Truth, Lies & Work

# self care

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3:40Word of the Week: WinteringLeanne Elliott: Yeah. And if it's important, email me Al Elliott: Okay. It's on to your favourite time of the week, Leanne. It's time for the World of Words Leanne Elliott: Yes, I've missed it. It's been a whileEP 266 · 13 Jan 2026·news roundup· 3:40–9:5041:39Workplace Surgery: Founder wellbeingAl Elliott: Love it. Love it. Okay, well, good luck with that. Um, question number 3, how do you protect your wellbeing as a founder? By the way, if you are a founder, then, um, drop me an email. We're building somethingEP 240 · 14 Oct 2025·workplace surgery· 41:39–47:4414:31Different types of rest — and why rest is a new behaviourLeanne Elliott: And what can we do to, to help ourselves stick to those boundaries again? I mean, especially if you're a leader, it can feel really, really difficult. Um, a business owner especially, I see it in who, youEP 219 · 31 Jul 2025·interview· 14:31–19:3525:46Tip 6: Don't be afraid to break commitmentsAl Elliott: Welcome back. Okay, so before the break, we were saying that, um, Essentially, the tips were acknowledge that, acknowledge the shock, uh, then prioritize immediate steps. Then we said stay flexible. And numbeEP 201 · 2 Jun 2025·other· 25:46–28:1225:21Secret #2 — Reflection and the Wellbeing Wheelmidroll (Phil Agnew, Nudge): Keep that in Leanne Elliott: So that is our first secret, rest and recovery. But once we're relaxed like a well-baked fruitcake, what What's next? Our second secret to staying calm this ChrisEP 70 · 21 Dec 2023·panel interview· 25:21–34:3728:56There are no superheroesLeanne Elliott: The most important thing I think to take from this is that there are no superheroes. Everyone struggles at some point, and in fact, if someone in your workplace does appear to be superhuman, then maybe yoEP 67 · 30 Nov 2023·other· 28:56–30:2931:32Recommendation 2 — Invest in your own well-beingLeanne Elliott: One of the things that I do ask people to look out for is high levels of resentment. This, to me, is the key to everything. If you are getting an email from a particular person, and every single time you EP 21 · 13 Jan 2023·other· 31:32–39:15

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