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Welcome to the Meaning vs Merit Podcast

We are increasingly told that there is more to life than chasing accolades. Yet our society's focus on achievement and merit remains, and there is an ongoing pressure to perform at increasingly higher levels, impress as many people as possible, and rise further and further up the status ladder. Our society's relationship with merit, and meritocracy, is complex, and clinical psychologist Dr. Maria-Christina Stewart is on a mission to unpack it, understand it, and change it. Join Dr. Maria-Christina in this important conversation as she interviews leaders and experts from various fields and shares her own tips and insights about navigating this complex relationship between merit and meaning.

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Dr. Stewart completed specialized graduate and post-doctoral training in eating disorders at Stanford University School of Medicine, Harvard University School of Medicine, and Boston University’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. Her commitment to providing the best care inspired her to complete an additional post-doctoral fellowship in eating disorders at Stanford University. Here she became certified...

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