09/11/2026
In honor of National Su***de Prevention Month ❤️
I want to talk about something that doesn’t get discussed nearly enough: the mental health side of owning a business.
Sometimes you can be answering messages, serving clients, making payroll, paying bills, creating content, solving problems, planning the next move…
…and privately, you’re struggling to get out of bed.
You can be incredibly proud of what you’ve built and still feel overwhelmed by it. You can love your business and still have days where you wonder, “What the hell am I doing?”
You can also look successful from the outside while fighting depression, anxiety, burnout, loneliness, financial stress or self doubt behind closed doors.
The statistics are pretty eye opening:
• A 2026 survey of 227 entrepreneurs across 46 countries found 87.7% reported struggling with at least one mental health issue.
• 50.2% reported anxiety.
• 45.8% reported high stress.
• 34.4% reported burnout.
• 26.9% reported feeling lonely or isolated.
A peer reviewed study of entrepreneurs found that 30% reported depression, while 72% reported that mental health differences had affected them directly or indirectly.
So if you’re a business owner sitting in your car before work trying to pull yourself together…
If you’re exhausted from always having to be the one with the answers…
If you’re scared about money, questioning yourself, feeling burned out, or struggling with depression while everyone assumes you have it all together…
You are NOT the only one.
I’m sharing this because I know how easy it is to think, “Everyone else seems to be handling this better than me.”
They probably aren’t.
Behind every successful business is a human being. And humans have bad days, hard seasons, doubts, setbacks and mental health struggles.
Your business is important, but you are more important than your business.
So take the day off when you need it. Ask for help. Talk to someone. Step away from your phone. Take care of yourself. You don’t have to earn the right to struggle just because you’re an entrepreneur.
To every business owner who is quietly struggling right now: I see you. You’re not alone. 🤍🤍