Creator Burnout Lessons On Compassion & Essentialism From Kristin Neff And Greg McKeown

<p><i>In today’s solo episode I’ll talk about reducing stress as a content creator. </i></p><p><i>I recorded an interview today and Taylin Simmonds, a real leader in the creator space, asked me what I would do to help someone reduce the mental load of being a content creator?</i></p><p> It’s funny to get a question like this because I’ve battled my whole life with anxiety and suicidal ideation. Heck, I’m feeling it a bit while I write this. When it gets really bad, depression creeps in, but that is very rare in the last 15 years. </p><p>Suicidal thoughts creep in, but I have minimal fear of any harm. I’m able to laugh at these intrusive thoughts. </p><p>Anxiety cursors begin, but rarely, rarely develop into panic attacks.</p><p>So, I wanted to share the punchline with you first: <i>the struggle to figure this out is what connects us as human beings.</i></p><p>Now, I’ll elaborate because there are a few other things I’ve learned that can help us live with less stress in the creator economy. But honestly, that line may be all you need. </p><p><i><strong>**For the full written version of </strong></i><strong>the </strong><i><strong>episode see the transcript. </strong></i></p><p><strong>FOLLOW Justin</strong><br />Instagram -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/justtries/" target="_blank"> @JustTries</a><br />YouTube -<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAbjTC5Q9Vg4ZzB9zfN95MA" target="_blank"> Just Tries</a><br />Twitter -<a href="https://twitter.com/JustTries_" target="_blank"> @JustTries_</a><br />Tiktok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@justtries" target="_blank"> @justtries</a><br />Pinterest -<a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/justtries/" target="_blank"> JustTries</a><br />Facebook -<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JustTries" target="_blank"> Just Tries</a><br />LinkedIn - <a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/justtries-justinnolan-justkeeplearning ">Justin</a></p>