S5 E6 - How Entrepreneurs and Leaders Can Manage Difficult Emotions with Dr. Sherry Walling

The Inspire Podcast

In this episode, Bart speaks with psychologist, podcaster and renowned speaker Dr. Sherry Walling about the emotional challenges facing entrepreneurs and leaders today. In her practice, Sherry helps clients navigate transition, rapid growth, loss and other complex human experiences. She draws on this work to share with Bart why leaders are facing the highest levels of burnout, stress and anxiety in 30 years, and what to do about it. Sherry explores techniques like self-soothing, practicing gratitude and building strong, connected relationships to weather the storm and emerge energized and feeling more capable and confident. An important listen for anyone grappling with the mental health challenges that are increasingly the price to pay for leadership. Visit Sherry's websites to learn more: https://zenfounder.com/ https://www.touchingtwoworlds.com/ https://www.sherrywalling.com/ Listen to the ZenFounder Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zenfounder/id965682541 Get your copy of Sherry's books here: Touching Two Worlds: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1683649672/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1683649672&linkCode=as2&tag=zenfounder-20&linkId=f0e88c2accd28bb544ca8d7c199fee24 The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999651803?ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_MW6JWMYREW84D2BSBF5N 00:50 - Introducing and welcoming Sherry 02:22 - Why Bart asked Sherry on to the show 03:22 - Sherry talks about her background 05:11 - Entrepreneurs and PTSD symptoms 06:56 - Making the switch to working with Entrepreneurs from Soldiers 07:09 - Aaron Shwartz 08:48 - Overview of challenges facing leaders today 09:14 - Pace of change 10:27 - Google example of insecurity 10:51 - How does this change affect leaders? 11:14 - Not being able to stop thoughts 11:48 - Incomplete information 12:34 - Burnout and Stress 13:11 - What burnout consists of 14:08 - Data on suicide rates over the last 30 years 16:04 - Strategies to help in times of changes 16:25 - Internal capacity to feel calm is important 16:51 - Learning to settle down 17:29 - How do people calm themselves? 18:08 - Help for the doom scrollers 21:20 - Learning Gratitude 22:14 - Naturally hyper-attuned to the negative 24:43 - Her new book about grief 26:22 - Strong, connected relationships 29:46 - Optimism about entrepreneurs and their relationships 31:11 - Summing it up... 31:52 - Glitch 31:53 - Where can people go for more information? 32:30 - Circus movement! 33:03 - Thank yous 33:40 - Outro