Dr. John Delony: The Mental Health Crisis Silently Destroying Entrepreneurs | Mental Wealth Series | E2

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Mental health is the silent price many entrepreneurs pay for chasing success. Dr. John Delony spent years letting stress and anxiety take a toll on his health, relationships, and personal life. But when the pressure piled on, he finally chose to confront what his body had been signaling all along. Through therapy, radical honesty, and intentional daily habits, he rebuilt life around peace over performance. In this episode of the Mental Wealth Series, Dr. John shares six daily choices entrepreneurs can use to quiet anxiety, beat burnout, and stop outsourcing their self-worth to achievements. In this episode, Hala and Dr. John will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (03:19) Burning Out While Chasing Success (08:31) Masculinity Crisis and the Loneliness Epidemic (15:20) Redefining Anxiety and Mental Health Labels (20:41) The Truth About Mental Health Medications (27:17) How to Become a Safe, Peaceful Presence (32:33) Six Daily Choices for a Non-Anxious Life (48:47) The Importance of Decluttering Your Environment (53:39) Why Real Human Connection Beats AI Therapy (1:00:34) Building an Authentic Personal Brand That Lasts Dr. John Delony is a bestselling author, mental health expert, and host of The Dr. John Delony Show. With two PhDs in counseling and higher education, he has spent over two decades in crisis response and leadership. Now at Ramsey Solutions, John helps people reclaim their mental health, build deep relationships, and live non-anxious lives. Sponsored By: Huel - Get over $50 in savings with the Discovery Bundle from Huel. Use my exclusive code YAP15 for 15% off at huel.com/yap15. Indeed - Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/profiting Shopify - Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/profiting. Quo - Run your business communications the smart way. Try Quo for free, plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to quo.com/profiting Fabric - Protect your family with term life insurance from Fabric by Gerber Life. Apply today in just minutes at meetfabric.com/profiting ZocDoc - Stop putting off those doctors’ appointments. Find and instantly book a doctor you love today at Zocdoc.com/PROFITING Blinkist - Turn the world’s best nonfiction books into quick 15-minute reads or listens. Grab your free trial plus an exclusive 30% discount at blinkist.com/profiting Remitly - Transfer money internationally with Remitly, with no hidden fees. Use code BUSINESS to get a $100 bonus after you send $300 or more. New customers only. Prolon - Reset and rejuvenate your body with Prolon’s five-day plant-based fasting mimicking program. Go to ProlonLife.com/PROFITING for 15% off sitewide plus a $40 bonus gift when you subscribe to their 5-Day Program. Resources Mentioned: Dr. John's Podcast, The Dr. John Delony Show: bit.ly/TDJDS-apple Dr. John's Book, Building a Non-Anxious Life: bit.ly/JD-BANAL Dr. John’s YouTube: youtube.com/@TheDrJohnDelonyShow Dr. John’s Website: johndelony.com Dr. John’s Instagram: instagram.com/johndelony YAP E362 with Dr. Caroline Leaf: youngandprofiting.co/MentalWellness Mental Wealth Series E1: youngandprofiting.co/MWS-E1 Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap YouTube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Newsletter - youngandprofiting.co/newsletter LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Podcast, Business, Business Podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Starting a Business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side Hustle, Startup, Mental Health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth Mindset, Wellness, Biohacking, Motivation, Manifestation, Brain Health, Life Balance, Self-Healing, Positivity, Happiness, Sleep, Diet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored in part by Shopify Quo, Indeed, Fabric, and ZocDak.
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1:00.5	I look at anxiety as a good thing. It's an alarm system in your kitchen. Your smoke
1:06.2	detector is annoying. It can ruin your evening when it's going off, but it also will save your
1:10.6	life. Dr. John Deluny is a best-selling author, a mental health exercise, annoying it can ruin your evening when it's going off but it also will save your life
1:11.8	dr john deluni is a best-ling author a mental health expert and the host of the dr john deloney
1:17.2	show where he helps millions navigate anxiety trauma and life's toughest situations
1:22.8	what are you worth what's your worth we answer the, what are you worth in our culture with a number?
1:29.1	It's insanity. The problem with men not feeling like they can open up, they just want to keep going and
1:35.3	going and going. Men are socialized from the age of two to shut up and just go on to do the next thing.
1:40.5	For all of human history, men were able to share who they were, but they did it shoulder to shoulder doing things. Those things have been taken away. Your 40s and 50s and 60s and 70s
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