Aren’t We All a Little Crazy? Mental Illness to Peak Performance — Keith Kurlander

The New Man

What if your normal level of stress, anxiety, or depression didn’t have to be normal? Do you feel like you’re using work, alcohol, or something else to outrun the uncomfortable thoughts in your head? And how can we use our stress and darkness to help us live a more full, rewarding life? Before Keith Kurlander became a founder of the Integrative Psychiatry Center, he struggled with serious mental health issues. He ran away from the promise of a highly lucrative life on Wall Street to find relief on a path which took many, many turns. He worked with everyone from yoga teachers to therapists to meds to shamans to psychedelics to you name it. He tried it. But none of those approaches alone worked for him. These days he’s dialed in his brain, his body, and his behaviors and his life is back on track. So what worked? What had him go from struggling to get off the couch to being a husband and father leading two companies today? Today we explore his story and the reality that all of us deal with some form of mental illness on some level. Here’s to all of us realizing that maybe, just maybe we don’t have to hide, outrun, or settle if we don’t want to. In this interview: What if everyone has a bit of mental illness? Trying to outrun our inner critic, dark thoughts, emotions Moving from mental illness to peak performance The stigma of struggling with anxiety and depression Do we have to blow up our lives in order to make a change? Plus: Running away from Wall Street and a lucrative career Keith’s experiences with mental illness and bipolar disorder Seeking relief through spiritual growth How ayahuasca effected Keith’s brain Keith’s experience with meds And: What approaches help us heal mental illness What is integrative psychiatry and why is it so powerful? Why you need to be the authority of your path Integrating psychedelics, ketamine, and functional medicine with traditional therapies And then: Betraying ourselves and pushing down that inner voice Wound worshipping and getting stuck in “healing” Mental disorders are chosen because we get something from them What is spiritual bypassing? What to ask yourself if you’re tired of feeling stuck https://www.thenewmanpodcast.com/2021/04/mental-illness-peak-performance You don't have to settle. Click here to learn the same mindset principles that Tripp Lanier uses with his coaching clients — including Navy SEALs, executives, and entrepreneurs. The Daily Toolkit is available for immediate download. https://www.thenewmanpodcast.com/ Most men will let fear get the best of them. This book is not for most men. This Book Will Make You Dangerous is a swift kick in the ass that will make you laugh out loud. It’s a practical guide to play for what we truly want, to get over ourselves, and have a ton of fun along the way. This Book Will Make You Dangerous is now available at DangerousBookstore.com. https://dangerousbookstore.com