“What I am capable of, anyone can learn.” -Wim Hof

Wim Hof — "The Iceman" — is internationally renowned for his countless ice endeavors that range from being up to his neck in a cylinder filled with ice cubes for over 90 minutes, swimming large distances under polar ice, running a marathon barefoot to climbing the Everest in nothing more than a pair of shorts.

Wim has pioneered a practice of breathing and cold immersion that has allowed him to set countless world records and can help you to harness your inner strength and achieve robust health & well-being.

In this episode, Wim shares from the heart on his journey confronting the cold and how his practices can help you become a better version of yourself in a very short time period. Our conversation was particularly powerful for me, as I’ve been playing around with Wim’s breathing and cold immersion techniques since we’ve spoken and have felt immediate positive effects. I share a bit about my experience so far in the beginning of the show!

I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

Episode Breakdown:

• What Wim is capable of, anyone can learn
• The Wim Hof Method
• Wim’s journey in confronting the cold
• Getting out of our comfort zones
• Tuning into your primitive, animal self
• Dealing with suppressed emotions that arise when practicing the breathing techniques
• Controlling your pH through breath
• What temperature does Wim keep his home?
• Generating energy through deep breathing
• Enjoying life to the fullest
• Using Wim's breathing techniques to improve sex
• How Wim sees the future of our world

Welcome back to part two of my conversation with Luke Storey on setting up a holistic strategy for lifestyle design! Luke has spent the past 18 years developing and refining a robust way of life based on the principles of nature and spirituality, while embracing technology and modern convenience. 

In this segment, we focus on our strategies for movement, sleep and meditation! If you missed it, check out part one where we break down our personal strategies and adaptations to modern life using a four elemental structure: Earth, Air, Water, Fire.

Episode Breakdown:

• Integrating useful movement into your lifestyle
• Optimizing your sleep routine in urban environments
• Luke’s tactics for falling asleep when not tired
• Pillow-less sleeping
• The discipline of meditation
• Spiritual connection through meditation and entheogens 

In this week's podcast, my good friend Luke Storey joins me for an intimate, peer to peer conversation on setting up a holistic strategy for lifestyle design. Luke has spent the past 18 years developing and refining a robust way of life based on the principles of nature and spirituality, while embracing technology and modern convenience. 

Luke and I apply many of the same lifestyle principles to our very different lives, and in this rap session, we have an awesome time discussing our personal strategies and adaptations to modern life. We break it all down for you using a four elemental structure: Earth, Air, Water, Fire.

We cover a ton of valuable, actionable information here, and so we’ve split up this episode into two parts. In part one, we get into our strategies on diet, water, air and sunlight. Stay tuned for part two (coming out next week) for our discussion on movement, sleep and meditation!

Episode Breakdown:

• Luke & Daniel’s history
• How Luke got started on his health journey
• Avoiding diet extremes — achieving a healthy relationship with your food
• Luke’s home + travel spring water strategy
• Navigating through air pollution
• #NakedSunTime 

Couples in the Paleolithic world would never have fantasized about running off by themselves to their own little retreats in the forest. No Stone Age lovers would have imagined in their wildest dreams that they could or should be “everything” to each other. That way lay death.

― Stephanie Coontz, Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy

Stephanie Coontz is a marriage historian and author of seven books on marriage and family life. In this podcast, she takes us on a tour through the evolution of marriage and intimacy throughout human history. We discuss everything from egalitarianism to “the one” to polyamory vs. monogamy. This show is enlightening and adds another piece to the puzzle as we continue to dissect the mating styles of the human animal, here on the ReWild Yourself! podcast.

Episode Breakdown:

• The way we never were
• Are we hardwired for egalitarianism?
• The quest for in-laws
• Marrying for love
• The soulmate fantasy
• Individual needs vs group needs
• Sex and marriage throughout history
• Monogamy vs non-monogamy
• The story of divorce over the ages
• Today’s marriage statistics 
• The changing roles of men and women in a marriage 

Most of us are exposed to an abundance of artificial blue light on a daily basis, via our modern technology (lamps, cellphones, computers, TVs, etc). Our bodies physiologically respond to light from the blue portion of the spectrum with a state of wakefulness, via the suppression of melatonin production. This constant stream of artificial blue light is wreaking havoc on our circadian rhythms.  

Today’s guest, a physicist, is one of the leading experts on this topic — Dr. Edward Carome. In this episode, you’ll learn how blue light interacts with our bodies by suppressing melatonin-production and some surprising, and not often discussed, effects this can have on us. Dr Carome relays some excellent strategies on how to minimize blue light exposure, particularly in the evening hours. Whether you are using these blue-light-producing modern devices on a daily basis or not, the information in this interview is extremely important! Enjoy, and please share your thoughts in the ReWild Yourself! Facebook group! I’d love to hear what strategies you are utilizing to safeguard your circadian rhythm! 

Episode Breakdown:

• Dr. Carome’s background in light
• The effects of blue light on the pineal gland
• Artificial light from our modern devices
• Dr. Carome’s experience with melatonin
• When to use blue-blockers to support your circadian rhythms
• The powerful effects of melatonin
• Amount of blue light in LEDs, Incandescents, Tungstens and other bulbs
• Do short bursts of blue light at night cause melatonin production to cease?
• The best blue-blocking products and how to use
• Crisper focus outdoors wearing blue-blocking glasses
• Concluding thoughts

The war on drugs, which in many ways is really a war on the freedom of our minds, restricts a natural, evolutionarily adaptive human behavior, that of exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness. Johann Hari — British journalist and author of Chasing the Scream — spent three years and journeyed thirty-thousand-miles investigating the war on drugs. In this show, Johann shares some of his discoveries through the stories of the people he met and interviewed along his journey. Let's have a look at some of the unexpected outcomes of restricting human access to psychoactive medicines.

Episode Breakdown:

• Is drug addiction real?
• Substance abuse when coping with pain
• The cultural repercussions of prohibition
• Drug-related violence
• Portugal’s experiment and the case for legalization
• Animals and drug use
• Modern drug education for children
• Is there an end in sight for the war on drugs?

"Environmental toxic mold exposure is a massive health crisis that very few are aware of," said Asprey. "Mold toxins have been linked to damaging long-term effects including memory loss, insomnia, anxiety, depression, trouble concentrating, and even cancer and heart disease."

From your home to your wine to your food… toxic mold is hidden in more places than you might think, and it can cause some serious health repercussions for those affected by it. In this interview, Dave Asprey — the Bulletproof Exec — explores the world of toxic mold with us. He sheds light on the common symptoms of mold exposure, diagnosing mold in your home and steps for removing mold & improving air quality in your habitat. He reveals startling information about mold in our food supply and gives us the rundown on some of the more common culprits. The information Dave presents in this interview, and in his Moldy documentary, is absolutely vital knowledge to have in your toolkit. Prepare to be enlightened…and possibly a little unsettled, as I was when I first watched Moldy!

Episode Breakdown:

• Dave’s latest projects
• Moldy documentary
• Common symptoms of mold
• How do you know if mold is present in your home?
• Are there certain conditions that perpetuate mold?
• Mutant aggressive super molds
• The multi-faceted approach to removing mold from your home
• Correlation between Lyme Disease and mold
• Mold prevention when building a new home 
• Improving air quality in your home habitat
• Mycotoxins lurking in your wine, coffee and food & how to avoid them

Abel James — author of The Wild Diet — joins us for a dynamic conversation on how he applies ancestral living concepts to his modern life. He breaks down the philosophies behind The Wild Diet, and we talk a great deal about how music, cooking and travel tie into the modern day ReWilder’s lifestyle. Prepare to be inspired to incorporate some of these ancestral practices into your own life!

Episode Breakdown:

• Able Abel
• Using positive speaking to make positive change
• Significance of the “Fat-Burning Man"
• The Wild Diet explained
• Music and its importance to Homo sapiens
• Cooking and food
• Being semi-nomadic and living for experience
• Purging “stuff” for a richer life
• Setting up a home base with intention

"We need to empower human nature; to rewild it.” -Erwan Le Corre

Erwan Le Corre, founder of MovNat, joins us for an intimate and inspiring look into his life and business. In this heartfelt interview, Erwan takes us through the development of MovNat and also shares a bit about his personal journey with rites of passage, parenting and plant medicines. 

Episode Breakdown:

• How Erwan built his business
• Rites of passage
• How parenting has shaped Erwan
• Importance of entheogens to our development
• MovNat workshops and courses

“Stand up straight!” — one of the more common phrases heard during childhood. But what exactly does it mean to “stand up straight”? And is it causing more harm than good? Esther Gokhale thinks so and has dedicated her life’s work to researching indigenous postures and helping people incorporate an aligned, primal posture into their daily lives. In this episode, she goes over some common postural pathologies and gives us actionable tips to correct these and find our own primal posture. Esther walks me, step-by-step, through correctly aligning my spine — follow along with us! 

We talk a great deal about natural movement on this show (see episodes with Erwan Le Corre, Ido Portal and Scott Sonnon), and posture is the foundational piece of the movement puzzle, folks! 

In this episode, we explore a primal parenting style honoring children as sovereign beings. Arthur Haines is back on the show to give us some insight into how he and his partner are raising their daughter Samara. He challenges some of today’s popular parenting styles — explaining their shortcomings and giving examples of what he and his partner do differently. This show is rich with takeaways on raising a sovereign child with the feral mindset. Listen with an open mind! 

Here’s to the next generation of ReWilders!

Episode Breakdown:

• Children are sovereign humans
• Corporal punishment vs. conscious communication
• Helicopter parenting
• Parenting in natural vs. urban environments
• Cry it out parenting
• It takes a village
• Place-based education
• Co-sleeping myths debunked and why you should consider co-sleeping
• Arthur’s thoughts on teens and sex

In this stream-of-consciousness rant, I break down the his-story of husbandry!

Episode Breakdown:

• Evolution of humans
• Our ancient toolkit
• Origins of hierarchy
• The Creation Myth — His-story
• I now pronounce you husband and wife
• ReWild Your Mind

It is a commonly-held (and media-fueled) belief in our culture that sun is bad and sunscreen is good. Not only is this inaccurate, but in fact, the opposite is true: Our skin is quite literally designed to be exposed to the sun’s rays, and sunscreen use actually causes a host of issues (one of which, ironically, is skin cancer). Nadine Artemis — sense visionary and founder of Living Libations — joins us to set the record straight on sun exposure and goes over how to properly interact with the sun for optimal health.

Episode Breakdown:

• Why you shouldn’t suntan through glass
• How sunscreen works
• Benefits of sungazing
• Sunlight and bacteria
• Why you don’t want empty vitamin D receptors
• Negative press surrounding sun exposure and skin
• Wise interaction with the sun
• Kids and sun exposure
• Our skin is designed to be exposed to the sun’s rays
• What we ingest determines how our skin responds to sunlight
• Skin cancer myths debunked
• Using plant oils to harmonize your skin with the sun in lieu of toxic sunscreens

Unschooling is a growing movement for those looking for an alternative to the traditional schooling system. Ben Hewitt — modern homesteader, unschooling father and author — calls it "self-directed, adult-facilitated life learning” or “immersion learning.” In this episode, Ben shares his experience with unschooling his two boys on their Vermont homestead. Rather than sitting at a desk, in a fluorescent-lit classroom, memorizing facts all day, Ben’s boys’ days are spent doing things like building barns, apprenticing with a local blacksmith and foraging food for that night’s dinner. Our conversation is fascinating, and whether or not you are a parent (or soon-to-be parent), if you went through traditional schooling for any portion of your life (most of us), you are sure to enjoy this show!

Episode Breakdown:

• How Ben & his family raise and forage 90% of their calories
• Self-directed, adult-facilitated life-learning
• Role of mentors in unschooling
• A day in the life of Ben’s kids
• Immersive learning in rural vs urban environments
• Induced busy-ness and time management
• How to get started with unschooling

“You're captives of a civilizational system that more or less compels you to go on destroying the world in order to live.… You are captives — and you have made a captive of the world itself. That's what's at stake, isn't it? —your captivity and the captivity of the world.”

― Daniel Quinn, Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

Daniel Quinn is the author of the best-selling book Ishmael and a pioneer in the concept of ReWilding. Daniel’s books had a massive influence on my life trajectory, and I am so honored to have had the opportunity to interview him! Our conversation traverses animism, the Sixth extinction and so much more. Many of you are familiar with Daniel’s work, but if you’re not, I encourage you to go pick up a copy of Ishmael right away. Find links to the show notes and his books below! And if you are a fan of Daniel’s, I’d love to hear what you thought of our conversation in the comments below. Enjoy!

**Note: Our conversation was recorded via phone, so the audio quality is not excellent. Apologies, and thanks for bearing with us on this one!

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

• Daniel shares a bit about his background
• Transitioning from Christianity to an animistic worldview
• History and pre-history
• The Sixth Extinction
• Animism explained
• Outlook for the future of our world

Are you getting enough time outside for your physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and sexual well-being? Join me for a stream-of-consciousness rant on strategically setting up a lifestyle that affords you nature-connection! No matter where you live, or what your current lifestyle is like, nature-connection is always possible. In this episode, I break down a few of my top practices to add into your repertoire to foster (or restore) your connection to the natural world.

Episode Breakdown:

• My recent endeavors in archery and movement programming
• A look inside Elementary School
• Can you go without tan lines this summer?
• Going barefoot — experiencing the environment with your feet
• Nature deficit disorder
• Walking as a practice — reprogramming your movement
• Strategically setting up a lifestyle that affords you nature-connection
• ReWilding tips for summer

Can being awake less get you more out of life? Shawn Stevenson — bestselling author and creator of The Model Health Show — joins us on the podcast to talk about the practice of sleep. Our modern society seems to celebrate those who sleep less — viewing them as "more productive" or "healthier" — when in actuality most of these people are chronically sleep-deprived and hurting their productivity and health in the long run. Shawn explains why getting optimal sleep is vital to operating at high performance and shows us how to set up our personal sleep practice so we can start getting better sleep....tonight!

Episode Breakdown:

• How Shawn got into sleep research
• Society of the chronically sleep-deprived 
• Our sleep cycles explained
• Circadian rhythms and sleep hormones
• Navigating sleep when you live and work in the concrete jungle
• Best time to exercise for better sleep
• The practice of sleep
• Your bed is for sleep and sex — Shawn shares some interesting facts on the relationship between the two
• Creating your sleep sanctuary
• Why you should not sleep near your phone
• Choosing your bed wisely

Get your notebooks out for this episode, folks! Ben Greenfield — ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, Spartan racer, coach, speaker and New York Times Bestseller author — covers a lot of ground and delivers countless actionables in this interview. Ben shares some excellent primal parenting tips and his top strategies to reduce stress in everyday life. He even takes us on a (verbal) tour of his incredible home, which was clearly designed with the human ape in mind (;

Prepare to be inspired! I’d love to hear 1-2 of your favorite takeaways from our conversation in the comments below!

Episode Breakdown:

• Ben’s upcoming wilderness retreat with his twin boys
• Creatively adjusting your daily workout to include your kids
• The enormous responsibility and privilege of being a parent and building a lineage
• Engaging your children in the practice of gratefulness
• Teaching kids alternative-to-sitting positions
• The science of gratitude
• Ben’s favorite practices to reduce stress in everyday life
• Tour of Ben’s optimized home habitat
• The ultimate practice of functional fitness
• Bowhunting vs firearm shooting

Ryan Ford — leading parkour athlete and coach — defines parkour as the "art of movement in which we’re training our body and mind to overcome obstacles efficiently." I've found — and Ryan speaks to this in the interview as well — that training to easily overcome physical obstacles directly relates to my ability to easily overcome mental challenges in life. I even did a video series on this very subject awhile back called the "Obstacles as a Metaphor" series. Find it in the show notes below!

In this episode, Ryan gives us a peak inside the world of parkour — explaining its roots in natural movement, real life applications and tips for getting started.

“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” -Frank A. Clark

Episode Breakdown:

• Origins of parkour
• Physically and mentally overcoming obstacles
• "Parkour vision"
• Parallels of skateboarding and parkour
• Training under pressure
• Olympic Parkour
• Who can parkour?
• The importance of progression
• Ryan’s parkour school — Apex Movement
• Learning to fall
• Two parkour skills to possess for emergency situations
• Ryan’s optimal movement strategy
• Developing your unique movement style
• Living your passion
• Analyzing modern children’s playgrounds

You are most likely familiar with the three phases of water — solid, liquid and vapor — but did you know that there is also a fourth phase of water? Dr. Gerald Pollack relives the discovery of what he calls Exclusion Zone (EZ) water, which is basically "living" water that is highly structured and negatively charged. Spring water aficionados — this interview is for you! 

Our conversation is heavy on the science, but fret not as we explain EZ water’s health-promoting effects in your body, as well as its applications in other areas of science. Aha-moments abound as Dr. Pollack and I merge scientific research with intuition! Listen closely for an emerging worldview around health and biology that’s hitherto been unexplored!

Episode Breakdown:

• What is water?
• Water anomalies
• How Dr. Pollack became interested in water
• Discovering the fourth phase of water
• Free infrared energy from the sun
• You’re not neutral — you’re negatively charged
• Health promoting effects of building structured EZ water in your body
• Dr. Pollack tells us about a remarkable water
• Utilizing EZ water to cleanse cells
• Best drinking vessel for your water
• Is drinking EZ water good for you?
• Negative vs. postive charge
• The Institute for Venture Science