Savan Kotecha

you know, how I was raised and everything, self-worth and achievement got wrapped up together and nothing made me feel good. No hit made me feel good. Anything that didn't succeed made me feel worse about myself. And then I felt worse about myself because there were things going well. And what kind of person would feel so horrible about life when

He has a beautiful wife and two kids and his career. That's, you know, um, and I remember when, you know, like the Charlie's Angels song, when that didn't really work, I felt like a fit. I didn't understand why my kids wanted to hug me. You know, it was, that's how messed up my sort of thinking was this sort of intertwinement of self-worth and achievement.

He has a beautiful wife and two kids and his career. That's, you know, um, and I remember when, you know, like the Charlie's Angels song, when that didn't really work, I felt like a fit. I didn't understand why my kids wanted to hug me. You know, it was, that's how messed up my sort of thinking was this sort of intertwinement of self-worth and achievement.

He has a beautiful wife and two kids and his career. That's, you know, um, and I remember when, you know, like the Charlie's Angels song, when that didn't really work, I felt like a fit. I didn't understand why my kids wanted to hug me. You know, it was, that's how messed up my sort of thinking was this sort of intertwinement of self-worth and achievement.

And, um, without going into too much detail, sort of, and it's, Early 2020, a friend who I won't name just for her own sake caught me in the sense of there's something off here and pushed me to get into therapy and save my life, to be honest with you. Wow. So I took some time. I took time off. We moved back to Sweden. Then we had, you know, when I started feeling bad, I thought I was done.

And, um, without going into too much detail, sort of, and it's, Early 2020, a friend who I won't name just for her own sake caught me in the sense of there's something off here and pushed me to get into therapy and save my life, to be honest with you. Wow. So I took some time. I took time off. We moved back to Sweden. Then we had, you know, when I started feeling bad, I thought I was done.

And, um, without going into too much detail, sort of, and it's, Early 2020, a friend who I won't name just for her own sake caught me in the sense of there's something off here and pushed me to get into therapy and save my life, to be honest with you. Wow. So I took some time. I took time off. We moved back to Sweden. Then we had, you know, when I started feeling bad, I thought I was done.

I was like retired. I was like, this is, I told Max, told everyone like I'm out because I don't see a way through this. And we moved back to Sweden. Mostly it's sort of like take the alcoholic out of the bar, you know, like being in LA and being around everything was, you know, let me just get away from it all.

I was like retired. I was like, this is, I told Max, told everyone like I'm out because I don't see a way through this. And we moved back to Sweden. Mostly it's sort of like take the alcoholic out of the bar, you know, like being in LA and being around everything was, you know, let me just get away from it all.

I was like retired. I was like, this is, I told Max, told everyone like I'm out because I don't see a way through this. And we moved back to Sweden. Mostly it's sort of like take the alcoholic out of the bar, you know, like being in LA and being around everything was, you know, let me just get away from it all.

and then when I started feeling better, we had a family illness, we had cancer hit my household and had to go through, through that. Um, and that was around, that was during COVID as well. So we, we, so yeah, it took, it took a while to get back to it.

and then when I started feeling better, we had a family illness, we had cancer hit my household and had to go through, through that. Um, and that was around, that was during COVID as well. So we, we, so yeah, it took, it took a while to get back to it.

and then when I started feeling better, we had a family illness, we had cancer hit my household and had to go through, through that. Um, and that was around, that was during COVID as well. So we, we, so yeah, it took, it took a while to get back to it.

Absolutely. Um, You know, I think it's so interesting because I talk about this for people all the time, like high achieving sort of individuals that you the people what it takes to get there is a hole in you that you're trying to fill that you'll never fill. That's why they keep going. Right.

Absolutely. Um, You know, I think it's so interesting because I talk about this for people all the time, like high achieving sort of individuals that you the people what it takes to get there is a hole in you that you're trying to fill that you'll never fill. That's why they keep going. Right.

Absolutely. Um, You know, I think it's so interesting because I talk about this for people all the time, like high achieving sort of individuals that you the people what it takes to get there is a hole in you that you're trying to fill that you'll never fill. That's why they keep going. Right.

I just happened to have the unfortunate where my DNA got me into a dark place of potential self-harm, you know.

I just happened to have the unfortunate where my DNA got me into a dark place of potential self-harm, you know.

I just happened to have the unfortunate where my DNA got me into a dark place of potential self-harm, you know.

and um but for very high achieving there is a hole that you're trying to fill it's this vicious cycle you know because almost you know and i i do think about do you need that hole to be as successful and i almost feel like you kind of do to a point you know but hopefully but a lot of people maybe don't go to the dark place they're just always trying to chase this carrot um