Dr. Judith Joseph, Psychiatrist, Researcher, Content Creator

About this episode

Willy Walker interviews Dr. Judith Joseph about mental health, high performance, and strategies to reclaim joy.

Willy sat down with Dr. Judith Joseph, board-certified psychiatrist, researcher, and leading voice on mental health and high performance. Drawing on her clinical work, research, and insights from her book High Functioning, Willy and Dr. Joseph explored the difference between burnout and high-functioning depression, what it really means to be “pathologically productive,” grounding techniques to stay present, how epigenetics can shape our mental health, strategies to reclaim your joy, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Willy Walker

Guest: Dr. Judith Joseph

Topics covered

• mental health
• high performance
• burnout
• high-functioning depression
• epigenetics
• grounding techniques
• reclaiming joy

Keywords

• mental health
• burnout
• high-functioning depression
• epigenetics
• grounding techniques
• joy
• productivity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: High Functioning

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