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Women at Work, wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Allison Beard, co-host of the HBR Ideacast. Besides this show, there's a growing

podcast network we make called HBR Presents and today I want to introduce you to the

newest member of that family, the anxious achiever.

Hosted by Mora Arrens Mealy, author of the book Hiding in the Bathroom, the show looks at the ways

anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues affect us at work, for better or worse, because

although they often go hand-in-hand with being successful, we still don't talk about them.

In this episode, Arons-Meley looks at the tension between work and social anxiety,

where sometimes people who can speak in front of thousands

are desperate to avoid the cocktail party afterwards.

HBR presents. I'm Mora Arons Mealy and this is the anxious achiever. Each episode we look at

stories from business leaders who have dealt with anxiety, depression or other

mental health challenges.

How they fell down, how they pick themselves up, and how they hope workplaces can change

in the future. So here's a secret. If I ever picked up the phone to call you, I'd probably dread it.

In fact, I'd probably have cancelled our call and then rescheduled

it a million times until you gave up trying to contact me. It's not personal. It's my social

anxiety. And social anxiety.

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