Hannah Boettcher on the mental health challenges that come with trying to have a big impact

In this episode of 80k After Hours,  Luisa Rodriguez and Hannah Boettcher discuss 4 different kinds of therapy, and how to use them in practice — focusing specifically on people trying to have a big impact.Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript.They cover: The effectiveness of therapy, and tips for finding a therapist Moral demandingness Internal family systems-style therapy Motivation and burnout Exposure therapy Grappling with world problems and x-risk Perfectionism and imposter syndrome And the risk of over-intellectualising
Who this episode is for: High-impact focused people who struggle with moral demandingness, perfectionism, or imposter syndrome People who feel anxious thinking about the end of the world 80,000 Hours Podcast hosts with the initials LR
Who this episode isn’t for: People who aren’t focused on having a big impact People who don’t struggle with any mental health issues Founders of Scientology with the initials LRH Get this episode by subscribing to our more experimental podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type 80k After Hours into your podcasting app.Producer: Keiran Harris
Audio Engineering Lead: Ben Cordell
Technical editing: Dominic Armstrong
Content editing: Katy Moore, Luisa Rodriguez, and Keiran Harris
Transcriptions: Katy Moore