Taking charge of your mental health as a founder

Last year, AIN commissioned a Founder survey that, amongst other things, revealed the mental health toll of life as an entrepreneur. In our latest insight piece we hear from Maryam Meddin, founder and CEO of private mental health clinic the Soke on how founders can ride the waves of startup life.

It’s fairly predictable that, in a majority of cases, becoming a founder will bring at least a period of financial uncertainty, some lifestyle sacrifices, personal & professional risks and occasional glimpses into the soul-crushing abyss of an unpredictable global economy. Psychological decline, however, shouldn’t make it to the list of foregone conclusions – the secret is to take steps to mitigate the potential onset of creeping shadows. read more