Looking for book recommendations? Check out the Happiness Concierge reading list here.
ANXIETY / DEPRESSION
A noobs guide to a panic attack (Huffington Post)
What my panic attack felt like
Six easy wins to fight anxiety (NY Mag)
Meaningful work, or helping others, can fight depression (The Atlantic)
There's a theory depression is your body just sorting your shit out (NY Mag)
Can a 'Gravity Blanket' help us sleep anxiety away? (New Yorker)
BUSINESS
Podcast: NPR's Planet Money. How money gets made in different industries.
BURNOUT
The Scarcity Trap - how wanting 'more' and seeking perfection can screw us (NPR)
BODY
Why tummy rolls are great (Live Nation)
Even feminists get the blues (The Guardian)
BOUNDARIES
Creative people say no (Medium)
ENTREPRENEURIALISM
The mental price you pay when running your own business (Inc)
The mindset this entrepreneur looks for when hiring (NY Times)
EFFICIENCY
Batch your tasks into your most productive hours
How to tackle your To Do list like a boss
EXERCISE
Other women who look like you exercising (Fast Company)
Why you're not using your gym membership (NPR)
You need to sleep more if you workout (Fast Company)
The science of how exercise alters our DNA (NY Times)
CAREER
Help! I don't know what my passion is (NY Mag)
Do this quiz and it'll fire out jobs that will make you happy (The Guardian)
How to survive networking events
A list of things not to do when you first go freelancing (99U)
Work life balance is total crap - try fun and purpose instead (Quartz)
CONFIDENCE
The Confidence Gap The Atlantic
Turn Anxiety into Confidence The Atlantic
Get Excited: Reappraising Pre-Performance Anxiety as Excitement Harvard Business Review
FREELANCING
5 reasons why you're not getting re-hired
Um ... how do I get clients? (Life Hacker)
HIRING
This CEO looks for happy people as they get more done
INTROVERTS
Why you don't want to go to out, ever
Networking for people who hate networking
IMPOSTOR
You'll never be qualified enough
They've found out about you (Parody: The Onion)
LEADERSHIP
Prevent your team from pulling sickies
How to be a great leader if you're shy
Be a better boss - get your head around mental health
MONEY
Know what 'bucket' you sit in - before asking for that payrise
Five women got out of debt and so can you
Why Women Don't Negotiate Their Job Offers Harvard Business Review
Happy people spend money on experiences - not things. Because... science.
MOJO
Stuck? How to figure out what you want with I Want List
Podcast: 2DopeQueens are exactly that
The amount of fucks you give directly affects your mojo
How not to run into 'giving a fuck' debt
Get your mojo back with an Energy Audit
Everything is better after watching Ru Paul's Drag Race
NETWORKING
Effective marketing for Introverts (tip: schedule your bravery)
How to become insanely well connected First Round Review *recommended
How to follow up after a networking event via Forbes
Networking for people who hate networking
30 conversation openers for networking events
Join the HC Slack Network where connections are made daily
PARENTING
How to talk to your daughter about her body
If mothers are more efficient – why are they cheaper?
It's ok to admit you regret having kids
PRODUCTIVITY
You're a perfectionist and it's stopping you from getting shit done
Analysis Paralysis: you're probably thinking too much Mark Manson
Why you're getting nothing done
Time Assets vs Time Debt - where are you spending your time? James Clear
SELF HELP
Mark Manson: Practical, No Bullshit Self Help That Doesn't Suck
Gala Darling: Radical Self Love
SEX / RELATIONSHIPS
Why the idea of having a 'soulmate' it total bullshit
This CEO has a "weekend marriage"
Podcast: Savage Love - hear other peoples sex problems get solved - ADDICTIVE
When a partner cheats (NY Times)
VIOLENCE
Violence is about control (statistics on gendered violence, trigger warning)
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
An idiots guide to the gender pay gap
Use money talk to get more women on your Board Fast Company
Eight tactical ways to get more women in senior roles in your workplace Women's Agenda
WORK
Work is my self care and that's a privilege NY Times
