Understanding and Overcoming Founder Loneliness with Vassia Sarantopoulou

Loneliness is prevalent amongst entrepreneurs, especially in the fast paced, high pressure world of startups. You’re often working alone, and even when you have a team you might feel pressure to show up as a polished and perfect leader for your team members.

Not to mention the fact that many founders don’t have prior experience as leaders so the new leadership role may compound the feelings of loneliness. As a founder it’s likely you’ll at times find yourself feeling isolated and that no one understands your vision or your struggles.

Founding a startup is one of the most difficult things you’ll ever do and adding loneliness on top of that makes it more challenging than it needs to be. As our guest in episode 3 shares with us, loneliness is a natural human emotion, but there are steps you can take to combat loneliness as a founder and ensure that it doesn’t affect your mental health.

Vassia Sarantopoulou is the Founder, CEO and Head Psychologist of AntiLoneliness, a company offering mental health services in The Netherlands and also worldwide. She is also a Mental Health Educator, promoting Inner Peace, Mental Strength and Healthy Relationships with others and with our Self.

Through AntiLoneliness and her team of psychologists, she offers individual, couples or groups sessions to those who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, burnout, loneliness, relationship issues, transition/change, expat life.

Connect with Vassia online:

• AntiLoneliness website
• LinkedIn - Vassia's profile
• LinkedIn- AntiLoneliness page
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Facebook

Connect with your host, Dr. Melissa Parks, elsewhere:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissacparks/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissaparksphd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissaparksphd/

Website: https://melissaparks.com/

If you’d like additional support for your mental and emotional well-being as a founder please visit Melissa’s website for a list of resources to help you find a coach, therapist, or peer support.