Although summer is supposed to be a time for unwinding and disconnecting from work, we can’t overlook how, in today’s hustle culture world, that’s very difficult to do. As a licensed therapist, I speak to people everyday who struggle with this. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, the podcast recommendations in this list are meant to bring you a sense of comfort and calm amidst the stress.
While there are plenty of entrepreneurship and self help podcasts to choose from, that also means too many of them forget to offer real, actionable advice for listeners. It’s a challenge to find a podcast that can serve as a solid resource and get you through the most difficult waves in your career. The best shows that take off the pressure from overperforming are a mix of practical tips and real life stories. These podcasts aim to offer you just that.
The Bad Therapist Show
The Bad Therapist Show was built from a desire to be more than just a therapist and to help other ambitious therapists live into their full selves. I’ve been running this podcast for three years now and have opened up conversations about all kinds of topics, from the most general questions of scaling your business, all the way to how black and white thinking and religious trauma can sabotage your business growth.
If you ever felt like being great at your job, having a successful business or career and living a life you love are somehow mutually exclusive, you’re in the right place. I am also a business owner, as well as an avid traveler who rides a motorcycle. Our recent rebrand, launched this summer, is meant to reflect just that: bringing authenticity to work.
We deserve to grow a profitable career or business, lead with confidence, and create more freedom, flexibility, and fulfilment in your life. The rest is noise.
Financial Feminist
Tori Dunlap of Her First 100k is a fantastic example of the hype friend we all need. In her podcast Financial Feminist, she guides listeners through her tried-and-test methods on how to make more, spend less, and feel financially confident. It’s the perfect mix of practical advice and resources and bold conversations. This show is a great listen for those on their ongoing financial journey, which is a common source of overwhelm as we grow careers or businesses.
The conversations on the podcast expand beyond financial freedom into necessary skills and tools you need to live a life filled with freedom and confidence, and show up as that at your workplace.
Episodes discuss everything from how to stop burning out while you’re building your dream to making a career pause work for you. She also has episodes on simply overcoming anxiety. They bring a high dose of energy and inspiration to start your day with or save in your back pocket for when life gets too overwhelming.
Life Kit
One of the biggest issues when work and life get overwhelming is forgetting you can hit pause and take a breather. Life Kit is the perfect safe space to rely on in those moments. Episodes may bring you advice you didn’t even know you needed: from knowing how to dump an energy vampire, which could very well be a co-worker, to finding calmness by spending time in the woods, which is where work may get you thinking about moving to.
Host Marielle Segarra brings softness, gentleness, and humor too. She opens up difficult conversations about seemingly easy questions, presents fascinating real-life stories and undoubtedly leaves you with practical advice, every episode.
Life Kit is an absolute classic that is difficult to match. Whatever episode you press play on, you absolutely cannot go wrong.
