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My Self Reliance Podcast
Welcome to the Cabin. I’m Shawn James, the host of the My Self Reliance podcast and YouTube channel.
This is the story of how I am withdrawing from modern society to pursue a free, natural, healthy, meaningful and satisfying life and how you can too. Join me as I build an off grid homestead in the wilderness complete with log cabins, an outdoor kitchen, a wood-fired sauna, lumber mill, vegetable garden, fruit orchard, food forest and haven for wildlife.
My Self Reliance Podcast
Latest Episodes
022: What Self-Reliance Really Means (It's not what you think)
When something breaks, do you reach for your phone before you even look at the problem? That reflex feels normal, but it can quietly turn us into consumers of our own lives, dependent on systems we don’t understand and can’t control. We sit wit...
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021: How Much Money Do You Actually Need to Start an Off-Grid Life?
The money question stops more off-grid dreams than bad weather ever will. So we’re putting real numbers on the table and talking through what it actually takes to move from a city budget to a self-reliant life on rural land, without selling you...
EP 20: I Was $750K in Debt. Here’s How I Ended Up in a Wilderness Cabin
A lot of people talk about self-reliance like it is an aesthetic. We talk about it like it is what you do when life punches you in the mouth and you still have to protect your family, pay your bills, and keep moving.We take you through ...
EP 19: Finding Meaning in Life: Family and Outdoor Adventures with Jim Baird
In this captivating episode, we sit down with adventurer Jim Baird to delve into his extraordinary journey of self-reliance and outdoor adventures. Jim shares his gripping survival experience on the renowned show "Alone," where he faced the ult...
18. Guide to Buying Cheap Land for Financial Freedom
Having weathered the trials of drinking from a stream that gifted me giardiasis and tamed the stubborn infertile land of my homestead, I'm here to share the raw truths of off-grid living. Discover how to stockpile the essentials and select the ...
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