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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together

Dr. Sherry Walling & Rob Walling · sherrywalling.com Paid Intermediate

Written by a clinical psychologist married to a serial entrepreneur, it pairs real psychological expertise with lived founder experience, the most practical, non-preachy guide to founder mental health.

  • Concrete strategies for the freedom, responsibility, and existential fear of entrepreneurship
  • How to identify and deal with depression, anxiety, burnout, and ADHD as a founder
  • Protecting your relationships from the stress of building
  • Mental health practices tailored to founders, not generic wellness advice
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It answers 9 questions

  1. Is founder burnout normal, or is something wrong with me?
  2. How do I actually prevent burnout instead of just reading about it?
  3. Should I get a therapist or coach as a founder, and does it actually help?
  4. How do I cope with the crushing loneliness and pressure of being a founder?
  5. How do I emotionally recover after my startup fails?
  6. How do I fight the isolation of building completely on my own?
  7. How do I find peace and happiness while still being ambitious?
  8. How do Indian founders handle mental health when there's so much stigma around it?
  9. How do I protect my mental health as a solo founder with no one to lean on internally?

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