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Episode 32 · Monday, 20 July 2026 · 58 min

The Hidden Health Crisis Destroying High Performing Founders

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In this episode

72% of founders report mental health challenges — founders are twice as likely as the general population to face depression, suicidal thoughts, and substance abuse. Almost nobody in the founder world talks about it.

After a decade measuring employee wellbeing at some of the world's biggest companies, Dr. Serena Huang left it all to build her own thing — and she's refreshingly honest about what that actually looks like. We cover managing chronic pain while running a business, why therapy is the best investment a founder can make, the immigrant hustle psychology that keeps high performers stuck, and the mental health habits that actually work when you're doing it alone.

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Hosted by Robert Ta and Jonathan McCoy, co-founders of Clarity, reporting from the front lines of building an AI company.

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