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Podcast: The Anxious Achiever
Episode: Handling the āMental Fireā
Description: For many of us, the world can feel like too much right now ā a never ending cascade of anxiety-inducing news. Itās something thatĀ Christina Blacken, founder and chief narrative strategist at The New Quo, calls the āmental fire.ā As we struggle to handle the pressure that we feel in society right now, our own anxieties can fuel narratives and actions that are harmful to others ā especially others different than ourselves. Blacken speaks with hostĀ Morra Aarons-MeleĀ about how we can move away from rigid perfectionism, toxic competition, and conformity and toward a culture of curiosity and acceptance.