Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
If you have lost your connection to the world. you’re probably struggling to find a purpose too.
Discover how purpose and connection intersect very naturally with guidance from your relationship with nature with Tim Corcoran (purposemountain.com/about-tim/), the founder of Purpose Mountain, in this gentle and fulfilling Living 4D conversation.
Find out more about Tim’s work at Purpose Mountain (purposemountain.com/) and Twin Eagles Wilderness School (twineagles.org/). Explore his work on social media via Facebook (facebook.com/TwinEaglesWildernessSchool), Twitter (twitter.com/TwinEaglesWS) and YouTube (youtube.com/c/TwinEaglesOrg).
Learn more about Tim’s nature-based approach to healthy living by downloading his FREE Purpose Discovery Kit (purposemountain.com/) and Edible Wild Plants (twineagles.org/) ebook today!
0:00 Intro
5:48 Tim’s spirit came alive while exploring the Badlands of South Dakota as a young child.
12:11 Tim’s introduction to wilderness survival to learn how to provide for his own needs, mentor others and grow in spirit.
26:53 Get started with your healing work.
31:50 Where’s the poison oak?
39:31 The core disease of our time: Disconnection.
57:07 Trapped in your own ego?
1:03:00 The hazards of avoiding physical reality.
1:12:26 Nature attachment theory and ecological awakening explained.
1:29:53 Tim views the soul as a verb.
1:33:16 Tim’s midlife crisis leads him to Purpose Mountain.
1:41:56 “You can never get enough of what you really don’t need.”
1:50:16 Everyone has a unique set of original instructions.
1:54:49 Building your own personal mythology.
2:09:20 Are you living a wound-driven life or a purpose-driven one?
Check out our show notes for more resources on the Living 4D website at chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-256-tim-corcoran-man-and-nature
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
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If you have lost your connection to the world. you’re probably struggling to find a purpose too.
Discover how purpose and connection intersect very naturally with guidance from your relationship with nature with Tim Corcoran (purposemountain.com/about-tim/), the founder of Purpose Mountain, in this gentle and fulfilling Living 4D conversation.
Find out more about Tim’s work at Purpose Mountain (purposemountain.com/) and Twin Eagles Wilderness School (twineagles.org/). Explore his work on social media via Facebook (facebook.com/TwinEaglesWildernessSchool), Twitter (twitter.com/TwinEaglesWS) and YouTube (youtube.com/c/TwinEaglesOrg).
Learn more about Tim’s nature-based approach to healthy living by downloading his FREE Purpose Discovery Kit (purposemountain.com/) and Edible Wild Plants (twineagles.org/) ebook today!
0:00 Intro
5:48 Tim’s spirit came alive while exploring the Badlands of South Dakota as a young child.
12:11 Tim’s introduction to wilderness survival to learn how to provide for his own needs, mentor others and grow in spirit.
26:53 Get started with your healing work.
31:50 Where’s the poison oak?
39:31 The core disease of our time: Disconnection.
57:07 Trapped in your own ego?
1:03:00 The hazards of avoiding physical reality.
1:12:26 Nature attachment theory and ecological awakening explained.
1:29:53 Tim views the soul as a verb.
1:33:16 Tim’s midlife crisis leads him to Purpose Mountain.
1:41:56 “You can never get enough of what you really don’t need.”
1:50:16 Everyone has a unique set of original instructions.
1:54:49 Building your own personal mythology.
2:09:20 Are you living a wound-driven life or a purpose-driven one?
Check out our show notes for more resources on the Living 4D website at chekinstitute.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-256-tim-corcoran-man-and-nature
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• BiOptimizers magbreakthrough.com/living4d (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
• CHEK Institute/CHEK Academy Open House https://chek.group/open-house
• Ned helloned.com/chek (use the code CHEK to save 15% on your first order)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.










