"Fearvana inspires us to look beyond our agonizing experiences and find the positive side of our lives" - the Dalai Lama. 

Akshay is no joke. Life circumstances brought Akshay to the brink of suicide amongst a deep depression, leading him to seek answers by spending the ensuing 10 years studying the mind and our relationship to fear. This culminates with his book Fearvana, which hit #1 in Neuroscience Books on Amazon. I was so excited for this interview because this has been one of the most impactful books I've ever read in my life ( which helped me get out of a dark place of chronic drinking ). 

In this episode we break down many of the key elements of Fearvana, including why it is that in an era when life has never had less physical suffering that mental disorder is also at an all time high. He breaks down why we either choose our own suffering (through a greater purpose) or life gives us suffering in many forms, the importance of progress over perfection and how to identify healthy vs toxic achievement. His book is seriously transformational. 

Head to fearvana.com to grab a copy, and follow Akshay on Instagram @fearvana

Todd Luongo is the founder of Legendary Life, a business dedicated to helping people optimized all aspects of their life. For his first product venture Todd is focused on journals as research has shown the act of journaling to be an extremely effective tool for enhancing well-being in just a few days of practice. Todd and I talk about the benefits of journaling in relation to the physiology of the brain, and how we can use it to leverage the subconscious mind to make HUGE changes in our lives. We discuss why the questions we journal about matter, and how to build a new journaling habit into our daily routine. 

Check out Todd's journals at legendarylife.com