I absolutely loved talking with my fellow anxious creative, Gina, way back in episode 13. So of course, I had to have her back for an encore!

This time, our conversation is all about dealing with social anxiety when you’re an entrepreneur, a stylist, and when your livelihood depends on talking to people.

Ten years into my career in the beauty industry, after some awesome accidental experiences in my travels to England and Australia, I was ready.

I was working in a salon that had recently had a change of ownership.

My boss had hired me right out of hair school, and she was awesome.

My chest felt tight, breathing was difficult, and my heart was pounding. I thought I was dying.

Turns out, it was just a severe panic attack.

We’re getting back to the Overshare! Do you remember my first episode of my podcast? Back when it was called “Overshared in the Salon Chair”?! I’m bringing Becky back to chat!

But why do we admire busy-ness?

Shouldn’t we be admired by the balance we are able to create in our lives? Our ability to work smarter, not harder? To make a living while keeping within those 40 hours?

When did it become a honorable thing to work yourself into the ground and be so exhausted that you self-care suffers?

A decade ago, blogging was in its infancy. Not many people were doing it, and no one was doing it to make money. It seems like everyone wants to become a professional blogger these days, but that ambition was completely unheard of when Mike got started.