Episode 185 - Michael Easter.

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Michael Easter.

Michael Easter is a contributing editor at Men's Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His work has appeared in over 60 countries and can also be found in Men's Journal, New York, Vice, Scientific American, Esquire, and others. He lives in Las Vegas on the edge of the desert with his wife and two dogs.

Website: https://eastermichael.com

The book explores how modern comforts and conveniences are linked to humanity’s most pressing problems—obesity, chronic disease, depression, lack of meaning, etc.—and how engaging with the forms of discomfort our ancestors experienced every day can improve our mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. Michael traveled 21,000 miles across the world and spent 33 days in the remote Arctic backcountry to report the book.Equal parts investigative reporting, travelogue, and memoir, The Comfort Crisis provides a blueprint for how we can leverage the power of discomfort in our daily lives to relieve tension, burnout, lower the risk of disease, and dramatically improve our overall health and happiness.

To buy the book:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634446/the-comfort-crisis-by-michael-easter/

Buy a signed copy (until May 21, 2021): thewritersblock.org/easter

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