Overcoming The Mind

#011 - She lost her voice. Remember, she was an opera singer. During that time, she developed mental unwellness.Mariette Clardy-Davis has been on a mental health journey since college. As she says, it's a JOURNEY. It's not something that ever really ends - it's something that, as people, we experience over time in varying degrees.Because of her experiences with mental unwellness, Mariette channeled her energy towards helping others. She helps individuals in psychiatric treatment understand their legal rights. Not only that, but she helps their families & caretakers, and staff navigate the challenges associated with psychiatric treatment.

#010 - How can you help someone else experiencing mental unwellness or a mental health crisis?In this episode, I sit down with the co-founders of Music Minds Matter, Spencer Townshend Hughes and Angela Rose Whaley. Music Minds Matter is an organization that helps musicians experiencing mental unwellness. The work they do is absolutely incredible.During this podcast, we share some tactical strategies that you can use when communicating with someone experiencing mental unwellness or a mental health obstacle.To listen to the full, unedited version of this episode of the podcast, you can go to overcomingthemind.com/10

#009 - Mental health obstacles like ADHD, depression, anxiety, and more are seen as just that... Obstacles. But, what if these "obstacles" were more like entrepreneurial superpowers? In this episode, I sit down with Johan Wiklund, a former entrepreneur turned researcher. He has published more than 60 publications about entrepreneurship and mental health and is an established professor at Syracuse.Johan has studied entrepreneurship and mental health extensively. He bases all of his findings in data, which I find incredibly important. And, according to Johan's research, mental health obstacles might not be obstacles at all. They might just be your entrepreneurial SUPERPOWERS.

#008 - If you're like most other entrepreneurs, then the way you think about success is completely backward.In this episode, I sit down with Robert Von Goeben, a former Silicon Valley venture capitalist turned entrepreneur. He started Green Toys, which recently was acquired by a private equity company.Robert has experienced a lot of life. As he says, he has a lot of miles under his wheels.Early in his career, Robert had a warped idea of what 'success' meant. Now, Robert shares his wisdom on how you, as an entrepreneur (and as a person), can think about success in a healthier way.

#007 - Jesse Curry is a military veteran, entrepreneur, and leadership expert.Entrepreneurs need to worry more about just her own mental health. They need to worry about their employees' mental health, too. Most employers in the United States do a terrible job of caring for their employees' mental health. They don't put in the time, effort, or energy. And they also don't give the resources necessary for their employees to make their mental health a priority.In this episode, Jesse and I share tactical strategies that you can use to truly care for your employees' mental health.If you'd like to get the full, unedited interview with Jesse, as well as links and show notes from this episode, go to: https://www.overcomingthemind.com/7

#006 - Erika Bogan broke her back in a very serious car accident 18 years ago. She was in a coma for 2.5 months and lost the use of her legs. Since becoming a paraplegic, Erika didn't fully deal with the emotional trauma (which she later found out was a diagnosis of PTSD) that came from the accident.In January of this year, Erika experienced some mental health obstacles - depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. She has been on the path to emotional healing.In this episode, Erika and I talk about how she's derived a ton of "emotional ROI" from sharing her story, being transparent about her struggles, and asking for help. If you'd like to get the full, unedited interview with Erika, as well as links and show notes from this episode, go to: https://www.overcomingthemind.com/6

#005 - Sometimes you have to eat your own dog food. These last couple of weeks have been very stressful for me. My autoimmune disease has been flaring up. I've gotten a couple of migraines (out of character for me - I think it's due to the stress). And I've been working long hours to match the pace of my growing business.With all that being said, I just couldn't get out a normal episode this week. If you're a regular listener, you know that my podcast episodes are very edited. They're thorough and well-thought-out. They take between 10-12 hours to edit. I just didn't have that sort of time over the last 2 weeks.I did the best that I could. And that's why matters.If you'd like to get the show notes for this episode, you can go to:https://www.overcomingthemind.com/5

#004 - The average person spends more than 2.5 hours PER DAY on social media. In this episode, Becky Mickletz and I talk candidly about how social media has impacted our mental health, how it's shaped our businesses, and 4 simple strategies you can do to have social media serve you (instead of you serving it).If you'd like to get the full, unedited interview with Becky, as well as links and show notes from this episode, go to: https://www.overcomingthemind.com/4

#003 - Entrepreneurial trauma happens more often than you'd think. In this episode, Lexi Eliades and Joey Randazzo discuss what trauma is, how trauma lives in the body, and how entrepreneurs can overcome their trauma by developing their resilience. She shares 3 actionable strategies to help entrepreneurs increase their resilience. If you'd like to get the links and show notes from this episode, go to: https://www.overcomingthemind.com/3

#002 - Trevor Shirk used to find bombs for a living. Now, he's a successful entrepreneur who has built a 7-figure business. But, the journey has not been easy for Trevor. He shares his emotional struggles after one of his direct reports was killed in battle overseas. He recalls the times when his business had burnt him out to the point where it was hard to get out of bed. However, Trevor has learned a lot of skills to strengthen his mental armor. In this candid episode, Trevor and I discuss mental health topics like: perspective, comparing yourself to others, something he calls "One Special Thing," and much more.If you'd like to get the links and show notes from this episode, go to: https://www.overcomingthemind.com/2

#001 - If you're an entrepreneur with mental health obstacles, you're not alone. I'm one of the 30% of entrepreneurs who deal with depression. Yet, at the same time, I'm not just a statistic. I'm a living, breathing, and complex human being who also happens to be running a business.In this episode, I share my history with mental health and how it's impacted my business. I share my plans to dig deep into the scientific research regarding mental health & entrepreneurship to figure out who we are as a community. And lastly, I explain exciting future interviews with America's leading entrepreneurs and their untold stories of mental health obstacles and triumphs. If you'd like to get the links and show notes from this episode, go to: https://www.overcomingthemind.com/1