The Bootstrapped Founder

210: Dr. Sherry Walling — The Reality of Burnout for Entrepreneurs

26 Apr 2023

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Few people had an impact on my founder journey as Dr. Sherry Walling — and she didn't even know. But I got to tell her! We discussed burnout, imposter syndrome, and stress among founders. Sherry explained the need for mental health professionals who understand the unique challenges of entrepreneurship and shared that burnout is a diagnosable issue. While entrepreneurs have more control over their work, long hours and hustle culture can still lead to burnout. Her book, "The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together," helped me during a period of burnout while selling my business. Now, you get to learn from her and her deeply actionable insights into founder psychology.00:00:00 Introduction to Sherry Walling00:03:13 Mental health in the entrepreneur community.00:09:17 Do entrepreneurs have control over their destiny?00:15:22 How do you find good mastermind groups?00:21:52 Mental health is not always called mental health00:28:20 Grief is the emotional reaction to loss00:34:06 You can have relationships with people who don’t get it.00:40:24 Mental health apps are not a replacement for therapy.00:45:59 Why aren’t more people talking about mental health?The WIRED article about mental health apps: https://www.wired.com/story/are-mental-health-apps-worth-trying/My new podcast project: Arvid & Tyler Catch Up / https://catchup.fmThe blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/dr-sherry-walling-the-reality-of-burnout-for-entrepreneurs/The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/dc436cce The video: https://youtu.be/hIwaExsScWkYou'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.comPodcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcastNewsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletterMy book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.comThis interview is sponsored by Acquire.com

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210: Dr. Sherry Walling — The Reality of Burnout for Entrepreneurs

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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