{"podcast":{"title":"The Hope Axis by Anna Gát","slug":"the-hope-axis-by-anna-g-t-7076854","podcast_index_feed_id":7076854,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f8e5b408/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://annagat.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41658034/41658034-1747514724287-00bb9b11d9039.jpg","author":"Anna Gát","episode_count":49,"summary":"What is there in the world to hope and work for? Let's discuss!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T22:18:20.342258+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hope-axis-by-anna-g-t-7076854"},"episode":{"title":"Gena Gorlin - Therapy for the True Outliers","slug":"gena-gorlin-therapy-for-the-true-outliers","published_at":"2025-12-29T15:14:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hope-axis-by-anna-g-t-7076854/gena-gorlin-therapy-for-the-true-outliers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hope-axis-by-anna-g-t-7076854","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-gat/episodes/Gena-Gorlin---Therapy-for-the-True-Outliers-e3cbn00","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f8e5b408/podcast/play/112630208/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-14%2F15136a5d-02bc-a2f6-abd6-6b9289c885b1.mp3","summary":"Psychologist and founder coach Dr. Gena Gorlin joins me to discuss The Founder’s Mindset — how to stay hopeful, resilient, and creative while building something from the ground up. We talk about the psychology of entrepreneurship, why losing can be a sign of progress, and how to keep optimism alive amid a culture that often feels discouraged. I also share what inspired me to start The Hope Axis while running Interintellect as a solo founder. Hope you enjoy! For the full transcript of our conversation, click here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo... Important Links: Substack – https://substack.com/@psychofambition Website – https://genagorlin.com UT Austin Faculty Page – https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/psycho... LinkedIn – / genagorlin X (Twitter) – https://x.com/Gena_I_Gorlin Show Notes: ( 00:00 ) Intro ( 00:49 ) Guest Introduction ( 03:10 ) Getting Through Childbirth on “Let the River Run” ( 14:02 ) Meeting Her Husband at an Ayn Rand Conference ( 20:19 ) What People Get Wrong About Ambition ( 22:37 ) Fake Arguments for Fun ( 24:46 ) Giving Birth to an American Child as an Immigrant ( 32:37 )“Death Is the Default” — Facing Mortality with Clarity ( 36:38 ) Accountability in Therapy and Finding Her Niche ( 48:49 ) Founders: The Nervous Wrecks Building Amazing Things ( 53:52 ) Why Credentials Don’t Matter in Tech ( 55:47 ) Psychotherapy for the True Outliers ( 01:01:32 ) The Cultural Lag in Mainstream Therapy — European vs. American Spirit ( 01:10:13 ) Intellectual Humility as a Cop-Out ( 01:15:18 ) Closing Remarks","meta_description":"Psychologist and founder coach Dr. Gena Gorlin joins me to discuss The Founder’s Mindset — how to stay hopeful, resilient, and creative while building som…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4627,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hope-axis-by-anna-g-t-7076854/episodes/gena-gorlin-therapy-for-the-true-outliers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hope-axis-by-anna-g-t-7076854/gena-gorlin-therapy-for-the-true-outliers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}