FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home
FAR OUT chronicles the shared human experience of returning home to ourselves.
What does it mean to heal and follow life’s guidance?
How do we cultivate faith and connection?
What meaning do we find and give in the experiences of being human?
Always in a casual, humorous and real way, you’ll hear about Alasdair and Julie-Roxane’s ongoing journey, others’ stories as they navigate healing, meaning and connection in our current world & impactful conversations with guides and thought leaders that have dedicated their lives to the important work of restoring wholeness for ourselves and the world around us.
We’ll explore our human stories through the lens of ancient spiritual traditions, shamanism and archetypal work.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 226
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2023
FAR OUT #182 ~ The Only Sane Response to an Insane Situation
Summary: We're taking a two-month summer break from the podcast! We'll be back in September :) Today, we explore the fears that visit us on the path we're choosing for ourselves and draw inspiration …
FAR OUT #181 ~ It's Not a Problem, It's a F*cking Growth Opportunity
Summary: We're finally moving out of the truck camper! We share where we're moving and how it came about. This leads into a discussion about how a key to solving complex problems often is being willi…
FAR OUT #180 ~ The Way of the Spiritual Warrior
Summary: We discuss the value of podcasting weekly for almost four years, avoiding burnout, different stages of growing a business, keeping a daily practice and cultivating the qualities of a warrior…
FAR OUT #179 ~ Sacred Space, Mythological Thinking & Alchemical Transformation
Summary: We explore our working definition of the alchemical process and how it shows up in the ritual spaces we hold.
Mentioned on this episode:
- Iron John: A Book About Men by Robert Bly
- Wild Woman Wi…
FAR OUT #178 ~ Don't Become the Best, Become the Only
Summary: Julie-Roxane shares what it was like to drink ayahuasca with her mom. Alasdair and Julie-Roxane explore the value in using different metaphors for our life's work like work as a territory ra…
FAR OUT #177 ~ When to Trade in Freedom for Efficiency
Summary: Freshly fueled by cacao, your cohosts discuss when it makes sense in the entrepreneurial journey to question old choices and trade in freedom for efficiency. They discuss the apparent lack o…
FAR OUT #176 ~ How to Pursue the Adventure of Your Life
Summary: Fresh off leading back-to-back retreats, Alasdair and Julie-Roxane reflect on the energetic workout retreats offer, why they are so powerful, the demands of holding alchemical containers, an…
FAR OUT #175 ~ If You Want Wealth, Create It for Others
Summary: Alasdair's self-described "fall from grace" has the Far Out couple musing on the archetype of the generative king. They discuss apprenticeship and what they've seen as the most effective way…
FAR OUT #174 ~ Listen to Your Body, Not Dogma
Summary: We discuss our recent experimentation with diet and why these days we are very careful to avoid "diet theory" and try to focus on what our body says. This leads into a broader discussion on …
FAR OUT #173 ~ You Gotta Want Help to Get Help
Summary: We discuss the stages we go through before and after we realize we need to ask for help, the process of finding help, what to look for when hiring expertise, and other things that come up wh…
FAR OUT #172 ~ Life Update: When Health Falls Apart
Summary: The last 5 months have been pretty intense for us. Alasdair shares about his ongoing health crisis and the challenges and uncertainties that's evoked. Julie-Roxane shares about the growth sp…
FAR OUT #171 ~ Cacao 101: How to Hold a Cacao Ceremony
Summary: If you've listened to this podcast for a while, you know we're crazy about cacao. We discuss our preconceptions of cacao ceremonies thanks mainly to instagram, our own journey with cacao, th…
FAR OUT #170 ~ When You Numb Expression You Numb Connection: Erica's Path of Reconnecting to Her Intuition
Summary: Today we talk with our friend Erica who joined us in our Guatemalan New Year's Eve retreat and followed up with a Kambo initiation. Together we unpack her journey of reconnecting with intuit…
FAR OUT #169 ~ Coming Back to the Camper, Healing & Enjoying Life As It Is
Summary: We discuss what it's been like to return to camper life in the Pacific Northwest after Guatemala. We discuss the benefits of routine, active patience as opposed to passive patience, the reli…
FAR OUT #168 ~ You Are Far More Than What You Allow Yourself to Be: Jason's Journey Healing from Childhood Abuse
Summary: We met Jason on our recent Guatemala retreats. Today, Jason shares his story of remembering traumatic events in his childhood when he was 30, stepping out of a disempowering marriage and how…
FAR OUT #167 ~ Kambo 101: Introduction to the Warrior Frog Medicine
Summary: We provide a basic introduction into Kambo. We discuss what Kambo is, how it's applied, who it's for (and who it isn't for), our training and experience and how we work with Kambo in ceremon…
FAR OUT #166 ~ Adventures in Returning Home
Summary: We discuss the new name and other changes we're making to the podcast, why these changes have been a long time coming for us and allow ourselves to wax nostalgic about our podcasting journey…
FAR OUT #165 ~ You're Special (& So is Everyone Else)
Summary: We discuss why we're changing the name of the podcast to not include "unconventional", explore why people have an aversion to owning their specialness and why it's an important and courageou…
FAR OUT #164 ~ What The Actual %!*^$ Are We Doing?
Summary: Explaining our work to others is hard. We grapple with the perennial and often existential question anyone striking out on their own will be all too familiar with: "So, what exactly is it th…
FAR OUT #163 ~ Let's Talk About Money, Baby
Summary: We sat down to review our finances and it was...well, not what we expected. This led us into a candid conversation about why we make a practice of financial check-ins, our fears, our values,…