OTFC Podcast Ep. 4: Our Story

In this episode, CD and CM sit down to discuss what brought them to where they are today and their pursuit to help as many people as possible to simplify their lives. The episode includes:

 

• A brief history of the hosts, how they came to simplify their lives, and how others can/should do the same.
• A discussion on the mental health aspect of simplifying your life.
• Understanding the difference between someone who talks about simplifying and someone who actively lives their life in a simplified way.
• Also, a discussion on what's next for everyone worldwide as we see society teetering on the edge of a full-fledged collapse.

 

About the hosts:

 

Christopher David grew up in a rural farming community in Maryland. While exploring the area’s fields and forests, he developed a passion for the plants and animals that call this area home. This passion evolved into a mastery of plant cultivation and propelled him to earn of B.S. in Environmental Sustainability.

 

While in college, Christopher was exposed to the growing movement of tiny house living and, once out of college, began building his very first tiny house. His passion for nature and sustainable living was merged once he discovered the concept and design ethic of Permaculture.

 

Since this time, Christopher has worked on several tiny house builds, designed Permaculture properties, and currently resides on an 11-acre property in the mountains of Appalachia. This property is the culmination of years of diligent work in sustainable living practices and permaculture design. Being off-grid has been a challenging experience to break into, but one that aligns with his values and purpose in life.

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His expertise includes plant identification, plant propagation, seed saving and starting, grafting, construction of sustainable systems, animal husbandry, tiny house building, permaculture design, herbal medicine, data collection, and research.

 

Christopher Michael was born into a military family and lived in North Carolina, Florida, and Pennsylvania as a child. After high school, Christopher joined the Army as an intelligence analyst and deployed to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom in 2013. The culture shock of living in a hostile country was abated by Christopher’s intense need to understand the people he was fighting against. In his adult life, Christopher has lived in Louisiana, Maryland, and now Virginia. The drive to understand cultures led Christopher to complete a B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology.

 

While studying in school, Christopher began working in counterintelligence in Washington, D.C. It only took him three years to become sufficiently disgusted with the government and leave. He resigned from his GS-13 position in early 2020 and began looking for his next adventure.

 

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christopher completed a master's in Business Administration and began working as a healthcare administrator. The need to feel useful during what seemed to be a fatal hit to the world's health led him to stay in the healthcare field for a year.

 

Christopher's expertise includes security, military operations, project management, marketing, writing, and strategic analysis. While not working on the property or the New Revenant Society network, Christopher enjoys reading, cooking, drawing, researching, and spending time with his cats, chickens, and ducks.

 

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