An app born from a panic attack that now calms millions. In this conversation, Ania Wysocka shares how she bootstrapped Rootd, kept her values (not someone else’s rat race), and why she wants people to graduate from the app back to their lives. We also get real on conviction, those rooms where builders lift you up, and tiny drills you can try this week.

You’ll learn:• panic → OK tools that help in the moment• bootstrapping an impact product without losing your values• female-founder real talk (bias, confidence, and finding your rooms)• the “graduate from the app” philosophy + a 7-day calm protocol

Connect with Ania:

https://www.instagram.com/simply_rootd/

https://x.com/aniamargaret

Try out Rootd: https://www.rootd.io/• Watch the episode on YouTube — https://youtu.be/xo1lB9rxdxM

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🎯 About the PodcastEscape 9 to 5 is for people who’ve left corporate life behind and never looked back. We talk about risk, reinvention, and what it takes to build a life you don’t need a vacation from.

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