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Akshay Nanavati: Why You Have to Go Into Hell to Come Out the Other Side

Akshay Nanavati came back from Iraq with survivor's guilt, drinking a bottle of vodka a day, and a plan to return to war to justify being alive. He talks about how he climbed out of that, why he now treats pain and fear as tools rather than enemies, and what losing a fingertip to frostbite in Antarctica taught him about knowing when to quit. The conversation covers post-traumatic growth, seven days in total darkness, and how to make the consequences of your own habits feel immediate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.