The Wilderness and Wellness Podcast
This podcast explores outdoor skills and the healing power of the natural world through the eyes of individuals who interact with it, including bushcrafters, naturalists, wildlife trackers, hunters and fishermen, homesteaders, bird enthusiasts, herbalists, indigenous people, academic researchers and more. This podcast is for anyone who has an appreciation for the outdoors, the skills necessary to live and travel in it comfortably and safely, and the ways that the natural world can benefit people who are looking to reconnect with nature, community, and themselves.
Episodes
48 episodes
Rick Berry on the Life and Legacy of Tom Brown Jr.
Discussion with Rick Berry, student of Tom Brown Jr. and founder of the 4 Elements Earth Education school, about the life, teachings, and legacy of Tom Brown Jr.
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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47:41
Wendolyn Bird: Nature-infused Parenting
Discussion with Wendolyn Bird, former outdoor preschool/summer camp director and nature-infused parenting coach. We talk about techniques for mindfully dealing with the difficult but rewarding task of parenting and how to infuse nature into our...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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1:22:24
Tyson Yunkaporta: Sand Talk – How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Join me and co-host Fil Tkaczyk for a “proper yarn” with Tyson Yunkaporta about:· The idea of what it means to live within and through multiple associations, ideals, and ways of thinking.· T...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:18:57
W&W Short #3 - Alie Nation Lyrics: Indigenous Mindset vs. Western Societal Mindset
A short episode discussing the lyrics of the song "Alie Nation" written by the late John Trudell and performed by the musical group "The Halluci Nation" (formerly "A Tribe Called Red"). I offer a personal interpretation of the lyrics, discussin...
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17:42
Tracking Series 08 – Brian McConnell: Hunting and Trailing Wildlife and CyberTracker Trailing Evaluations
In this eighth episode of my tracking series I had the fortune to catch up with avid hunter, tracker, and CyberTracker evaluator Brian McConnell. In our discussion we cover a lot of ground (pun intended). Brian fills us in on his background as ...
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Season 1
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1:21:17
W&W Short #2 - The Story of the Coyote Howl From My Intro
In response to a question from a listener, I tell the story of where the coyote howl recording from my intro came from. It is a very special story, near and dear to my heart, and discusses my experience with a pair of coyotes while searching fo...
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23:02
W&W Short #1: Introduction-The Sacred Order of Nature
In this Wilderness and Wellness “Short”, I introduce the inaugural episode for a new format that I plan to start releasing and delve into a passage from Eckhart Tolle's "Oneness With All Life". Based on Eckhart's teachings in this passage I dis...
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8:43
Dr. Doug Tallamy: Nature’s Best Hope – A Grassroots Revolution to Create a Homegrown National Park, One Lawn at a Time
Join me for a discussion with Dr. Doug Tallamy about a simple yet revolutionary way that we can save nature while building a relationship with it and gaining the health benefits of such an activity at the same time. With his extensive research ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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1:04:43
Tracking Series 07 – Tracking and Wildlife Conservation: US-Mexico Border Wildlife Study with Sky Island Alliance
In this seventh episode of my tracking series I get out in the field with Bryon Lichtenhan of Sky Island Alliance to volunteer doing some work in gathering data for a border wall study that the conservation organization is conducting. In this j...
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Season 1
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1:12:10
Tracking Series 06 – Filip Tkaczyk: Bird Language and Animism
In this sixth episode of my tracking series I had the privilege to sit down and talk about bird language and animism with tracking author, instructor, and podcaster Filip Tkaczyk. Fil teaches us the intricacies of bird language, sharing foundat...
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1:12:25
Tracking Series 05 – Kyt Lyn Walken: Mantracking
In this fifth episode of my tracking series I had the privilege of discussing the topic of mantracking and its applications with European mantracking instructor Kyt Lyn Walken. Kyt and I delve into the many ways that mantracking can be utilized...
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50:25
Tracking Series 04 - George Leoniak: Inner Tracking, the Art of Tracking the Self
In this fourth episode of my tracking series I sit down with tracking practitioner, educator and CyberTracker evaluator, George Leoniak, to explore the concept and practice of “inner tracking”. Through his 20+ years of tracking, and mentoring w...
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1:36:29
Michelle Wohlberg: Raised in the Bush, Survive in the Bush, Alone Show Season 6
In this episode I sit down for a chat with mother, wife, survivalist, fishing and big game hunting guide, and Alone Show Season 6 contestant Michelle Wohlberg. Michelle talks about growing up in the Canadian bush hunting and trapping, the event...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:21:20
Tracking Series 03 – Kersey Lawrence: Joys of Wildlife Tracking – Overview of the CyberTracker System of Evaluation and Education
In this episode of my tracking series I am privileged to speak with Kersey Lawrence, who is currently the only female in the world that holds the certified highest level of skill with the title of “Senior Tracker” through the CyberTracker syste...
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2:00:56
Tracking Series 02 – Tracking and Human Wellness
In this second episode of my tracking series I delve more specifically into the ways that tracking contributes to human wellness. I talk about humans’ evolutionary roots within the cradle of the natural world and how this existence predisposes ...
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55:28
Kimberly Beck: Ecotherapy and Rewilding – Healing the Harms of Divorcement from Nature
Join me for a discussion with ecotherapist, rewildling coach, and outdoor skills practictioner Kimberly Beck as we explore ways to reverse the ill effects of our divorcement from the natural world due to human domestication. Kimberly shares her...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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1:54:53
Tracking Series 01 – Introduction to Tracking, Basic Concepts and How to Get Started
In this introductory episode for a series specifically about tracking, I introduce the concept of tracking by discussing what tracking is, why we as humans are all equipped to be trackers, why our history as trackers contributes to our capabili...
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52:09
Nikki van Schyndel: Becoming Wild, a Journey of Survival on a BC Island and on the Alone Show Season 6
In this episode I reconnect with survivalist, wilderness guide, homesteader, instructor, and many more titles I don’t have time to name, Nikki van Schyndel. We talk about Nikki’s life, homesteading on a remote island in Echo Bay British Columbi...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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1:26:26
Mike Masek: Herbal Medicine and Community Herbalism
In this episode I sit down for a conversation with Mike Masek, community herbalist, and educator who runs “The Forager’s Path School of Botanical Studies”. We talk about Mike’s journey into the world of herbs and his promotion of the conc...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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1:03:11
*Article Review* - Nature Needs a New Pronoun: To Stop the Age of Extinction, Let’s Start by Ditching “It”, by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
In this episode, I engage in an article review of Robin Wall Kimmerer's (author of Braiding Sweetgrass) 2015 article entitled Nature Needs a New Pronoun: To Stop the Age of Extinction, Let’s Start by Ditching “It”. Through Dr. Kimmerer's...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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19:40
A Flock of Birders: The Joy of Everyday Birding with the Pawson-Ryan Family
Join me for a discussion with the Pawson-Ryan family as they tell the story of their journey into the world of birds. We learn about David and how his friend Noel introduced him to birding which had a profound effect on him, causing him to do a...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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1:16:50
Elena Harder: Overcoming Mental Illness, Bulletproof Mom, and the Healing Threads of Nature
Interview with Elena Harder, Bulletproof Mom and mental wellness coach. Elena tells her inspiring story overcoming mental illness and the threads of nature connection that were her support along the way. We talk specifically about Elena’s...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:17:49
Dan Kriesberg: Nature Connection for the Rest of Us (Ideas for Typical Modern Families)
Discussion with environmental educator and author Dan Kriesberg about how everyday people can maintain their nature connection and raise nature connected kids amidst the hustle and bustle of living a fast-paced modern existence. We discuss idea...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:00:55
John Slattery: Healing and Hope from our Plant Allies in the midst of COVID-19
Discussion with southwest bioregional herbalist, forager, and author John Slattery. In this episode John offers a message of healing, hope, connection, and personal empowerment in the midst of the fog caused by the COVID-19 virus. John and I to...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:11:55
Woniya Thibeault: Nature Connection as a Survival Skill, Alone Season 6
In this episode I speak with ancestral skills practitioner and instructor, and participant on season 6 of the History Channel’s Alone show, Woniya Thibeault. In our discussion we talk about Woniya’s journey into Ancestral skills and the viscera...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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1:06:37