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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The Israel-Hamas War and Managing Grief
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20 Minutes a Week Devoted to Culture Building Can Improve Mental Health for Groc...
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Mindfulness to Be A Better Colleague - and Stop Being Passive-Aggressive
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“He’s a Jerk Who Got Rich and Now He Hates Everybody”
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"I Have Everything to Gain and Nothing to Lose, and I Have a Responsibility to U...
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“When I Was Diagnosed with PTSD I Was Treated Like Damaged Goods” (Part II)
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“I Wanted to Cover War Without Having Any Clue What War Was Like” (Part I)
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“I Didn’t Know What the Word Burnout Meant”: One Teacher’s Mental Health Journey
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Behind the Scenes of Meditation and Mental Health with the CEO of Headspace
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LinkedIn Live: Weight-Loss Drugs, Food Noise, and Mental Health
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This Leadership Expert’s Experience Managing Autism Can Help Everyone Enjoy Work...
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LinkedIn Live: Am I Too Old for This Role?
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Best of Anxious Achiever: Pressure, Achievement, and Self-Compassion
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“I Could Work 16 Hours a Day and Not Have It Affect Me… I Thought”
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Real Leaders Get Emotional: Cloudfm CEO Jeff Dewing
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LinkedIn Live: Is Mental Health at Work a “Gen Z Thing”?
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How MLMs Hurt Women’s Mental Health
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The “Goal Conqueror” Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder During the Pandemic
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LinkedIn Live: How to Handle Envy, FOMO, and Jealousy
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Best of Anxious Achiever: Can Workplaces Help Us Heal?
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When High-Powered Careers Come to Define Us
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I Get This Question a Lot: Should I Try To Make My Corporate Job Work?
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The Relationship between Ambition, OCD, and Culture
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Do Entrepreneurs Need Specialized Mental Healthcare?
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LinkedIn Live: I Get This Question A Lot
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Marketing Expert Dorie Clark on Being Yourself and Being Valued For It
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A Recent Morehouse College Grad On How He - and Gen X - Handle Mental Health
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Rep. Becca Balint Has Struggled with Anxiety and Depression. Now She’s Fighting...
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Is American Motherhood (and Work) Sustainable?
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The Ritalin and Adderall Shortage and How It Impacts Work
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Hospitality Entrepreneur Chip Conley on Mental Health, Wisdom, and Generation Ga...
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Do You Have Codependency Issues at Work?
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What Psychedelic Research Might Mean for Leadership and Work
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What A Divorce Taught This Leader About Facing His Fears
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Disrupting Yourself and Your Career
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“I Had All My Money with SVB”: An Entrepreneur on Bank Failure and the Anxious E...
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How This NBCUniversal Exec Publicly Dealt with Mental Illness (And Teamed Up Wit...
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Are Women Punished For Being Emotional At Work?
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Recognizing and Working with Anxiety at the Negotiating Table
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Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health for Men in Business
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Your Anxiety Needs a Product Manager
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This Father and Son Transformed Their Relationship and Careers After Mental Heal...
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Here’s How to Plan for Difficult Conversations
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What Athletes Teach Us About Mental Health
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Facing Loss Amid the Tyranny of Positivity
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What Mental Health Leave Taught One Google Executive
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Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein is an Anxious Achiever
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CVS Health’s Cara McNulty on Fighting Mental Health Stigma
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How to Channel Anxiety Into Positive Work Outcomes, According to Research
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Managing With Intention Can Help Us Fight Toxic Work Environments, Burnout, and...
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