What's up, everyone?

This is Alex Lieberman, co-founder and executive chairman

of Morning Brew.

Welcome back to Founders Journal, my personal audio diary,

where I give you the business builder,

the tools you need to think better in order to build better,

whether that's building a business, a team, or a new product.

Today, I am talking about my journey with anxiety,

how it's impacted me at work,

and how I manage my mental health.

It's something that I'm really passionate about.

I'm constantly trying to learn more about it,

and I'm even on the advisory board

for a mental health nonprofit called Project Healthy Mines,

which is doing incredible work.

Whether you experience a diagnosed mental health disorder

or not, you will inevitably experience anxiety

or depression at some point in your life,

and the tools I'm going to share with you,

I hope you'll find helpful for those moments.

Let's hop into it.

I have had anxiety and OCD or obsessive-compulsive disorder,

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