In the first of a Sifted series about founder mental health, we hear from Alex Depledge, 38, the cofounder and chief executive at British architectural startup Resi. She previously built and sold cleaner marketplace Hassle.com for £27m. Here is her story about her burnout, the symptoms she experienced, and her road to recovery.
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