Becoming Human

Hunter Clagett is a MMA fighter, martial arts instructor, entrepreneur, and mathematician. Lara Clagett-Carter is an entrepreneur, Designer and marketing specialist. Hunter and Lara have an upcoming event, the battle at Bellingham on February 1st in Bellingham, Washington. You can find more details on instagram @battleatbellingham and at bellinghammma.com To learn more about Hunter and Lara’s gym, go to bellinghammma.comCheck out their sponsors, zenko fightware and happenstance coffee

Episode 115 features Brandon Workman, an entrepreneur, teacher and rock climber. Brandon has spent years climbing in the Cascades and abroad. Four years ago Brandon opened a rock climbing gym in Burlington, Washington - Riverstone Brandon has developed several rock-climbing routes in the cascades

Adam Boyd is a vlogger, cinematographer and trail runner. Adam has made several films about trail running events throughout the United States. Adam went through a powerful weight-loss journey where he lost over 300 pounds. Adam’s story and his passion for capturing film are infectious. Check out some of his videos below and on youtube as There and Back Films

You can also find him on Instagram @thereandbackfilms

Episode #113 of the podcast features Brooks Middleton - an architect and rock climber living in Washington. Brooks lives near one of his favorite crags, Mt Erie, where he learned how to create and bolt his own sport climbing routes. Brooks spent his initial days on my Erie climbing and setting routes with the legendary Dallas Kloke

In this episode we discuss architecture, building a climbing gym, rock climbing, route setting, alpine climbing, cultivating lifestyle, Parenthood and more. For Brooks architecture go to his website https://www.brooksmiddletonarchitect.com/ Checkout the Mt Erie guidebook https://rakkup.com/guidebooks/mt-erie-rock-climbing/

Nick Danielson is a Designer, Videographer and photographer based in Seattle. He loves trail running and creating content in the outdoor industry. His photos are some of the most beautiful representations of the Cascades. In this episode, we discuss: Nick’s progression as a content creator and trail runner, reflecting on your motivations, determining whether your preference of hyper-focusing on a single passion or spreading your attention over 2 or more passions and more.

Learn more about Nick at www.nickdanielson.com and on Instagram @nickmdanielson

JAKE STEINER

Eye Health Activist | Entrepreneur | Coach

EndMyopia.org

Jake Steiner is not an optometrist. He’s a guy who sat in too many optometrist chairs as a

child, and is now tapping into his innate passion for shaking things up. After trying

prescription lenses, eye drops, eye exercises, and countless other method, Jake found that

none of them actually corrected his -5 diopter vision... and some even made his eyesight

worse!

Jake knows the internet is a tricky place filled with non-trustworthy information. However,

by combining his insatiable thirst for knowledge with his desire for change, Jake pored over

thousands of academic journals in the field of optometry, and found enough peer-reviewed

data to confirm exactly what he had conjectured: myopia is neither an illness nor a

disability. It’s refractive state that can be reversed naturally.

Through his research, Jake was able to completely eliminate his -5 diopter

myopia, and in the past decade has helped thousands of others reverse their own

nearsightedness. His rationale is based on the reality that glasses do little more than create

customers for a $100B/year retail industry, which does nothing to address the cause of its

consumers’ (reversible) myopia. Jake doesn’t recommend eye exercises or complicated

regimens. Instead, he helps identify eyesight-damaging habits, then provides simple

solutions to correct those habits. Jake will tap into his research to explain the science

behind every habit change and activity, giving you the tools to quantify your own progress

and ultimately achieve perfect vision.

Topics:

Myopia as a refractive state, not a genetic illness: why we’ve been looking at it all

wrong

Lens-induced myopia: how glasses & contact lenses actually exacerbate the problem

Screen addiction: 4 quick tips to minimize the damage caused by screen time

The one thing you should stop doing to prevent myopia progression

Reasons that eye exercises are not the answer to myopia

Lattice degeneration & retinal detachment: the dangers of not paying attention to

your vision

Ian Ramsey is an educator, musician, adventurer and writer. Ian teaches children about environmental writing, physiology, music, brain science, mindfulness and leads student adventures at North Yarmouth Academy. Ian loves to Sea Kayak, ultrarun and go on expeditions. Ian’s adventures have taken him places like the brooks range in Alaska, Vietnam, the Peruvian Amazon, to name a few. In 2016, he was a quarter-finalist for the Grammy Music Educator of the Year.

For more information on Ian Ramsey: IanRamsey.net & @ian.ramsey

Jeff Hart is a professor at Western Washington University and Jeff raised his son as a single parent. Jeff has lived his life exploring a diverse array of interests such as competition shooting, Kempo karate, sportbike stunt riding, ultra-running, rock climbing, and mountaineering.

One way I measure a person is by how clearly they can express themselves. I wonder if it’s ever possible to achieve complete and lasting unobstructed self-expression. In my experience, I feel like that resistance, be it time, responsibilities, injury, finances, etc, is everpresent. Since unobstructed self-expression is so hard to grasp, it feels increasingly enjoyable as you grasp the ilk just a little bit more.

Jeff’s life story of learning skills and pursuing fulfillment is a great study in problem-solving to remove the intrinsic and extrinsic obstructions that would stifle his pursuit of fulfillment.

Jeff and I discuss how building skills in activities do or do not transfer to the skills useful in daily life. I got to go get trad-dad with Jeff and talk about how he balances parenting and pursuing his own passions.

Links to subjects discussed on the podcast

https://positivepsychology.com/self-concept/

Ron Badder and Theirry Sanchez talk about the history of Indian clubs, the Indian club's effect on health & wellness, how to implement it into your daily routine and more. Ron and Thierry are the founders of Heroic Sport, a company that produces and sells Indian clubs. You can learn more about Indian clubs at heroicsport.com. You can find them on Instagram as @herioc.sport

Episode 107 features Jeremy Vanderpool and Alicia Jenkins. Jeremy and Alicia are running their own personal 100 miler at Lake Padden in Bellingham, Washington from Friday, October 25th to Saturday, October 26th. They’re going to start at 10 pm on Friday, running laps on a local mountain. At 6 am, they will run over to Lake Padden and run loops around Padden until they reach 100 miles. Alicia is using this event as part of her fundraising for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in honor of Alicia’s buddy, Evelyn. Evelyn inspires Alicia’s running adventures into wild spaces. Evelyn is an amazing and competitive young girl who encourages Alicia to be the best version of herself.

You can check out more information about their event on Facebook under Alicia Jenkins, our website www.becominghumanpodcast.com or Facebook.

You can also donate through facebook or on the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Stair Climb page