ZenFounder

By: Sherry Walling
  • Summary

  • The ZenFounder podcast is a combination of interviews with successful entrepreneurs, conversations with experts, and honest reflections on entrepreneur life, focused on helping entrepreneurs practice better mental health. Forbes called it one of the 12 best podcasts for entrepreneurs. Host, Dr. Sherry Walling, is a clinical psychologist, coach for entrepreneurs and startups, and best-selling author. She is an expert in trauma, stress and burnout, and her research has been published in academic journals such as the Journal of Traumatic Stress. She has also endured being married to a serial entrepreneur for 23 years.
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Episodes
  • Episode 403: Feeling Alone in Business? How to Find Your People
    Mar 28 2025

    Entrepreneurship is lonely—but it doesn’t have to be.

    In this video, Dr. Sherry Walling dives into one of the most overlooked challenges in the entrepreneurial journey: finding your people.

    Starting, growing, and even exiting a business can be incredibly isolating. That loneliness can quietly erode both your mental health and your ability to lead. In this episode, you'll learn:

    • The difference between networking and true friendship
    • Why proximity, attention, and shared play are essential to adult friendships
    • How relationships are foundational to both mental health and business success

    Whether you’re craving deeper connections, wondering why your friendships feel thin, or simply looking to feel less alone in your work—this one’s for you.

    Learn more about Sherry’s upcoming Touching Two Worlds: Familia circus show—an original performance about the power of relationships: www.touchingtwoworlds.com/upcoming-shows

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    14 mins
  • Episode 402: 5 Criticisms of Traditional Therapy
    Mar 21 2025

    Is Traditional Therapy Failing Entrepreneurs?

    Therapy is an invaluable tool—but is it always the best fit for high performers, founders, and creatives? In this episode, Dr. Sherry Walling shares her honest critique of traditional psychotherapy, highlighting five key concerns:

    The Pathology Trap – Why therapy often focuses on diagnosing problems instead of amplifying strengths.
    It Takes Too Long – Why conventional therapy can be slow-moving and how alternative approaches, like psychedelics, may be more effective for rapid breakthroughs.
    Hyper-Focus on Hurt – How therapy can make people more sensitive to pain without equipping them to move forward.
    The Risk of Self-Absorption – When therapy over-validates personal experiences without placing them in a larger context of relationships and responsibilities.

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    19 mins
  • Episode 401: Why Founders FAIL at Asking for Help (And How to Fix It)
    Mar 14 2025

    Entrepreneurs thrive on independence, resilience, and figuring things out on their own. But when it comes to launching a book, a product, or a business—going solo can actually hold you back.

    Asking for help isn’t a weakness—it’s a growth strategy.

    In this episode, Dr. Sherry Walling breaks down why founders struggle to ask for help, how to do it effectively, and why the success of your work depends on it.

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    19 mins

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