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Aug 2023
37m 41s

Behind the Scenes of Meditation and Ment...

Morra Aarons-Mele
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The first time that Russell Glass tried meditation, he wasn’t really sure what to make of it. Flash-forward several years and lots of practice later, Glass is now the CEO of Headspace, the mental health and meditation app. He speaks with host Morra Aarons-Mele about his own experience with anxiety and imposter syndrome as an entrepreneur, why he was drawn t ... Show More
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