Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
It’s been a very long time since Kyle Kingsbury, one of Paul’s very best friends, has appeared on the podcast, and there’s good reasons for that.
Kyle describes what life has been like since their 2021 conversation, including a move to a farm and learning how to live without fear this week on Spirit Gym.
Find out more about Kyle’s work on Gardeners of Eden at https://www.gardenersofeden.earth/ and Fit for Service at fitforservice.com/pages/academy and on social media via Twitter at https://x.com/Kingsbu and Instagram at instagram.com/kylekingsbu . Enjoy his Kyle Kingsbury podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/@kylekingsburypodcast , Apple Podcasts at podcasts.apple.com/mg/podcast/kyle-kingsbury-podcast/id626299586 or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership at paulchek.com/podcast-collections/all-episodes so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.
0:00 Intro
2:47 Kyle’s life shifted as he started working on the farm and living away from Austin.
7:50 “My intention in 2020 — even prior to COVID — was to live without fear, but I hadn’t given fear its due respect.”
21:02 Find your secret passage to nature in your city.
32:31 You can grow more food than you assume on a quarter-acre.
44:19 Kyle’s favorite podcast guests.
52:13 Homeschooling.
1:00:33 Bioavailability versus the USDA.
1:09:24 Making eating sacred.
1:13:40 A light conversation.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Kyle Kingsbury and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-321-kyle-kingsbury-the-wisdom-keepers
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears at braveasbears.bandcamp.com
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
It’s been a very long time since Kyle Kingsbury, one of Paul’s very best friends, has appeared on the podcast, and there’s good reasons for that.
Kyle describes what life has been like since their 2021 conversation, including a move to a farm and learning how to live without fear this week on Spirit Gym.
Find out more about Kyle’s work on Gardeners of Eden at https://www.gardenersofeden.earth/ and Fit for Service at fitforservice.com/pages/academy and on social media via Twitter at https://x.com/Kingsbu and Instagram at instagram.com/kylekingsbu . Enjoy his Kyle Kingsbury podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/@kylekingsburypodcast , Apple Podcasts at podcasts.apple.com/mg/podcast/kyle-kingsbury-podcast/id626299586 or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership at paulchek.com/podcast-collections/all-episodes so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.
0:00 Intro
2:47 Kyle’s life shifted as he started working on the farm and living away from Austin.
7:50 “My intention in 2020 — even prior to COVID — was to live without fear, but I hadn’t given fear its due respect.”
21:02 Find your secret passage to nature in your city.
32:31 You can grow more food than you assume on a quarter-acre.
44:19 Kyle’s favorite podcast guests.
52:13 Homeschooling.
1:00:33 Bioavailability versus the USDA.
1:09:24 Making eating sacred.
1:13:40 A light conversation.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Kyle Kingsbury and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-321-kyle-kingsbury-the-wisdom-keepers
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• BiOptimizers bioptimizers.com/living4d save an extra 10% on your purchase and 25% on special bundles during BiOptimizers’ Black Friday sale by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• CHEK Institute https://chek.group/blackfriday24 (save $50 — a VIP gift to all Spirit Gym listeners — on all online courses and bundles just by filling out a request form at the aforementioned link!)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears at braveasbears.bandcamp.com
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com










