{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bootstrapped Founder","title":"210: Dr. Sherry Walling — The Reality of Burnout for Entrepreneurs","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3286,"description":"Few people had an impact on my founder journey as Dr. Sherry Walling — and she didn't even know. But I got to tell her! We discussed burnout, imposter syndrome, and stress among founders. Sherry explained the need for mental health professionals who understand the unique challenges of entrepreneurship and shared that burnout is a diagnosable issue. \nWhile entrepreneurs have more control over their work, long hours and hustle culture can still lead to burnout. Her book, \"The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together,\" helped me during a period of burnout while selling my business. \nNow, you get to learn from her and her deeply actionable insights into founder psychology.\n00:00:00 Introduction to Sherry Walling\n00:03:13 Mental health in the entrepreneur community.\n00:09:17 Do entrepreneurs have control over their destiny?\n00:15:22 How do you find good mastermind groups?\n00:21:52 Mental health is not always called mental health\n00:28:20 Grief is the emotional reaction to loss\n00:34:06 You can have relationships with people who don’t get it.\n00:40:24 Mental health apps are not a replacement for therapy.\n00:45:59 Why aren’t more people talking about mental health?\n\nThe WIRED article about mental health apps: https://www.wired.com/story/are-mental-health-apps-worth-trying/\nMy new podcast project: Arvid & Tyler Catch Up / https://catchup.fm\nThe blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/dr-sherry-walling-the-reality-of-burnout-for-entrepreneurs/\nThe podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/dc436cce \nThe video: https://youtu.be/hIwaExsScWk\n\nYou'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com\nPodcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast\nNewsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter\n\nMy book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/\nMy book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/\nMy course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com\n\nThis interview is sponsored by Acquire.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BNKC8bjmav7kM70FiBhPsYU70z0kVRY7C5GGDQhvfNs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzc0MTAvMTY2ODg3/NTEzMC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}