“Sure, take all the time you need…
…but don’t forget about the client call.”
Fuck that.
Mental health is health.
So why are we still treating it like a personal weakness?
This episode might be my favorite one yet.
Because Rachael and I went deep.
Companies can say all the right things, but when someone actually takes a mental health day? It doesn’t go unnoticed.
And the person is penalized (unofficially, of course).
The Unobstructed Podcast: Episode 08
In this episode of The Unobstructed Podcast, Rachael and I talk about misaligned expectations. We share personal stories about burnout, being vulnerable with managers, and feeling pressure to say “i’m fine” when you’re not.
What starts as a conversation about mental health in the workplace quickly opens into something bigger:
The invisible penalties of full honesty at work.
Why post-COVID “flexibility” was more talk than action.
How childhood anxiety connects to the rise of the attention economy.
The myth that addiction is the problem (spoiler: it’s not).
Why emotional regulation is the survival skill no one taught us.
And how a new class of “mental wealth” is taking shape.
Mental health is health.
And emotional regulation is your most valuable skill.
Give it a listen and let us know what stuck with you.
You can also get it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.
onward.
-dmac
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