You are not alone if you are struggling with workplace-related anxiety and stress.

In this episode, Nick Jonsson, author of "Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways To Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety, and Depression," discusses the widespread issue of workplace-driven anxiety and stress.

He shares his personal experience with anxiety and addiction and advocates for health strategies to alleviate these challenges, which can affect individuals at any level from junior staff to senior leaders.

Jean and Nick discuss:

Overcoming layoffs and the profound impact of it
Difference in how men and women approach executive loneliness
The importance of vulnerability
The five steps of recovery

Meet Nick

Nick is the co-founder and Managing Director of one of Asia’s premiere networking organizations, Executives’ Global Network (EGN) Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia — EGN is a caring peer group network providing hundreds of executives and business owners a safe haven to share their challenges, receive support, and learn from each other.

Nick is enthusiastic about supporting his local community. He is a volunteer and fundraiser for the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS), a suicide hotline in Singapore. He also does frequent community service for a support group for problem drinkers. Now in recovery himself in his third year, he is also an International Coaching Federation (ICF) coach, who loves to work with executives to help them with their career and lifestyle choices.

Book recommendation: Digital Darwinism: Survival of the Fittest in the Age of Business Disruption: Link: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Darwinism-Survival-Business-Disruption/dp/0749482281

Connect with Nick Jonsson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-jonsson/
Website: https://egnpeernetwork.com/
Check out his book on award winning book - Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety & Depression in the Modern Business World: https://www.amazon.com/Executive-Loneliness-Overcoming-Isolation-Depression/dp/1646335880
Connect with Jean Balfour here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanbalfour/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jean.balfour/

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