Host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with veteran tech journalist Catherine Shu, of TechCrunch, about improving mental health culture in Silicon Valley. And Shu shares her own journey with depression, including the time she spent in a psychiatric ward as a teenager, and how she found her way from there into tech journalism.

Why Start-Up Culture Still Hides Mental Health Struggles

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 help you thrive.
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Starting June 5th, the Anxious Achiever is back to celebrate its tenth season. We’ll be diving into the topics and challenges you’ve asked about most:


How to manage anxiety around AI and your job

What is is like crafting a career while living with Tourette’s syndrome

How to identify if you are a people pleaser (and how to change)

Why your boss is or isn’t toxic

Manage emotions through difficult situations 


And much, much more. The new season launches next week - be sure to let us know what you think!

Coming Soon: Season 10

Leaders of organizations have a large responsibility when it comes to their own mental health, and of those in their organization. When they speak up about mental health, others can too. But vulnerability comes with risks. How can leaders model openness around mental health without bumping up against stereotypes and judgment?

In this roundtable conversation, host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmonson – the pioneer of the concept of psychological safety at work; entrepreneur and best-selling author Peter Sims; and Megan Reitz of Oxford University and Hult International Business School about the leader’s role in speaking up and fighting mental health stigma.

Learn more about Amy: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451

Learn more about Peter: https://petersims.com/

Learn more about Megan: https://www.meganreitz.com/

Learn more about Thinkers50: https://thinkers50.com/

Thinkers50: The Limits and Responsibilities of Leaders

Burnout doesn’t come on because of weakness, and it doesn’t come about overnight. Many of us are walking around with some degree of burnout! On the flip side, it takes more than a vacation or loving your job to solve the problem. In this special Thinkers50 episode, host Morra Aarons-Mele explores some of the ways companies and individuals can more effectively avoid burnout and put in place more mentally healthy systems. She speaks with Alyson Meister, a professor at IMD Business School, Jon Jachimowicz, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and Basima Tewfik, assistant professor at MIT Sloan School of Management.

Learn more about Alyson: https://www.imd.org/faculty/professors/alyson-meister/

Learn more about Jon: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=1175257

Learn more about Basima: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/basima-tewfik

Learn more about Thinkers50: https://thinkers50.com/

Thinkers50: Can We Banish Burnout?

As part of a month long series with Thinkers50 and The Silicon Guild, in this episode host Morra Aarons-Mele explores constructive ways we can improve our relationship with ourselves, instead of always being our harshest critic. She’s joined by Duke Professor Sanyin Siang, Lenny Mendoca, Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey, and Palo Alto City Council Member Julie Lythcott-Haims to talk about ways to change your self talk and your work. 

Learn more about Sanyin: https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/cole/team_profiles/sanyin-siang/

Hear our past episode with Lenny: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-the-stigma-of-mental-health-for-men-in-business/id1480904163?i=1000601243370

Hear our past episode with Julie: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/how-to-stop-the-cycle-of-overachieving/id1480904163?i=1000479076732

Learn more about Thinkers50: https://thinkers50.com/

Thinkers50: Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy, Start Being Your Best Friend

What are some of the most important management ideas out there in today’s world? Thinkers50 is an organization that aims to identify and share these important ideas day in and day out, and all month long host Morra Aarons-Mele is partnering with Thinkers50 and The Silicon Guild for a series of roundtable talks about mental health and work. In this episode, she speaks with Columbia Business School’s Rita McGrath, Copenhagen Business School’s Poornima Luthra, and entrepreneur Andrew Barnes, founder of the Four Day Week Movement, about rethinking how we work to improve mental health for everyone. 

Learn more about Rita: https://www.ritamcgrath.com/

Learn more about Poornima: https://www.talented.dk/

Learn more about Andrew: https://www.4dayweek.com/andrew-barnes

Learn more about Thinkers50: https://thinkers50.com/

Why Start-Up Culture Still Hides Mental Health Struggles

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