277: Care For Yourself - Mental Health for Entrepreneurs with Sherry Walling

Finding balance in entrepreneurship, engaging with your significant other about your business, and dealing with burnout with Sherry Walling. ----- Welcome to episode 277 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Sherry Walling from Zen Founder about how entrepreneurs can care for their mental wellbeing. Care For Yourself The focus of today's episode is mental health for entrepreneurs – why it's so important, practices that support positive mental health, and how to make lasting behavioral changes. Bjork interviews Zen Founder co-founder Sherry Walling in this episode, and she draws on her background as a clinical psychologist who has experience supporting high achieving people with high-intensity jobs to help entrepreneurs support their mental health and emotions. Your mental health is important, it matters, and it's okay and necessary to take the time to care for yourself. This episode will give you some ideas and strategies to care for your mental health through your entrepreneurial journey. In this episode, you'll learn: How and why Sherry started ZenFounder How Sherry helps entrepreneurs What are the foundational practices that support mental health Why the "hustle" lifestyle isn't sustainable How to make a behavioral change Why our emotions are good indicators that something needs to change Tools and apps that can help with habit formation and mental health How to control your feelings regardless of external chaos How to balance all of your responsibilities in a sustainable way How to engage your significant other in your business The importance of play What burnout is When to reach out for help Resources: Zen Founder Startups For The Rest of Us Basecamp Headspace Calm Zen Founder Podcast The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together Connect with Sherry on her website If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to [email protected]. Learn more about joining the Food Blogger Pro community at foodbloggerpro.com/membership