Mental health differences in entrepreneurs, superpowers that come with mental illness, and how entrepreneurs can be resilient | Interview with Dr. Michael Freeman and Dr. Adrienne Heinz
Mental health differences in entrepreneurs, superpowers that come with mental illness, and how entrepreneurs can be resilient | Interview with Dr. Michael Freeman and Dr. Adrienne Heinz
In the summer of 2022, I was fortunate to be introduced to Dr. Michael Freeman of Econa to chat about the relationship between entrepreneurship and mental health. He would know since it’s one of the areas in which he is a well-known expert, along with one of his colleagues Dr. Adrienne Heinz.
I LOVED this interview, Andy! The venn of mental health and entrepreneurship is one of my favorite subjects and I love how you three addressed that the very impacts of coming from a trauma background and/or having mental health diagnoses can make someone an excellent entrepreneur (and yet unprocessed trauma can lead to risks in this role). I hope you'll keep this conversation going because it's sorely needed!
I LOVED this interview, Andy! The venn of mental health and entrepreneurship is one of my favorite subjects and I love how you three addressed that the very impacts of coming from a trauma background and/or having mental health diagnoses can make someone an excellent entrepreneur (and yet unprocessed trauma can lead to risks in this role). I hope you'll keep this conversation going because it's sorely needed!
This is really great. Thank you.
“Prior research indicates that those most severely affected by mental health differences tend to get the best business results.” Whaaaat 🤯