• What happens when you derive your sense of worth from the business you have built and what does it mean when you walk away from it?

• How do you deal with the loss of identity and purpose? What’s next?

• Why is having a support system and using tools like journaling so important?

We begin Series 2 of NAKED by The Future Farm with a conversation that encompasses many of the themes that you’ve heard us discuss before: shame, self-worth, identity, guilt, loneliness and that feeling of being trapped.

James Routledge founded Sanctus, a mental health startup, after he struggled when his previous business failed. Vladi and Nektarios talk to James a short time after he announced, to everybody’s surprise, that he was stepping down as CEO of the company. He talks openly about his emotional and mental state leading up to the moment, as well as the tools that he uses, and the people he surrounds himself with, to help manage his health.

You can connect with James on LinkedIn to continue following his story and learn more about Sanctus.

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More from James:

• Stepping down as Sanctus CEO | James Routledge

• Follow his personal newsletter to follow his journey

• Founders James looks up to: Charlotte Tilbury, Ben Francis (Gymshark), Julian Hearn (Huel), Ella Mills (Deliciously Ella)

Reading:

• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment | Eckhart Tolle

• I’m stepping down as CEO due to my mental health—and I want to talk about it | Matthew Cooper, Quartz at Work

• Monzo founder Tom Blomfield is departing the challenger bank and says he’s ‘struggled’ during the pandemic | TechCrunch

Tools:

• Daily journaling sessions with Sanctus

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