If you have always wanted to know what it is like to live the "self sufficient" life, this episode is packed with the romance and reality of modern homesteading.

City girl turned farmer, Natalie tells the story of her journey moving from the city to an 80acre property in the Deadman Valley raising goats, rabbits, chickens and turkeys.

The humbling journey of making it through wild fires, killing her first animals for meat. The difficulty finding life/work balance owning a farm and the importance of sustainable practices.

Through their farm business Deadman Acres Natalie & her husband Tanner host farm stays in two Cabins, mill custom lumber, teach workshops on sustainablle food practices and provide farm products such as soaps, hand crafted cosmetics and ethically raised lifestock for consumption.

Check out their website to get in touch:

www.deadmanacres.com

What does it mean to function optimally? This question is beyond diet, exercise and sleep. This episode is about what it means to be human. The beauty of the highs and lows of life. How limitations are the best frame work for where to start to make change and how to adapt instead of react to life.

Book References:
Pema Chodron "when things fall apart"
Mosche Feldenkrais "the elusive obvious"

Podcast References:
Andrew Huberman "the huberman lab podast"

Somatic Meditation:
www.bluebunchfarm.com

A conversation of the visceral experience of sound. How Art and Play are the most essential practices to ensure longevity and happiness. Planting the seed of a project to see it grow roots and become a big tree of inspiration.

This was one of my most pleasant and inspiring conversations as of late, make sure to check out Ernie Essay in geist magazine:

https://www.geist.com/fact/acoustic-memory