Mental Health
For everyone … I wanted to quickly share some resources on managing the emotions and our mental health around our world right now: My friend and psychologist Dr. Sherry Walling offers a great podcast episode at ZenFounder on Calm Stability here. Additionally, I’m hosting a live conversation and Q&A with her on Wednesday that is…
Someone asked me today what is the one thing I do to improve my mental health … and after complaining that I could only pick one, I decided it was this mindset: Never, ever, ever, ever go it alone. It’s a message I have to remind myself of every day. I have a stubborn tendency…
Last month, I had the opportunity to meet a fabulous new friend named Dr. Sherry Young of Right Fit Now at her home in Taos, New Mexico. We got to talk about the spectrum of mental health treatment options, specifically around addiction, and I wanted to share some of those conversations with you. If you’re…
One of the most neglected yet essentials of leadership is self-care and support. This Wednesday, I’ll be sharing my experiences managing the ups and downs and share keys for how I take (better) care of myself now. Self-Care and Support for Leaders – Signup Here By the way …. one of the critical keys of…
A couple months ago I was introduced to a great young entrepreneur in Tulsa named Josh Kunkel of Method Architecture. We’ve had a couple of lunches and I love his passion and knowledge of both architecture and entrepreneurship. So I asked him to let me interview him so others can hear it firsthand. In this…
Since I started sharing my mental health journey publicly, with this talk in 2015, and then later on through several posts here (which have become some of the most popular I’ve written), I’ve wanted a way to take that conversation further — erasing the stigma, helping others take steps to better mental health. Additionally, I’ve…
This has been a story that’s been (again) simmering in me for a while. Although I’ve shared it with close friends over the last year, I haven’t done so publicly. I’m doing so today because many others I’ve talked with have shared the same or similar experiences (hitting 40 and going through midlife transitions) and…
As I’ve been sharing openly about mental health and some of my own struggles publicly over the last couple of years, I wanted to make sure I shared the context and purpose for doing so. When I share my mental health struggles as I have here, it isn’t for public therapy … that’s when I…
I just devoured The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters by Emily Esfahani Smith and have added it to my All-Time Reading List. It’s easily one of the best books I’ve read about finding purpose and meaning. And very honestly it came at the ideal time in my life. I found the book…
I recently shared some of my thoughts on mental health in a blog post titled “Everybody Hurts, Including Me, And It’s OK To Ask For Help,” which was based on a talk I gave at WordCamp Denver 2015. This was the toughest talk I’ve ever given … and I usually try not to cry but…