained with Jordana Confino
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Get What You Need At Work (Without Making It "About You") with Stew Friedman
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Is It Toxic? Your Questions Answered with Benish Shah
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Is Taylor Swift An Anxious Achiever? With Kevin Evers
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Millennials, Gen Z, and the Loss of The American Dream with Annie Lowrey
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Netflix Former Chief Talent Officer On Why We Can't Seem To Fix Burnout with Jes...
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Uncertainty Can Be Awesome With Maggie Jackson
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Patrick Lencioni: Stop Feeling Guilt About What's Hard For You
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The Secret To Becoming A Mindful Leader with Dr. Ravi Kudesia
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You Can Unshame Yourself with David Bedrick
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Exploring AI Anxiety With A Leader In Charge Of AI Transformation with Lee Gonza...
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America’s Nervous System Is Dysregulated with Kate Woodsome
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How To Heal After A Layoff with Yowei Shaw
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AI, ADHD, And Humanness with Dr. Tracy Dennis Tiwary
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Brad Feld on OCD, Depression, and the Courage to Be Honest
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The “Losing-My-Sh**” Playlist And Other Tools For High Strivers With Dr. Diana H...
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Leading For Human Agency With SAP's V.R. Ferose
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What Neurodistinct Professionals Really Think About Their Careers with Dr. Diane...
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Self Compassion For Overachievers with Attorney Mark Goldstein & Dr. Kristin Nef...
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Muriel M Wilkins: Get Unblocked, Lead With More Ease
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Gabrielle Union on PTSD, Social Anxiety, and Navigating Fame
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He Built Coach Into a $5 Billion Company, But Feared Failure Every Day | Lew Fra...
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Why "the Worst Advice Ever" Taught Entrepreneur Robert Glazer To Play To His Str...
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ADHD, Anxiety, and the Challenge of Doing What You Know You Need to Do with J Ru...
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Morra x Fixable: How to feel less awkward, stay strong during a job search, and...
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Beekman 1802's Josh Kilmer-Purcell: Anxiety Is My Superpower
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Great Leaders Have Anxiety– And They Know How To Manage It
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Leading for Inclusive Excellence with Dr. Keivan Stassun
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Conflict Is Necessary At Work... Really with Amy Gallo
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"For 20 years I just pretended like there was nothing wrong with me." How this C...
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Why You Should Stop Labeling Emotions Good or Bad with Dr. Susan David
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