Staying sane and preventing burnout • Sherry Walling, psychologist & author

Episode notes

How do you balance being a high performer and not burning out? What is burnout, anyway? How do you know if you’re burnt out and how can you prevent it? Sherry Walling, clinical psychologist and author of “The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together” talks to us about mental health as an entrepreneur and high performer. We speak about balancing working hard and resting, how to prevent burnout, how to understand your capacity, and balancing family life and entrepreneurship, especially with kids. ⏱ What you’ll find and when: 00:00 Intro 02:30 How Sherry helps entrepreneurs with their mental health 04:48 Why is mental health so taboo for entrepreneurs? 06:38 How should entrepreneurs manage their mental health? 08:20 What is burnout and how do you prevent it? 13:31 How do you get high performance without risking burnout? 18:15 How Sherry prevents herself from burning out 23:39 Balancing business with family and kids 33:25 How much time should you work? How do you organise your time? 38:14 Sherry’s new book: Touching Two Worlds 42:01 Flash questions

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