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)
The Anxiety of Money, University, and Raising Mentally Healthy Kids
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Finding the Right Work Fit When You’re Neurodivergent
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Digging Deeper on Perfectionism
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Using Achievement - and Exercise - to Cope
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Dealing with Grief While Dealing with Work
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Why Giving Up Control at Work Can Improve Your Emotional Health
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Surgeon General Announces Framework on Mental Health and Work
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Scary Mommy’s Founder on When Life Throws Curveballs
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Why Difference is a Superpower with Christopher Lochhead
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Burnout and Mental Health: Perspectives from Human Resources
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Gretchen Rubin on Expectations, Pillars of Habits, and Understanding Why You Rea...
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A CEO on Strengthening Leadership and Facing Childhood Trauma
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Your Questions, Answered: How to Get What You Need at Work
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Questioning and Understanding Our Need to Achieve
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The Hidden Mental Anguish of a Successful Tech Investor
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Lori Gottlieb on Writing as Therapy, the Mind-Body Connection, and What to Do Wh...
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Changing Your Relationship With Email and Phones
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Lessons in Mental Health and Leadership from History
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Why We Need to Understand Our Emotions Around Money
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (And Work)
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Why Managing Is the Hardest Job She’s Ever Had
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Bonobos Cofounder on the Highs of Success and Lows of Mental Struggle
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Managing Anxiety When the World Feels like a Scary Place
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Imposter Syndrome, Work, and Mental Health
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Miss America on the Suffering We Can’t Always See
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Racial Trauma and Work: “I Hear From Broken-Hearted Women Several Times a Day”
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Understanding “Good” Anxiety
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Does Negotiation Give You Anxiety? Here’s How To Approach It.
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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms On Mental Health In And Out of Office
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Learning Compassion for Your High-Achieving Self
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A Mini Meditation When You Need It
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A Career in Mindfulness, Mindfulness for Your Career
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Why Ambition Can Make You a “Terror” - And How to Fix It
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On Being CEO - and Living with Bipolar Disorder
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Psychological Safety in Theory and In Practice
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Why the Workplace is Actually a Good Place to Heal
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Anxiety Is a Habit
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Huma Abedin on Private Pain and Public Struggle
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Neurodiversity at Work
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What You Want Matters
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How Family Dynamics Play Out at Work
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Even Public Figures Have Social Anxiety
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Understanding Our Roots to Find the Path Forward
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Why Conflict Is Necessary and How to Manage It (with Amy Gallo)
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Handling the “Mental Fire”
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt on the Anxiety of Unfulfilled Dreams
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Bonus: Talking about Self-Awareness and Anxiety (with Hello Monday’s Jessi Hempe...
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The Great Re-Norming
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ADHD, Neurodiversity, and Bias
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Anna Sale on Money, Shame, and Tough Work Conversations
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