There are costs to entrepreneurial independence: high pressure, relentless uncertainty, and the constant weight of having your livelihood rest entirely on your shoulders.
In my five-part series on mental health and entrepreneurship, I’m sharing the personal stories of women managing diagnoses like anxiety, depression, ADHD, and PTSD while building their businesses. In theof this series—as well as those to come—I explore how the demands of entrepreneurship can intensify mental health struggles; why many of us are drawn to this path despite those experiences; and the strategies used to maintain well-being and achieve success.
In this piece, I’m sharing the stories of eight women who have experienced these situations firsthand. Their experiences offer an honest look at the struggles of entrepreneurship, while also highlighting the creativity, resourcefulness, and grit that make success possible.suffers from premenstrual dysphoric disorder , a hormone-based mental illness that can cause severe mood swings. “PMDD symptoms can last for weeks, and for me, they can be debilitating,” she explains.
“Everyone told me it was impossible to sell a high-ticket service without sales calls,” she says. “But I went against the grain, and guess what? It works—not just for my clients, but for how I operate.”, anxiety has always been a part of her life—but it took on new intensity when she launched her first business, a women’s networking and events company in NYC.
“Starting and scaling to a seven-figure, woman-owned business while being a mother and finding time to nurture myself has been one of the biggest balancing acts,” she says. “You’re not only battling a system designed to prevent women from growing businesses beyond seven figures, but your own demons.”
On the flip side, she can also see her diagnoses as superpowers. “Living with ADHD has its gifts, one of which is keen hyper-focus. I'm able to keep a lot of plates spinning at once and dive into my work with high intensity when I need to.”, it often manifests as impostor syndrome. “I often question why I think I’m capable of doing this,” she says. “Depression and anxiety tend to go hand in hand with these feelings, making it hard to shake the doubt that creeps in.
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