The Blueprint of Human Violence - Rory Miller #32

In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, I talk with Rory Miller — author of Mediations on Violence — about the human violence blueprint. We debunk some of the most common misconceptions about violence and self defense.

Episode Breakdown:

  • The Violence Taboo
  • Why are humans so afraid of violence?
  • The Violence Threshold
  • Common misconceptions surrounding violence
  • Misconceptions about law enforcement
  • The unknowns vs. creating your own reality
  • Levels of security
  • Scenarios of violent situations
  • Rory’s top tips for human survivability
  • Awareness makes your life richer
  • Nature vs. nurture

Silver for Financial Survival - David Morgan #31

In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, I talk with David Morgan — widely recognized analyst in the precious metals industry — on how to get started investing in silver for financial survival.

Episode Breakdown:

  • Health above wealth
  • What is money?
  • The decline of the US dollar
  • How David became interested in silver
  • The many uses of silver
  • Price disparity between gold and silver
  • How to get started investing in silver
  • Silver preparedness 
  • Unique storage ideas for the small silver investor

Doomsday Prepping vs Nature Literacy - Michael Douglas #30

Michael Douglas — founder of Maine Primitive Skills School — joins us to discuss doomsday prepping versus nature literacy. He gives us some great tips to tune into our wild nature and reconnect to the landscape.

Episode Breakdown:

  • Mike’s experience on Doomsday Preppers
  • What is survival?
  • Stages of growth in survival
  • Our modern attention disorder
  • Tending the landscape
  • How does the modern person reconnect to the landscape?
  • Boredom is a sign of a weak mind
  • Simple trick for instantly tuning in to your innate wildness

Ancestral Survival Skills - Arthur Haines #29

Arthur Haines is back on the podcast to discuss ancestral survival skills. We talk about the history of these natural human skills, as well as how the modern feral human can master these skills today.

Episode Breakdown:

  • What does it look like to surthrive using primitive skills
  • How to learn primitive skills
  • Eating 100% wild foods — is it possible?
  • The bow
  • Shelter
  • How many people does it take to sustainably surthrive in nature
  • Arthur’s personal water strategy
  • Indigenous peoples’ water strategies
  • History of human fire use
  • How to create friction fire
  • How important is fire to surviving in a natural landscape?
  • Learning recipes vs learning concepts

Primal Self Defense - Tony Blauer #28

Tony Blauer — a pioneer in Combatives and self defense training — discusses primal self defense and offers some excellent reasons on why you should learn how to defend yourself from predatory violence.

Episode Breakdown:

  • How Tony became interested in self defense
  • Consentual dualing vs predatory violence
  • Why “the pacificist” needs to learn this
  • How long it takes to learn to defend yourself
  • Indignation energy
  • Startle-flinch response
  • Compliant vs non-compliant opponent