DAN MURRAY-SERTER: from anxiety, bulimia and insomnia to better mental health
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This week’s guest is the entrepreneur and mental health advocate Dan Murray-Serter. Dan has ten years’ experience of building up businesses but, also, of winding them down. He’s spoken publicly about his failures, as well as his personal experience with anxiety, insomnia, depression, burnout, body dysmorphia and bulimia. And the steps Dan took towards improving his own mental and physical health, led him to a new business in nutrition and supplements. Dan and Matt get quite deep in this conversation, which covers spirituality, mental health, ayahuasca. and much more. Related links: Heights Supplements The Dao De Jing The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle The Body Keeps The Score The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Height (01:28) The benefits and joy to be found in a regular walk (04:43) A few of Dan’s favourite non-fiction books (06:10) Finding fulfillment and embracing spirituality  (11:18) Dan on his upbringing and what he learned from his father (18:44) Living in the present and getting the balance right as an entrepreneur (20:26) Dan’s own mental health history (including insomnia)  (24:02) Dan’s life-changing visit to a dietician (33:51) Dan’s experience with bulimia  (42:38) Assisted psychedelic therapy and ayahuasca  (56: 02) Finding your purpose (with a small p) (01:02:28) Managing comparison and social media (01:07:09) Matt’s outro
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