How to Talk to [High Achievers] about Anything

Amanda has transformed her love of travel and living abroad into a lucrative career as the creator of a digital platform that celebrates Black expats. But her rigorous efforts to represent the full spectrum of the Black experience have started to feel like a burden. Stevon helps us avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism by sharing practical tips on how to worry less about the "how" and focus more on what we want to accomplish.

Stevon Lewis is a licensed psychotherapist and coach. Learn more about his work here. If you loved this episode, be sure to listen to Tackling the Emotional Challenges of Starting a New Business and Feelinge Pressure to "Catch Up."

We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and what's ahead as you grow. Send us an email or detailed voice memo to [email protected], You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToAchievers and email us at [email protected]. And subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Chandi is a fundraising professional advancing her career in the nonprofit world. She’s the face of her organization and interacts with donors, but behind the scenes she often feels dismissed and overlooked. Stevon helps us develop a sense of belonging and get comfortable taking up space in rooms that don’t feel affirming.

Stevon Lewis is a licensed psychotherapist and coach. Learn more about his work here. If you loved this episode, be sure to listen to Learning to Trust Your Instincts and Still Needs Validation. Please take a moment to take our listener survey. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us and you might get a chance to win a gift certificate as a thank you from us. Find it here.

We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and what's ahead as you grow. Send us an email or detailed voice memo to [email protected], You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToAchievers and email us at [email protected]. And subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Lindsey is a social media marketing leader who has witnessed his years of hard work and focus blossom into a successful career. As a newlywed, he feels torn between his desire to be a caring and attuned partner and his professional ambitions. Stevon helps us reevaluate our constant drive to produce and create a path forward towards a more harmonious work-life balance.

Stevon Lewis is a licensed psychotherapist and coach. Learn more about his work here. If you loved this episode, be sure to listen to Afraid of Disappearing in the Role of Mom, and Tackling the Emotional Challenges of Starting a New Business.

Please take a moment to take our listener survey. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us and you might get a chance to win a gift certificate as a thank you from us. Find it here.

"We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and what's ahead as you grow. Send us an email or detailed voice memo to [email protected], You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToAchievers and email us at [email protected]. And subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts."

David Bizzaro is an award-winning professional puppeteer, actor and filmmaker who has taken an unconventional path toward breaking into the entertainment industry. While successful, he sometimes feels pigeonholed by an industry that frequently treats him as a stereotype. Stevon offers strategies for standing out by emphasizing rather than downplaying our full selves.

Learn more about David's work as a professional puppeteer on his website. Stevon Lewis is a licensed psychotherapist and coach. Learn more about his work here. If you loved this episode, be sure to listen to Learning to Trust Your Instincts and Asking for What You're Worth and Meaning it.

We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and what's ahead as you grow. Send us an email or detailed voice memo to [email protected], You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToAchievers and email us at [email protected]. And subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Charlene is advancing in her career as an actor. But contending with narrow industry notions of AAPI body shapes is draining and distracting. Stevon and Juleyka discuss strategies for inventing your own path forward in a creative field. And Stevon offers advice to avoid internalizing negative feedback that has little to do with talent or skill.

Stevon Lewis is a licensed psychotherapist and coach. Learn more about his work here. If you loved this episode, be sure to listen to Pushing Through Public Speaking Fears in Med School and Telling Your Inner Bully to Shut Up.

We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and what's ahead as you grow. Send us an email or detailed voice memo to [email protected], You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToAchievers and email us at [email protected]. And subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.