One of the core tenets of this show is about examining our motivations to achieve (and even overachieve), especially because those needs can contribute to mental health issues.
As the school year starts and work pressure ramps up, we revisit our conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of the New York Times bestselling book How to Raise an Adult: Break ... Show More
Oct 29
Therapy Makes You A Better Leader with Dr. Vikas Shah
How can you turn anxiety into an opportunity to understand yourself and become a better leader? In this classic episode, I talk with Dr. Vikas Shah, entrepreneur, investor, and MBE recipient, about the connection between mental health, emotional awareness, and leadership. Vikas s ... Show More
36m 41s
Oct 27
What Does Belonging At Work Really Mean? With Sebastian Buck
What makes a workplace somewhere people genuinely want to be? In this episode, I sit down with Sebastian Buck, CEO and co-founder of Enso, to talk about what makes work meaningful and why belonging matters so much to your well-being. Sebastian shares how letting go of the pressur ... Show More
42m 44s
Oct 22
What Can A Financial Therapist Do For You? With Amanda Clayman
How can you make meaningful career and financial decisions without letting money anxiety hold you back? In this classic episode, I talk with Amanda Clayman, a financial therapist, about how your emotions, childhood experiences, and beliefs about money shape the way you work, earn ... Show More
37m 49s
Aug 2024
How to be an adult - and how to raise one (w/ Julie Lythcott-Haims) (re-release)
Whether it’s grades and test scores, cushy jobs or big salaries, our ideas of “success” tend to be incredibly narrow and often start incredibly early. Julie Lythcott-Haims is a New York Times bestselling author and former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford, and she is dedicated to help ... Show More
35m 19s
Jun 2023
How to be an adult – and how to raise one (w/ Julie Lythcott-Haims)
Whether it’s grades and test scores, cushy jobs or big salaries, our ideas of “success” tend to be incredibly narrow and often start incredibly early. Julie Lythcott-Haims is a New York Times bestselling author and former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford, and she is dedicated to help ... Show More
34m 27s
Mar 2021
When Achievement Undermines Our Larger Goals
In many ways, being driven to achieve our goals is a good thing. But what happens when being a high-achiever causes us to lose sight of our larger objectives like being kind or leading a team? In this episode, the author of “How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, an ... Show More
41m 39s
Jul 2024
How to craft the work-life balance you deserve
Most of us would like to find meaning in the work we do, but many of us are burnt out or stressed at our jobs. In this episode, an international mental wellness educator, a former journalist turned meditation advocate, and the author of the literal book on millennial burnout shar ... Show More
14m 30s
Feb 2025
63. Why You Never Feel Good Enough – The Trap of High Expectations
Do you ever feel like no matter how much you achieve, it’s never enough? In this episode, we’re talking about the pressure to succeed, the struggle to celebrate wins, and why so many of us feel like our goals are obligations rather than choices.We break down how high expectations ... Show More
31m 24s
Jul 2023
Why Do We Feel Like We’re Never Doing Enough? The High Achiever's Guide to Happiness & Defining Success on Their Own Terms
Kenzie Elizabeth sits down for a solo to talk about how she has finally realized her biggest life issue through reading the book The Gap and The Gain. She talks about the struggle of feeling like you aren't doing enough, working enough, succeeding enough, etc and how to break tho ... Show More
51m 32s