Episode 138 - The Ancestral Lens: What Hunter-Gatherers Teach Us About Modern Life

On the inside, we’re still hunter-gatherers — yet every day we live in a world of screens, schedules, and supermarkets. In this episode I explore the idea of the ancestral lens: looking to our evolutionary past to understand what really supports our bodies and minds today.

We can’t go back to the Stone Age, but we can borrow wisdom from it. Through bushcraft, forest school, and outdoor practices, we can bring some of that ancestral balance into the modern world.

If you’re interested in ancestral health, outdoor learning, or finding a deeper sense of wellbeing, this conversation will give you practical ways to reframe life through the ancestral lens.

The Bracken Outdoors Podcast is designed for Woodland Leaders from bushcraft instructors to Forest School practitioners, helping you build a life in the great outdoors. With weekly short episodes on all aspects of life as a freelance Woodland Leader, from business tips and advice to philosophy of outdoor education, as well as monthly deep dives into larger topics or interviews with inspirational professionals and leaders in the outdoor education space.

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