In 2023, according to the World Health Organization, men accounted for roughly three quarters of global suicide deaths. At the same time, women consistently report higher rates of anxiety and depression. Men are often raised to suppress vulnerability. Women are often raised to internalize pressure and over-function. One group is more likely to explode. The other is more likely to implode. And then we bring those same expectations into the workplace. We praise men for enduranc

Since I decided to finally give myself time to recover, I started sharing more openly about my experience with burnout. Then, something interesting started happening: people began reaching out and opening up, friends, other founders, customers, partners, people I hadn’t spoken to in years. Almost every conversation had the same pattern: “Since you shared this… I should probably tell you something too.”  It made me realize that most people are not unwilling to talk about what