The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

• 1KHO 649: When Lost Dreams Become Sacred Paths | Mikella Van Dyke, Chasing Sacred

  What happens when the life you’ve worked for—your city, your career, even your identity—dies overnight? In this tender, hope-filled conversation, Ginny sits down with Bible teacher and missionary kid Mikella Van Dyke, whose childhood stretched from refugee camps on the Thai–Myanmar border to hiking the Himalayas and dancing for the princess of Thailand. As a “third culture kid” who never quite fit in either Thailand or the U.S., Mikella shares how a lonely ninth-grade year, culture shock, and years of bouncing between countries left her with a deep identity crisis that eventually drove her into the pages of Scripture. Later, an unplanned pregnancy ended her dream of dancing professionally in New York City—and yet that loss became the doorway to Chasing Sacred, the ministry and new calling she never could have imagined. Learn more about Mikella’s story and her new book Chasing Sacred. Together, Ginny and Mikella explore a simple, powerful way to read the Bible through the inductive Bible study method—asking good questions, honoring context, and letting God’s Word move from head knowledge to heart change in the middle of real life with kids, frogs, dirt bikes, and dishes. They talk about daily “manna” moments in Scripture, how to spot teaching that’s pulled out of context online, why courage sometimes means defying cultural norms, and how family missions trips to Little Lambs International in Guatemala have given their children a bigger vision for God’s world. If you’ve ever felt like your dreams died with motherhood—or you’re longing for an anchor in the chaos—this episode will invite you to see your own story, and your hours outside, as sacred ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 1KHO 648: Raising Free Families in a Sick Care System | Dr. Stanton Hom, Future Generations

  In this riveting conversation, West Point graduate, Iraq veteran, and pediatric chiropractor Dr. Stanton Hom shares how he went from a “clean bill of health” on paper to a body and nervous system in crisis and how surfing, sunlight, grounding, and neurologically focused chiropractic care completely reset his life. He and Ginny dig into why over half of kids now have at least one chronic illness, how belief systems about genes and medicine quietly shape our parenting, and why so many teens say they “feel old” long before adulthood. They also talk about birth culture, homebirth vs. hospital norms, the pressure around pediatric visits and heel-prick tests, and why it can feel tyrannical when parents are punished for asking questions or wanting slower, more thoughtful care. Dr. Stan paints a hopeful, practical path forward: freedom-focused care that helps families need the system less over time, protects informed consent, and puts the nervous system back at the center. He explains how spinal health, heart rate variability, and movement (including unstructured play and time in nature) act as powerful epigenetic inputs that can change the trajectory of a child’s health and even a family tree. If you’ve ever felt uneasy about “standard of care,” or wondered why your outdoor kids seem to skip so many of today’s common problems, this episode will give you language, courage, and a roadmap. Learn more about Dr. Stanton Hom and Future Generations Chiropractic at futuregenerationssd.com Explore his Future Generations Podcast and Future Foundations course at thefuturegen.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 1KHO 647: Rediscovering the Power of Birth | Beth Barbeau, Indigo Forest

  *FREE DOWNLOAD* - Birth Locations Pros and Cons Sign up for Beth's newsletter here Birth used to be surrounded by aunties, sisters, grandmothers, and the kind of generational wisdom that quietly steadied women through one of life’s most transformative experiences. Today, many of us enter motherhood with “no idea”—no idea what our options are, what our bodies can do, or how deeply birth shapes not only our babies but us as well. In this incredibly personal conversation, Ginny sits down with her dear friend and longtime midwife Beth Barbeau for Beth’s 8th appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. For the first time, Ginny walks through the early chapters of her own birth story from planning an elective C-section, to being “disqualified” from a birth center, to navigating confusing hospital interventions and how a single gracious sentence from a friend changed everything. Together, they explore why modern maternity care leaves so many women scared and uninformed, what we’ve lost as a culture when birth moved out of community spaces, and how reclaiming knowledge can shift an entire motherhood journey. This episode offers hope, validation, and a path back to confidence for any woman who has ever felt swept along rather than supported. Learn more about Beth and all she has to offer here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 1KHO 646: The Moments That Change Our Lives Are the Little Moments | Rory Feek, Once Upon a Farm

  In this tender, hope-filled conversation, Ginny sits down with father, farmer, author, and Grammy-winning songwriter Rory Feek to trace the surprising path from growing up in poverty in Kansas to writing hit songs in Nashville, building a 150-year-old farmhouse life at Hardison Mill, and hosting The Homestead Festival on his Tennessee farm. Rory shares how the “big breaks” in his story actually came from tiny, hidden moments: a stranger insisting he read Rick Bragg’s All Over but the Shoutin’, a small charity concert that quietly opened the door to a TV show and film, and a simple hymns album recorded quickly and cheaply that went on to win a Grammy and comfort countless grieving hearts. Along the way he talks about Joey, about loss and love, and about how books like This Life I Live and Once Upon a Farm grew out of his own search to understand what God was doing through hardship, homesteading, and ordinary days. If you need a reminder that your simple, unseen faithfulness matters, this episode will meet you right where you are. Rory and Ginny also step straight into the questions parents are asking right now: What do we do with AI, screens, and an attention-starved world and how do we give our kids a rich “curriculum of life” instead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 1KHO 645: The Cost of Ignoring Our Limitations | Justin Whitmel Earley, The Body Teaches the Soul

  Justin Whitmel Earley once believed he could outwork sleep, outrun stress, and think his way out of anxiety until his body forced him to face the truth. In this powerful return to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Justin shares how a sudden collapse into panic, insomnia, and intrusive thoughts exposed the danger of living as if we are machines instead of human beings with God-given limits. Together, Justin and Ginny unpack the core message of his newest book, The Body Teaches the Soul—that many of our deepest struggles aren’t solved by trying harder, but by relearning how to live inside the design of our bodies through breath, rest, rhythm, and habit. From box breathing and breath prayers to Sabbath, sleep, and the quiet power of daily “trellis habits,” this conversation brings theology down into the lungs, the nervous system, the dinner table, and the bedtime routine. You’ll hear how limits are not a punishment but a gift and how ignoring them quietly erodes our peace, our families, and our faith. This episode is for anyone who feels stretched thin, chronically tired, or quietly anxious as well as for parents trying to pass something better to their children. Check out Justin’s podcast here: https://www.intentionalfatherhood.org Get your copy of The Body Teaches the Soul here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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