Bettermental

Mike Veny and Leanna Lee
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  • MENTAL HEALTH
  • MONTHLY SERIES
Bettermental

Your business can’t function without you, which means taking care of your mental health is a crucial part of showing up. Join certified corporate wellness speaker Mike Veny and writer Leanna Lee each month as they share their lived experiences and offer practical solutions for healthy business growth. If you’re dealing with burnout and your business is controlling your life instead of supporting your goals, listen in as we explore working to live well. If you want to learn how to grow your business without burning out, hit follow and get ready to change your business life.

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  1. Control vs Management

    EPISODE 9

    Control vs Management

    Do you consider yourself a manager? Or would you say you’re more of a control freak? We often can't control our emotions, but we can learn to recognize them. We can learn to notice how they feel in our bodies, understand what they are showing us, and try to move forward in a healthy direction.In this episode, find out how to navigate the delicate dance between control and management.You’ll learn:The importance of being flexible with yourself and your routine [1:49]What’s the definition o...

    30 min
  2. Can you control your emotions?

    EPISODE 10

    Can you control your emotions?

    What happens when you feel an emotion? A common piece of advice is to “think positive thoughts. But is that enough if you struggle with mental health challenges? Listen to this episode to learn the difference between controlling and managing emotions. Leanna explores how emotions differ from mental health conditions, while Mike offers advice on how to check in with yourself each day, even during a busy schedule. You’ll learn:What emotional dysregulation can look and feel like [3:28]...

    31 min
  3. Controlling your business better with time management

    EPISODE 11

    Controlling your business better with time management

    How much of your work day is truly productive? Are you spending time on the right things?In this episode, Mike and Leanna dive into the topic of time management, and how managing your time can improve your mental health as well as your productivity.Learn strategies for tracking your daily activities, finding a work life balance, setting boundaries, and dealing with interruptions.You’ll learn:Mike’s “brain dump” strategy to alleviate stress [0:48]How your chronotype affects when you will be mo...

    26 min
  4. Getting control of your business finances

    EPISODE 12

    Getting control of your business finances

    Do you feel like you have enough money in your business bank account? In this episode, Mike and Leanna talk about the financial pressures of being an entrepreneur, hustle culture, and the impact money has on our mental health and self-worth. You’ll learn:Cultural myths that have become accepted as common knowledge, such as the feast or famine cycle [5:49]That freelancers and business owners do not have to struggle to achieve, and should surround themselves with people of a similar mindse...

    30 min
  5. How to manage your business clients better

    EPISODE 13

    How to manage your business clients better

    As business owners and freelancers, we rely on our client relationships to make a living. But managing them can sometimes be a struggle. In this episode, Mike and Leanna discuss defining your ideal client, setting expectations and having emergency protocols in place, and how to deal with difficult clients.You’ll learn:That defining a target market is essential for successful client relationships [5:53]The importance of doing intro calls to learn about a new client’s values [14:47]Why you shou...

    35 min
  6. Energy, depression, and giving up control

    EPISODE 14

    Energy, depression, and giving up control

    Running a business with depression can be a huge challenge —and a never-ending one. In this episode, Mike and Leanna take a break from their scheduled episodes to share a spontaneous update on their mental health and work.You’ll learn:About each speaker’s experiences with depression and what it’s like to continue working during a depressive episode [3:55] How the symptoms of depression can change over time [5:32] How the physical and behavioral symptoms of depression can vary from p...

    39 min
  7. Helping high-achievers while managing anxiety with Tatiana Garcia LPC

    EPISODE 15

    Helping high-achievers while managing anxiety with Tatiana Garcia LPC

    Are you a perfectionist? Do you appear to have it all together, but inside you feel worried, overwhelmed, and burnt out? In this special guest episode, Licensed Professional Counselor Tatiana Garcia joins Mike and Leanna to talk about high achievers, high-functioning anxiety, and her own mental health journey. You’ll learn:The typical characteristics of people with high-functioning anxiety [5:49]How Tatiana’s experience as a business owner impacts her relationships with clients who are s...

    30 min
  8. Anxiety and control with Tatiana Garcia LPC

    EPISODE 16

    Anxiety and control with Tatiana Garcia LPC

    Ambitious, goal-oriented, perfect. These qualities may sound like positives, but sometimes the person with which we label them, actually feels overwhelmed, burnt out, or not enough.In this guest episode, Licensed Professional Counselor Tati Garcia joins Mike and Leanna again to explore the relationship between high-functioning anxiety and the need for control.You’ll learn:What high functioning anxiety is and how it might look for a business owner [4:29] The difference between “low functi...

    31 min
  9. Are you trying to control your own success?

    EPISODE 17

    Are you trying to control your own success?

    Bettermental is wrapping up Season 2 with a question: are you limiting your own potential by trying to control your success?Mike and Leanna discuss what success has meant for each of them: professionally, financially, and mentally. They describe the potential benefits and limitations of wanting to control things when it comes to your personal success, and how your definition of success might change over time.You’ll learn:How the feeling of success or failure can relate to high functioning anx...

    29 min
  10. We're Back! Welcome to Bettermental Season 2

    SEASON 2 TRAILER

    We're Back! Welcome to Bettermental Season 2

    Bettermental is a mental health resource for small business owners. Your hosts are Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist®, Mike Veny and future of work and wellbeing writer, Leanna Lee. In each episode, they share their mental health ups and downs and practical solutions for healthy business growth.Between the two of us, who calls themself a bit of a control freak, and how does that come into play with planning a podcast together? Find out all this and more in this trailer of Bettermenal Se...

    11 min
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Your business can’t function without you, which means taking care of your mental health is a crucial part of showing up. Join certified corporate wellness speaker Mike Veny and writer Leanna Lee each month as they share their lived experiences and offer practical solutions for healthy business growth. If you’re dealing with burnout and your business is controlling your life instead of supporting your goals, listen in as we explore working to live well. If you want to learn how to grow your business without burning out, hit follow and get ready to change your business life.

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  • Creator
    Mike Veny and Leanna Lee
  • Episodes
    19
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Bettermental
  • Show Website
    Bettermental

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