In June, I was lucky enough to be an invited speaker at the Wellbeing@Work 2017 conference in San Francisco, and wanted to share some thoughts about the event and a few excerpts from my talk. As you can imagine, I was pretty psyched, being able to present Kip to…

Why mental health matters at startups — Today we’re launching the Investor Pledge for Mental Health, inviting investors to take collective action to build a healthier culture in Silicon Valley. If you’re an individual investor or part of an investment fund, you can support the mission by joining the pledge here. A founder’s mental health is vital…

Why I decided to go to therapy — My therapy story starts with a really bad night. Six weeks ago, I left my office and cried for 40 minutes as I walked to Super Duper, a burger chain in San Francisco. …

My first therapy session — I had no idea how bad it had gotten until my first therapy session. I felt eager and frustrated as I walked to my therapist’s office, just a few blocks from my own. My stress levels had been off the charts for weeks and it was affecting performance at work…

Since we started building a mental health startup, Kip, we’ve fielded a lot of questions from people who are curious about therapy. These questions have been enlightening and validate the work we are doing. …

Jay, Part II — Continued from: The Panic Attack: Jay, Part I Jay* was in the middle of telling his story to me when he brought up depression: What were the scariest moments in the company? Shutting down the startup was definitely the worst moment. Over the course of the company, I dealt with…

Jay, Part I — I met Jay* a couple weeks ago over coffee. He was your prototypical San Francisco startup founder: an engineer in his twenties who found his way to Silicon Valley by joining a startup as their first employee. …

Founder’s experiences riding the emotional startup curve — Most founders know Paul Graham’s startup curve and its dreaded trough of sorrow. Yet few founders anticipate the turns of the emotional roller coaster that follows. …

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” — Eli Wiesel This is a movement against slacktivism. Last week nine people were killed in Charleston in an act of hate and racism-fueled terrorism. …