When I think about my typical day on endless Zooms, I can’t imagine a life more disconnected from my body. That doesn’t feel good to me. Add in stressful meetings, angry moments, and anxiety, and I often feel trapped in my body. Something's stuck inside, and it can't get out. Can you relate? Emma Seppälä, Ph.D. says that emotions are "energy in motion."

This week on LinkedIn Live Morra sits down with Emma Seppälä they discuss how self-criticism is a form of self-loathing and self-loathing not only feels bad, it's an impediment to great leadership.

What if everyone around you at work could act out their dramas and anxieties and unreasonable expectations and you were just like... Teflon? We explore some "non stick" techniques in today's newsletter.

Join me, Carmichael, and high performance flexible work expert Cali Yost as we explore the downsides of company culture, and share strategies for maintaining sense of self, right sizing expectations, and finding work-life fit while achieving big things.

In my recent poll 87% of you said you’d gotten physically sick because of another person or situation at work (n=1170). It happens all the time, and while the easy advice is to find another job, that’s not always realistic or even always advisable. Sometimes you can make a difficult situation better and sometimes you can’t. So how do you work when work is making you feel sick?

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We humans are amazing at judging each other, aren’t we? This week I unpack accent bias and its ramifications for our career advancement. Accent bias creates anxiety for English speakers who are negatively judged for the way they talk. My guest Heather Hansen knows accents convey power, and that there’s no such thing as a “neutral” accent.

Maggie Jackson knows unease doesn’t equal weakness. To thrive in the world, we need to welcome in the unknown. We need to reframe uncertainty-- not as something to fear, dread, and avoid at all costs, but a chance to lean in to curiosity. We need to embrace the future with “curious eyes.”

Morra interviewed by Bloomberg to discuss how corporate cultures exacerbate employee anxiety to an unhealthy degree and how quitting isn’t always the answer.

Morra interviewed by SHRM to discuss Meeting Mental Health Needs Across Generations.

Are you fidgety? I am. Remote work is a privilege but it’s also challenging for a lot of us who struggle with sitting in the same place all day.

Have you ever worked in a place that’s toxic? Not annoying or challenging or even full of difficult people….but toxic. Unhealthy, unsafe. It can be insidious. Your gut tells you something isn’t right… but you also don’t trust yourself to make the call .. or speak up… and maybe you just swallow the horrible situation until you just can’t anymore. Or even worse, until you get pushed out or layered over.

Are you addicted to being busy? I definitely am. As I shared with you last week, I had a professional setback recently that turned my already anxious mind into a swirling category 4 tornado. It’s just the kind of basic life disappointment we tell our kids to be gritty through, but let me tell you, it sucks.

Are your bad habits part of the toolkit you rely on to get ahead? How ironic is that? Many anxious leaders rely on bad habits and unhealthy reactions that may seem effective in the short term, but ultimately, make them more stressed, deplete their energy, and undermine their leadership.

In a Q&A, Aarons-Mele explained how perfectionism and anxiety can take a toll on employees, along with strategies for taking care of your mental health.

For many high achieving professionals, the post pandemic “workday” has turned into a 18 hour blur. It's not unusual for people to be emailing at 11 p.m. and then again at 5 a.m. Many forces conspire to stress us out, but the erasure of time-delimited boundaries and the reliance on digital media is a big one. It’s difficult to be well when you’re in a constant state of arousal and anticipation.

Do you believe you are worthy? Truly? For many years, United States Congressman Adam Smith managed anxiety and depression. And he hid it, and pushed through, until he couldn't anymore. After a lot of work and therapy, here's what Smith knows now: You can still be the same ambitious, obsessive, successful person but without "the self-loathing." Imagine that!

Feeling micromanaged sucks. And if you're like me, you micromanage people in your life and don't even realize it. Ugh. You micromanage because you're anxious, or overwhelmed, or just used to offering advice! EDHEC Business School's Prof. Dr. Julia Milner understands that most micromanagers mean well- and she wants to help us break the habit. It starts with listening and asking open ended questions. It starts with adopting a coaching mindset.

This week on LinkedIn Live Morra sits down with Lisa Orbé-Austin they discuss about how 2024 is going to be THE year to stop feeling like a fraud all the time.

It’s possible to balance the impact of social media on your life with some personal guidelines, says author Morra Aarons-Mele.

“We’re not lacking, and we’re not failures. We’re just human – and we want to be in community with each other, bringing out each other’s best.”