The UNcivilized Podcast with Traver Boehm

In our outer world, we can have everything; money, fame, strength, beauty, and still be empty inside, without feeling anything, without having anything that makes us feel complete or even happy. Suffering from internal wounds that we have not taken the time to heal and that we have created a shell so strong that we have not allowed ourselves to cry. This is a beautiful episode of self-improvement,...

Join me as I delve into three key relationship questions that men need to know how to answer and the beautiful conversation that follows surrounding boundaries and hard conversations.

Have you ever found yourself looking at Youtube at 3 am, watching conspiracy theory videos, or even preparing chocolate pudding at 4 am because you lost control over your life? If so, man, do I have an episode for you. This was quite an unusual episode where I had the pleasure of speaking to my favorite Kiwi in all the world, Mike Campbell. Mike and I were recording this episode for each other's p...

Our inner child is often hurt, our inner child suffers, our inner child desperately cries out for support, love, and understanding,  and we do not listen. Many of our traumas comes from the inner child we all have, who has suffered since we betrayed him many times and our adult side has not known how to take care of and to heal the wounds properly. Christine Hassler, in addition to being an e...

The parenthood journey is an experience full of emotions and new challenges. For some, becoming parents is an easy experience, but for others, it may seem like an impossible experience to achieve. For today's episode, we will have one of the sweetest stories, and today's guest, Matt Aporta, will be the one to share it with us. The journey of Matt and his wife towards parenthood was a difficult roa...

Another question from you all. Is the Uncivilized man monogamous? Let’s explore the idea of undomesticated sexuality and personal choice. Buckle up for this one.

When we talk about addictions, alcohol may be the most common due to the legality and acceptance of it in our society, but it is still a terrible addiction that can end up destroying lives. Today's guest is Laura McKowen, an ex alcohol addict, who after going through the bitter moment of losing her daughter due to alcohol excess on a wedding night, hit rock bottom and began a journey to sobriety,...

We have all gone through that moment where we look at ourselves in the mirror and face those ugly thoughts that we have about ourselves. Imagine one day waking up and going to that mirror and not knowing your own body, having doubts about your gender, and even hating yourself for the simple fact of being in the wrong body. That is what many people in the transgender community experience. Ben Walla...

Our body is our temple, and that is why we must take care of it, not only externally but also from the inside; that's when food makes its stellar entrance. Food is important because it is what provides us energy and what keeps our bodies working. Today's guest, Marlon Aitcheson, is not only a healthy food chef but also a vegan, an immigrant, and a black man in the United States who without having...

In this episode I break down the main ideas behind living your life and not the one society has prescribed for you.

There's a place where the physical, emotional, spiritual, and energy boundaries touch each other and that creates contact. This contact is important because it is the one that is going to create a connection between every being, and that is what our today's guest is going to be talking about. The first-class healer Duey Freeman and I had an incredible conversation about contact, the power, and con...

Therapy, a practice that most men reject for fear of being seen as weak. The "animal man culture" has taught men to never ask for help no matter how bad the circumstances are; those men are struggling whether it's with depression, anxiety, or another mental illness;  and they are suffering in silence. Mental illnesses do not discriminate, they can affect the weakest person to the strongest an...

"I'm done, I'll quit my job and move to the forest", that's exactly what Kalle Flodin did. After looking for a cabin to have as a summer home, Kalle fell in love with it,  and his next step was to buy it without expecting that this place would become his home, where he lives now with his girlfriend and their puppy, leaving behind the days of cold and loneliness that he suffered at first. In t...

In this episode we dive into where you may be losing time, energy and attention, and how you can stop doing that immediately!   Enjoy.   Traver

Talking about religion isn't easy, it's a delicate topic since each human being has their own beliefs, but what happens when religion is usually taught in a mandatory way to the point of causing deep wounds to those who based their faith on it? Exactly, it becomes toxic spirituality. Today's guest Marc-Henri Sandoz will tell us his life's story and how it led him to write the book "Toxic Jesus: My...

Viruses, those microscopic infectious agents that dwell among us every-single-day, but century after century a particular new virus appears, massively claiming the lives of those who have been infected. The bubonic plague, smallpox, the black plague, HIV, and now COVID-19 (Just to name a few) have been shifting the way humans live in society and changing every life in its path. Today's guest is Dr...

The fantasies and desires conversation with our partner, in many relationships, is considered one of the hardest conversations to have, due to the simple fact that men and women think and feel differently. Today's guest, Dr. Cat Meyer explained these differences and she gave us advice on how to bring this topic to the table. In this episode, Cat and I had an interesting conversation about sexualit...

The gap between what you want and what you have is the feeling you are unwilling to experience . This episode will walk you into that gap and allow you to explore those feeling. . Listen to it and learn from it.  .  Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, and other common channels.

How many times do we lie to ourselves with phrases like "I'm okay", "I'm beautiful", "I'm the best", but deep inside we know that's not how we feel or think about ourselves. We begin to delude our brain with this lies to hide our pain, our wounds, and all the things that are hurting us just to pretend that everything's okay and that we are getting closer to our freedom, but let me tell you somethi...

Human beings have always been an amazing animal to study, from their cultures to their abilities. Today's guest, Robert Wunderlich knows it well. he is not just well-knowledged in anthropology; he is also a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu who after kicking your ass may have a pleasant conversation about human culture and their social manifestations with you. In this episode, Robert told us about how marti...

Can you imagine living a week-long without food, water, shelter, or company? That sounds crazy, right? Today's guest, Jeddy Azuma, will explain to us about the ritual that leads men to initiate a new life where the inner joy will be found. Jeddy decided to start living his life dream: Creating an intentional community with two of his best friends. He will share the experience with us: The start-up...

Brothers, this is an easy mistake to make when you’re hurt: . If you turn yourself into Superman, you won’t have to feel the pain you’re in. It’s one thing to use pain, it’s another to ignore it at your own peril. . In this solo episode of the UNcivilized Podcast, I break this down further. . Listen to it and learn from it. . Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, and other common channels.

Are you sober or are you enjoying the booze drinker's life? As adults, alcohol is something very frequent in our life; when we go to parties, bars, and even hanging out with our friends. Some people like it and some others don't. But, what if I tell you that there's a product that both the sober and the drinkers communities may fall in love with? Our guest is the creator of the best alcohol altern...

PTS or PTSD. You may have heard of it, but, did you know that many of our first responders and veterans suffer from it? During the service, many of the veterans (or almost all of them) had to see things that may be shocking for many of us. Today's guest, Tom Voss, has seen the most horrible tragedies and because of that, he developed PTS which led him to stumble upon the addictions field but he fo...

In this solo episode I dive into the ethos tenet that I get asked about the most;  Be dangerous but not a danger.