Season 2 Episode 22 - Burnout, Breakdowns & Breakthroughs: Mental Health Support for Founders

This week on the Managed Chaos podcast, we continue our Mental Health Awareness Month series with a powerful conversation about the real toll startup life can take on your well-being—and what to do about it.

Rachel Anderson sits down with behavioral science expert and founder Dana Spano, co-founder of Entreprana, a web app designed to help founders stay grounded amid the chaos of entrepreneurship. They explore how stress sneaks up on us, what unconscious reactivity looks like in real time, and how you can build mental resilience without pretending everything is fine.

About Our Guest:

Dana is the cofounder of Entreprana, a web app that helps founders stay grounded when startup stress hits. With real-time Recalibrates and weekly Recaps, Entreprana turns those daily WTF moments into genuine well-being and week-over-week momentum.

Drawing on a background in behavioral science, brand/culture strategy, and mindfulness, Dana developed a methodology that surfaces hidden stress patterns and helps founders flourish—by mastering the tools they already have. Her approach blends emotional intelligence development, nervous system regulation, and moment-to-moment self-awareness into a system that’s grounded, actionable, and radically human. Through Entreprana, Dana is on a mission to make psychological stability foundational to founder success—and startup culture at large.

🎁 Listener Exclusive:Get 50% off your first month of Entreprana with code MANAGED25 during their beta!

🔗 Learn more about Dana and Entreprana:

Website: entreprana.ioI

Instagram: @entreprana

LinkedIn: Dana Spano

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