16: Solo Ep. 1: The Habits That Protect My Mental Health as an Entrepreneur
The mental health advice entrepreneurs don't want to hear is that working less can actually make you more effective in your life and business. I can prove it, because it happened to me.
In 2018, I had a manic episode that turned into psychosis. I was hospitalized, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and spent three months on medical leave from a full-time job I loved. When I came back, I rebuilt my work life around three things: sleep, structure, and workload limits. I thought it would break my career. It made me sharper.
Then in fall 2025, I got laid off and became an entrepreneur. Every habit…
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