JR and Alasdair sit down with their first ever guest, Danny van Leeuwen, a dear friend, an author, a speaker and a patient/caregiver activist amongts many other things. Together, they explore the many thresholds that Danny, now in his 60s, has crossed during his very rich lifetime. From a back to the land hippie life to a Boston life, from health to chronic illness but also through the grief of losing a son, Danny shares his thoughts and life wisdom with us.
Listen and explore:
The importance of holding space and being there when others cross thresholds.
The way Danny and his family chose a back to the land life
"You've come a long way buddy": Danny's Men's Lib group
What life on land looked like: the financial situation, growing food and slaughtering chickens, the toilet situation
What homeschooling looked like for them and how his kids are doing these days
Why they left the land?
Danny's career moving from individual health to organizational health
Traveling together towards best health
Learning what works for your health as an experiment
How to manage manageable stress?
Mike, Danny's son who passed away from metastatic melanoma at 26
We expect too much from the health care system
How Danny became an activist
How young and old together can make the world progress
Living with multiple sclerosis
Mentioned on this episode:
Danny's Blog and Podcast: https://www.health-hats.com/new-health-hats-blog/
Danny on LinkedIn
Danny on the Back2Basics podcast with Leticia Latino
The blog posts we mentioned:
Episode 1 of Health Hats podcast about Mike, Danny's son who died at age 26 on November 18, 2002, of metastatic melanoma.
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Pictured: Danny and his family during their back to the land hippie days in the 70s.