Malik Ali takes us through optimizing our mental health by returning to the basics of life. Topics include mindfulness, death, intimacy, human connection, and our relationships to food, media,  and the natural world.  Malik's IG: @MalikJAli  Mentioned in this podcast: Literature Letters to a Young Poet by Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke, The Seeker's Guide by Elizabeth Lesser, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman, The Bible The Quran. Individuals: James Baldwin, Lou Tzu, Anthony Browder, Malcolm x.