Rooted: A Podcast About Nature & Wellbeing
Walk with Heath Armstrong: Finding Our Way Back to Nature—and Ourselves
What happens when finding our way back to nature also becomes a way of finding our way back to ourselves? In this conversation, I sit down with Heath Armstrong—artist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Rage Create—to explore the role nature has played in a life shaped by recovery, creativity, adventure, family, and a willingness to follow some unexpected paths. Heath's relationship with nature has been a through-line in his journey from addiction and disconnection to traveling and living in a van, climbing mountains, building creative businesses, becoming a father, and eventually putting down roots with his family on a homestead in the mountains of North Carolina. Together, we explore what happens when we loosen our grip on control, the stories and conditioning we accumulate, and what nature can teach us about ourselves. Heath shares a powerful experience on Mount Rainier that changed him, as well as the ways intuition, synchronicity, and creativity have shaped his understanding of his relationship with the natural world. We also talk about connection—not only with nature, but with one another—and what Heath discovered about the importance of community after years spent moving through wild places. Throughout the conversation, one idea continues to surface: perhaps reconnecting with nature isn't about finding something outside ourselves, but remembering that we were never separate from it in the first place. If you've ever wondered what might change when we begin to see ourselves as part of nature rather than apart from it, this conversation offers an expansive and sometimes unexpected place to explore that question. Connect with Heath Armstrong Website: heatharmstrong.com Rage Create: ragecreate.com Connect with Susan Bailey Website: rootedsoulliving.com/rooted-podcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/susanmorganbailey
