The Anxious Achiever

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Eating Disorders, Body Image, Anxiety with Melissa Gerson

For so many high-achievers, food becomes the one thing we can control when everything else feels uncertain. In this episode, I’m joined by Melissa Gerson, founder of the Columbus Park Treatment Center for Eating Disorders, to talk about the relationship between anxiety, perfectio ... Show more

. 35min 59sec

Jane Chen On Collapse, Extreme Self-Help, and Healing Yourself

Work becomes the place where we pour everything we can’t face elsewhere. In this episode, I’m joined by Jane Chen, founder of Embrace, to talk about burnout, identity, and what happens when your worth becomes tied to what you produce. Jane shares how building a world-changing com ... Show more

. 1h 20min

ADHD Ahas from a Combat Pilot, a $250 Million Founder, and a Professor

What do a combat pilot, a $250M entrepreneur, and a world-renowned academic have in common? ADHD. In this episode, I revisit one of my favorite conversations about how ADHD shows up in high-performing leaders who live different lives. I sit down with Nate Swan, a combat pilot who ... Show more

. 44min 22sec

Fitting In Is the Enemy of Excellence (with Anne Morriss & Frances Frei)

What if the very differences you’ve been trying to smooth out are actually your greatest leadership strengths? In this episode, I’m joined by renowned leadership coaches and Fixable hosts Frances Frei and Anne Morriss for a conversation about anxiety, being a neurodivergent leade ... Show more

. 56min 14sec

Breathwork For A Better Workday with Zsombor Szabo

Most of us are unknowingly over-breathing all day long, and it’s quietly keeping our nervous systems stuck in fight or flight. In this episode, I sit down with breathwork coach Zsombor Szabo to talk about how breathing can radically change your energy, focus, and emotional state ... Show more

. 1h 6min