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Making Self-Care Tactical — Why You Should Focus on Boundaries, Not Just Bubble Baths

Making Self-Care Tactical — Why You Should Focus on Boundaries, Not Just Bubble Baths

Therapist Jessmina Archbold (publicly known as Minaa B.) shares her detailed guide to deeper self-care work, pushing back against common myths, offering up tactical advice and making the case for focusing on boundaries.
Hit the Emotional Gym — The Founder's Framework for Emotional Fitness

Hit the Emotional Gym — The Founder's Framework for Emotional Fitness

Psychologist and founder Dr. Emily Anhalt shares her seven traits of emotional fitness, why they're crucial for founders right now, plus concrete tactics for shaping up your emotional health.
When “Grin and Bear It” Isn't the Right Answer — This Behavioral Scientist Shares What to Do Instead

When “Grin and Bear It” Isn't the Right Answer — This Behavioral Scientist Shares What to Do Instead

Author and behavioral scientist Matt Wallaert shares how two studies (on holding a pen and carrying around a box of chocolate) can shape our outlook when we're faced with a crisis.
Weathering the Emotional Storms of a Crisis — A Tactical Guide for Individual Contributors and Managers

Weathering the Emotional Storms of a Crisis — A Tactical Guide for Individual Contributors and Managers

At work, we're often expected to leave our emotions at the door and maintain a composed, "professional" exterior. But in the midst of this crisis, putting our emotions away in a tidy box until the end of the workday is no longer an option. Liz Fosslien, one-half of the duo behind the book "No Hard F
This Founder Built Startups in 2008, 2016 and 2018. Here’s What He’s Learned About Resiliency

This Founder Built Startups in 2008, 2016 and 2018. Here’s What He’s Learned About Resiliency

Bob Moore's first brush with life as a founder started in 2008—three days before Lehman Brothers collapsed. Since he cut his teeth as a first-time founder in turbulent times, he's gone on to build two other companies. Here, Moore shares the lessons he's learned along the way.
How to Fix the Co-Founder Fights You’re Sick of Having — Lessons from Couples Therapist Esther Perel

How to Fix the Co-Founder Fights You’re Sick of Having — Lessons from Couples Therapist Esther Perel

Renowned couples therapist Esther Perel now has her sights trained on helping a different kind of pair: co-founders in the startup world. Here, she reveals her playbook for resolving recurring conflicts and communication failures between co-founders by sharing her favorite techniques for getting to
I Asked 100 Founders, CEOs and VCs About Career Transitions — Here’s What I Learned

I Asked 100 Founders, CEOs and VCs About Career Transitions — Here’s What I Learned

After founding and scaling LendUp for seven years, Sasha Orloff decided to step down as CEO. He shares his journey and his illuminating takeaways about career transitions, structuring time off and founder life after the startup.
These Seven Emotions Aren't Deadly — They're Your Secret Career Superpowers

These Seven Emotions Aren't Deadly — They're Your Secret Career Superpowers

It's time to do away with the myth that emotions don't belong in the workplace. With hilarious, relatable illustrations, Liz Fosslien shares how you can tap into anxiety, envy and other "deadly" emotions to boost your career and well-being.
The Founder’s Guide to Discipline: Lessons from Front’s Mathilde Collin

The Founder’s Guide to Discipline: Lessons from Front’s Mathilde Collin

Front's CEO and co-founder Mathilde Collin shares why a founder’s discipline matters more than vision, unveiling her own best practices and templates for communication, time management, fundraising and team building.