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Salish Wolf
Inspired by the lone wolf Takaya who thrived for nearly a decade on a tiny archipelago in the Salish Sea, showing us even the most unlikely is possible. Season 1: Stories of extraordinary endeavors that capture the magic of the human spirit. Season 2: Based on Project Quiver, the incredible father-daughter journey around the globe to capture the art and lives of the world's finest bowyers, the torchbearers carrying on the legacy of primitive archery.
Episodes
Salish Wolf#40 Lorie Eve Dechar on Dreamwork, Shadows, and Integrating Archetypes
After our riveting conversation in the last episode, Lorie Eve Dechar and I are back again, this time to drop more deeply into archetypes, and into the world…
Salish Wolf#39 Lorie Eve Dechar and Benjamin Fox on Inner Alchemy, Archetypes, and Fulfilling Destiny
Inner Alchemy is about transforming emotional lead into gold – not just healing, but braving the darkness to find the divine purpose and light of life. This is…
Salish Wolf#38 Dar Pan on Human Consciousness, the Power in Love, and a Vision for Now
This is the second part of a riveting interview with the remarkable and wise shamanic healer Dar Pan. We pick up in this episode right where we left off in…
Salish Wolf#37 Dar Pan on Mother Ayahuasca, Aboriginal Wisdom, and the Psychology of Theatre
If this episode had a subtitle, it could be “Everything you ever wanted to know about Ayahuasca without taking it, and then a whole bunch more.” Based in a…
Salish Wolf#36 Stephanie Wang on Healing with Psychedelics, Natural Herbal Confectionaries, and How Things Connect
A native of Hong Kong, Stephanie Wang spent her formative years in a traditional culture steeped in mysticism, herbal medicine, and consciousness, and, on a…
Salish Wolf#35 Ian Baker on Explorations in the Himalayas, Tantra, and Psychoactive Plant Medicine
I don’t know by what criteria National Geographic Society selects its six “Explorers for the Millennium”, but I imagine standards are fairly stringent. My…
Salish Wolf#34 Daniel Reid on Plant-Spirit Medicine, Detoxing Emotions, and the Edge of Life
Dan Reid returns to Salish Wolf with another incredible interview during which we traverse the intense highs and occasional lows that have comprised the…
Salish Wolf#33 Lonny Jarrett on Transpersonal Psychology, The Tao, and 40 Years of Writing
I first published this episode on Pacific Rim College Radio, but this conversation is too fascinating not to share with the Salish Wolf audience. My guest is…
Salish Wolf#32 Richard Stuttle on Finding Purpose from Loss, Embracing the Dark, and Mediumship
Finding meaning after losing a loved one – especially someone with so much life still to live – must be one of the most challenging journeys in the human…
Salish Wolf#31 Pouya Farmand on Psychedelic Therapy, Healing Emotional Trauma, and Levitee Labs
Pouya Farmand found a deeper connection to nature, including people as part of nature, during his first psylocibin experience. Since then, he has become a…
Salish Wolf#30 Chad Guenter on Fostering Mental Health, Healing Through Connection, and Paddling the Path
This interview with mental health champion Chad Guenter begins with a light-hearted discussion of standup paddle boarding on rivers and rapids and includes his…
Salish Wolf#29 Duff Gibson on Olympic Gold, the Power of Sport, and Fatherhood
This interview with Duff Gibson is a unique listener opportunity to go inside the head and heart of a former world class athlete and coach who is passionate…
Salish Wolf#28 Kenneth Cohen on Qigong, the Beauty of the Tao, and Oolong Tea
Kenneth Cohen is a legendary Qigong Grandmaster, Chinese scholar, and world-renowned health educator. In this interview he delivers powerful, insightful, and…
Salish Wolf#27 Lao Zhi Chang on the Tao of Ego, Growth through Suffering, and Lessons from a Kidnapping
Welcome to part 2 of my unforgettable interview with Taoist (Daoist) Abbot Lao Zhi Chang. If you have not yet listened to part 1, episode 26, I suggest…
Salish Wolf#26 Lao Zhi Chang on the Orphan Raised by a Monk, Taoing the Tao, and Deactivating Triggers
This interview with Taoist (Daoist) Abbot Lao Zhi Chang is so rich and profound, I have decided to separate it into 2 episodes. For best cohesion, I suggest…
Salish Wolf#25 Daniel Reid on Sex, Virtue, and the Tao
More than two decades ago, The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity by Daniel Reid became a pivotal book in guiding my life journey toward natural medicine and…
Salish Wolf#24 David Smart on Founding a Paddleboard Company, Overcoming Demons, and Riding the Waves of Life
Having an intimate, first-time conversation with someone can be as unpredictable as an open ocean paddle. Fortunately, I chose well as this conversation is…
Salish Wolf#23 Michael Cobb on the Power of Presence, Aligning with Purpose, and Building Community
Michael Cobb is not your average real estate developer. He creates communities and lifestyle opportunities, and he does both with complete presence in the now…
Salish Wolf#22 Barefoot Ted on Running with the Tarahumara, Creating Luna Sandals, and the Beautiful Perfection of the Human Foot
Barefoot Ted McDonald sprinted into the spotlight with the publication of the bestselling book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. Barefoot Ted is one of the…
Salish Wolf#21 Jon Turk on Arctic Expeditions, Siberian Shamanism, and the Magic of this Moment
Jon Turk has lived an incredible life filled with enough adventures to incapacitate most, and enough hardship to extinguish the wildest passion. But Jon is no…
Salish Wolf#20 Alan Cassels on Flawed Drug Advisories, SARS-CoV-2 PCR Test, and Vaccines
In this episode, drug policy researcher Alan Cassels and I take a deep look into some less than desirable tactics of the pharmaceutical and health care…
Salish Wolf#19 Michael Schiesser on Divorcing with Love, the Bondage of Blame, and Family Constellations
Michael Schiesser has been a powerful force in my life, helping me to grow in ways where I was not looking for growth. This in part is due to the curriculum he…
Salish WolfDear Prime Minister: Joan Morris on Surviving a Genocide, Finding Her Voice, and Wisdom of Elders
This episode, like many others, is about the power and beauty of the human spirit. Yet this episode is not like any other. Joan Morris is an elder of the…
Salish Wolf#17 Bruce Kirkby on the Adventure of Life, Devotion to Purpose, and Lessons of Autism
My guest in this episode is crazy, and that is just one of his many strengths. Bruce Kirkby does not take life sitting down, unless he is exploring remote…
Salish Wolf#16 Janne Robinson on Truth as Medicine, Seeking Simplicity, and the Journey of this Moment
It is always a pleasure connecting with Janne Robinson, a personal development coach, writer, surfer, mentor, and much more. This is Janne’s second time on…
Salish Wolf#15 Wil on Music, Loss, and Love
I first heard Wil’s music around 2003 in a nightclub in Victoria, BC. With that show, I became an instant fan of this crazy bearded man who could make more…
Salish Wolf#14 Joshua Hathaway on Reconciliation, Radical Personal Sovereignty, and Intimacy
Joshua Hathaway is a profound communicator with the capacity to change lives – to change your life. He changes mine with every conversation, as each shows me…
Salish Wolf#13 Ray Zahab on Running with Purpose, Surviving Extremes, and the Significance of Fatherhood
My guest in this episode, Ray Zahab, is such an accomplished explorer and ultra distance runner that just listing the bulleted highlights of his…
Salish Wolf#12 Christa Black Gifford on Falling Apart, Conscious Parenting, and Leading Women
I first met Christa and her husband Luke (episodes 9 and 10) at a fearless intimacy workshop in Colorado only a few weeks after they resurrected their…
Salish Wolf#11 Jen Segger on Adventure Racing, Endurance Coaching, and Pain as an Option
Jen Segger has traveled the globe competing as a world-class adventure racing athlete. She has, year after year, for nearly 2 decades, pushed her body to the…
Salish Wolf#10 Luke Gifford on Losing God, Finding Father, and Radical Personal Responsibility
For this second installment with Luke Gifford, we continue with the conversation we began in the previous episode. If you have not listened to that…
Salish Wolf#9 Luke Gifford on the Hero’s Journey, Shadow Work, and Childhood Trauma
Occasionally a person enters my life who I know almost instantly is going to have a profound impact on my personal journey. My guest in this episode, Luke…
Salish Wolf#8 Peter Conway on Plant-Spirit Medicine, Love in the Time of a Pandemic, and the Punk Rocker Ethos
I first sat down with my guest in this episode, Pacific Rim College faculty member and herbalist Peter Conway, to record for my other podcast, Pacific Rim…
Salish Wolf#7 Cory Hastings on Martial Arts, the Pursuit of Purpose, and Head Traumas
I first showed up at the dojo of Hastings Martial Arts looking for a Karate class. A beginner one was not available at that moment, but Sensei Cory Hastings…
Salish Wolf#6 Zat Baraka on Men’s Leadership, Perseverance, and Fatherhood
If you take only one thing from this episode, hopefully it is powerful enough to keep you moving forward, even when it feels like the weight of the world is on…
Salish Wolf#5 Fritzi Horstman on Healing Childhood Trauma, Activism Through Film, and Uplifting Humanity
Fritzi Horstman is a rare, beautiful individual with a selfless passion to transform lives. As a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on the “The Defiant…
Salish Wolf#4 Janne Robinson on Finding Truth, Seeking Her Father, and Self-Reliance in the Age of a Pandemic
I had a blast recording this episode with Janne Robinson. Janne is a 21st-century feminist beat poet, a personal development coach, a surfer, a beacon of…
Salish Wolf#3 Shea Boland on Overcoming Addictions, Finding Purpose, and Serving Others
Have you ever been overwhelmed by seemingly insurmountable hardship? My guest on this episode could have been the poster child for falling in the face of…
Salish Wolf#2 Paul Underhill on Founding a Functional Beverage Company, Defying Cystic Fibrosis, and Kiteboarding
Have you ever met someone who earned your respect and devotion within seconds? For me, Paul Underhill is one of these people. I have actually known Paul for…
Salish Wolf#1 Norm Hann on Paddleboarding, Wild British Columbia, and Activism
For this inaugural episode of Salish Wolf, I sat down with internationally renowned paddleboarder and activist Norm Hann. I recorded this episode in March…