Mora Aarons-Mele is the host of The Anxious Achiever, a top-10 management podcast that helps people rethink the relationship between their mental health and their leadership. Her books include The Anxious Achiever and Hiding in the Bathroom
She is passionate about helping leaders understand what their anxiety is telling them, and how they can put this knowledge to work.
Morra founded Women Online and The Mission List, an award-winning digital-consulting firm and influencer marketing company dedicated to social change in 2010 and sold her businesses in 2021.
She helped Hillary Clinton log on for her first internet chat and has launched digital campaigns for President Obama, Malala Yousafzai, the United Nations, the CDC, and many other leading figures and organizations. She lives outside Boston with her family and menagerie.
Morra discusses what made her shift towards mental health issues at work, differentiating introversion and anxiety, what you can do when feeling anxious, and much more!
"American work is not made for anyone's mental health….Something needs to change."
Episode Highlights
● Focusing on anxiety
● Introversion and social anxiety
● Why some anxiety is normal
● Identifying what triggers your anxiety
● Providing support in the workplace
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