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RHP#118. Boyd Varty, Lion Tracker, Life Coach, and Gifted Storyteller

The Ridiculously Human Podcast
The Ridiculously Human Podcast
Episode • Mar 1, 2023 • 1h 28m

Boyd Varty, is a lion tracker, life coach, and gifted storyteller. He has had an unconventional upbringing as he grew up on Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa, a place where man and nature strive for balance, where perils exist alongside exquisite natural wonders! A place where he shared his home with lions, leopards, snakes, and elephants as a youngster.

Discussion Topics: What you will discover from listening to this Podcast:

  • Boyd’s experience of spending 40 days and 40 nights in nature, alone, without any technology
  • Becoming attuned to nature
  • The importance of campfires and storytelling
  • Wrestling with the complexity of modern life
  • How technology absorbs your attention
  • Why we should stop and slow down
  • The history of Londolozi Game Reserve
  • Tracking animals in the wild bush
  • Boyd’s journey of coming out of depression
  • How to heal from your wounds and demons
  • Spending time with Nelson Mandela after his release from prison
  • The discovery of living an authentic life
  • Almost being eaten by a crocodile
  • How animals can teach us
  • Restoring the wildness inside of you
  • How to begin your own transformation

We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.

Let’s find out what it means for Boyd Varty to be Ridiculously Human 

Your fellow beings

Craig and Gareth

 

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