412: How to Support Your Mental Health as a Content Creator with Sherry Walling

Jun 6, 2023

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Navigating grief, managing anxiety, and prioritizing your physical health with Sherry Walling from ZenFounder.

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Welcome to episode 412 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Sherry Walling, a clinical psychologist and founder of ZenFounder.

How to Support Your Mental Health as a Content Creator

Sherry Walling is back on the podcast today to talk about something we should all be discussing more — the mental health of entrepreneurs.

If you have a career as a content creator, it can be difficult to separate your personal life from your professional life. It can also be lonely to run your own business. Not to mention the challenges of sharing parts of your life on social media!

All this to say that entrepreneurs face a unique set of challenges when it comes to mental health, and this powerful episode with Sherry is one you won’t want to miss. She shares more about the habits you can incorporate into your life to better manage anxiety, stress, and grief, and prioritize your emotional and physical well-being.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why Sherry started a public conversation around the mental health of entrepreneurs.
The first steps to take when your mental health is suffering.
Why it’s important to prioritize your well-being.
The habits that entrepreneurs can incorporate into their lives to take care of their mental health.
The practices Sherry incorporates into her life to support her physical and emotional health (including the trapeze!).
The benefits and detriments of technology for our mental health.
How to live your life in a way that honors your soul.
How Sherry navigated seasons of grief, and the lessons she learned from those times.
What content creators can do to support their mental health.
How to separate your personal from your professional life, and why that matters.
Why it’s important for creators to have a hobby.

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