In this deeply personal solo episode, host Jeff Johnston unpacks the foundational pillars that shape both the Brightn app and his personal philosophy on mental wellness: health, wealth, and purpose. Following the emotional groundwork of “The Road to Resilience,” this second segment explores how lived experience, loss, and legacy led to a reimagined approach to flourishing—rooted not in treatment, but in empowerment.

Jeff shares the story behind the app’s name, the lessons learned from decades in wealth management, and the bold vision to reframe mental health as proactive mental wellness planning.

🔑 In This Episode, Jeff Explores:

• Why “purpose becomes passion when it gets personal”
• How small daily choices can radically change your health trajectory
• The overlooked role of financial insecurity in mental health struggles
• What Gen Z’s crisis of meaning teaches us about modern life
• How Brightn uses human asset classes—health, wealth, and purpose—to reduce suffering and promote flourishing
• The power of service, gratitude, and giving without expectation
• Why the future of mental wellness must go beyond labels and pills

💡 “Suffering will be my opportunity.” —Viktor Frankl

🎧 Subscribe and stay tuned for Part 3: a candid, soul-stirring segment on faith—the unseen force that holds it all together.