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The Dr. Drew Podcast

Akshay Nanavati

The Dr. Drew Podcast

PodcastOne / Carolla Digital

Comedy, Health & Fitness, Science

4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week, Dr. Drew talks with Akshay Nanavati, an adventurer, speaker, author, and USMC Vet. Akshay opens up about his personal journey dealing with PTSD and self-destructive tendencies after leaving the military, offering poignant reflections on his struggles and how he transformed his pain into purpose. Akshay shares how he utilizes unconventional methods like darkness retreats to confront his past and cultivate resilience. In his book 'Fearvana,' he unveils his unique philosophy of confronting fear head-on and embracing suffering as a path to growth. Tune in as Akshay elaborates on his bold decision to embark on a risky solo adventure in Antarctica. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Searching for a romantic summer getaway. Escape with Rich Girl Summer, the new Audible original

0:05.2

from Lily Chew. The exquisitely talented Philippa Sue, returning to narrate her fifth

0:10.2

Lily Chew title. This time, Philippa is joined by her real-life husband, Stephen Pasquale,

0:15.5

set in Toronto's wealthy cottage country, aka the Hamptons of Canada, rich girl Summer follows the story of Valerie,

0:22.1

a down-on-her-luck event planner posing as a socialite's long-lost daughter, while piecing

0:26.5

together the secrets surrounding a mysterious family and falling deeper and deeper in love with the

0:31.7

impossibly hard to read and infuriatingly handsome family assistant, Nico. Caught between pretending to belong

0:38.2

and unexpectedly finding where she truly fits in,

0:41.3

Valerie learns her summer is about to get far more complicated

0:44.0

than she ever planned.

0:45.8

She's in over her head and head over heels.

0:48.5

Listen to Rich Girl Summer, now on Audible.

0:51.2

Go to audible.com slash rich girl summer.

0:53.3

Music on Audible. Go to Audible.com slash Rich Girl Summer.

1:06.6

Everybody, welcome to Dr.Rood podcast. We appreciate you all being here. And again,

1:11.6

we're always taking suggestions for guests. If you wish and do support people to support us so we can keep doing this thing.

1:13.2

I do like doing it.

1:17.1

And I'm always interested in interesting people.

1:18.8

That's sort of the goal of this podcast.

1:20.9

And today is no exception.

1:25.4

It's Akshay Natavante, somebody I've known for quite some time.

1:37.6

Akshay is a veteran of many things, I would say, of many wars, some at his own hand, I would say.

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