How to Stop the Cycle of Overachieving

How to Stop the Cycle of Overachieving

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Managing Anxiety When Passion Drives Your Work with Poppy Jaman, OBE

How can you build a mentally healthy workplace while still managing the pressure, expectations, and emotional challenges of mission-driven work? In this episode, I talk with Poppy Jaman, OBE, founding CEO of Mental Health First Aid England and CEO of the City Mental Health Allian ...  Show more

How to Recenter Yourself With Dr. Liane Davey

Do you ever feel exhausted at the end of the workday without being able to point to what you actually accomplished? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Liane Davey, an organizational psychologist, about the invisible cognitive and emotional load that keeps you distracted, anxious, a ...  Show more

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