Mountain Whispers

Conversations on the deeper lessons we learn from the outdoors.Tim Stewart speaks to athletes, authors, philosophers, and leaders about their adventures outdoors and the lessons they have brought back with them.We explore topics such as flow states, consciousness, fear, risk, and death, and how all of these come together to provide us with meaning and wisdom.

Mountain Whispers is a society podcast hosted by Tim Stewart, with 37 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Tim Stewart hosts Mountain Whispers, a society show with 37 episodes published.

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  Episode #36

  Ep 36 - Underworld as Teacher — Zach Seagle on Ego Development and Initiation

  Feb 22, 20261h 47mS1

  <p>Zach is an educator and founder of Agora Academy, guiding young people in cultivating a meaningful life, deeply connected to the natural world.</p><p>In this conversation we explore the role of "The Underworld" in one's growth and maturation, how we can use dreams and symbols to make sense of our path, and what soul maturation means in the context of these challenges.</p><p>You can find more of Zach at agoraacademy.org</p><p>Some books to go deeper on the thinkers Zach references:</p>Wild Mind - Bill PlotkinThe Wild Edge of Sorrow - Francis...

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  Episode #35

  Ep 35 - Initiation: Learning to hear what life is asking w Matthew Duffy

  Dec 14, 202556 minS1

  <p>Matthew Duffy (Duffy) is a myco-poet, writer, musician, and cultural alchemist. From 2018-2023, Duffy was instrumental in making Denver the first city to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, and later making Colorado the first state to fully decriminalize psilocybin and other entheogenic plants.</p><p>We explore the initiation Duffy went through that led to this calling, as well as the trials and tribulations that followed it.</p><p>Through it we discuss mythopoetics, human development, and what it means to wake up, grow up and show up.</p><p>You can find more of Duffy at:</p>Duffy's substack: Our...

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  Episode #34

  Ep 34 - Tracking as Remembering: Learning to Read the Language of Land and Animal with Meghan Walla-Murphy

  Aug 26, 202557 minS1

  <p>Meghan Walla Murphy is a wildlife ecologist, educator, and guide who helps people remember their ancestral kinship with the more-than-human world.</p><p>In this conversation we move between the wisdom of elephant seals and bears and the ecosystems we share with them, experiments in wilderness solitude and animal tracking as a path to remembering.</p><p>Links mentioned in the conversation:</p>Meghan's fundraiser to Help Kalahari Bushmen Keep Their Indigenous Wisdom AliveMeghan's websiteArticle on The river that came back to life: a journey down the reborn Klamath<br/><p>You can support this podcast by leaving a...

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  Episode #33

  Ep 33 - Dr Alex Sielaff - Existential Psychology & Terror Management Theory

  Apr 12, 20251h 7mS1

  <p>Here I sit down with existential psychologist Dr. Alex Sielaff to explore how our awareness of death subtly shapes everything, from our beliefs and identities to our relationships and search for meaning. </p><p>We dive into Terror Management Theory, peak states of consciousness, and the ways adventure, discomfort, and integration can help us live more fully in the face of mortality.</p><p>It’s a conversation about fear, freedom, and the quiet power of choosing presence over certainty.</p><p>You can contact Alex via email at sielaff@arizona.edu</p><p>Some of the references discussed in...

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  Episode #32

  Ep 32 - Rob Ó Cobhthaigh - Outer & Inner Exploration

  Jan 25, 20251h 8mS1

  <p>Rob Ó Cobhthaigh is a former elite whitewater kayaker turned psychotherapist and psychedelic facilitator. He's run some of the most intense waters in the world and completed exploratory first descents in rivers of Iran and Norway. </p><p>After retired from whitewater, Rob shifted to the exploration of inner realms, training as a psychotherapist as well as in the Celtic shamanic tradition. He now leads psychedelic retreats in Amsterdam and Costa Rica with his organization inwardbound.nl. </p><p>Links mentioned in this episode:</p>Rob's article on Risk in Whitewater Kayaking: In the Eye of the StormThe Irish Centre f...

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