About Being Human with Donovan Eckersley and Ethan Ellis
A podcast devoted to the raw, real, and often messy journey of coming home to yourself. Through open, honest, and transparent conversation we explore the depths of what it means to be human. We share stories of healing, initiations, and rites of passage that have led us to a greater understanding of what it means to be human. Rooted in curiosity. Grounded in lived experience. Being Human is a return to the truth that’s always been within you.
Welcome to another Episode of Being Human! In this episode, we explore the depths of what it means to be human. We do this through an intimate relating practice called the Dyad. The mysterious inner workings of the Dyad allow us to empty our minds and both guides and teaches us to speak and listen from our hearts. Enjoy!
30 Sept 2025
The Teachings of The Medicine Wheel
Medicine Wheels are sacred instructions from our Ancestors offering guidance on how to live and live well as human beings. Following these sacred instructions is a way for us to be in harmony with ourselves and with all beings as we dance together through this journey of life. *Also note that for the next 4 weeks, we will be moving to releasing episodes every other week as we are spending our time and focus building out a podcast studio. We appreciate you!
16 Sept 2025
The Story of Jumping Mouse
What can an old story reveal about the way we live, love, and awaken? In this episode, Dono and Ethan share the medicine story of Jumping Mouse, a tale carried from the book Seven Arrows. At first glance, it is the story of a small mouse who hears a mysterious roaring and dares to follow it. But beneath the surface, it is a mirror... offering lessons of fear and courage, sacrifice and vision, and the transformation that comes when we surrender to the unknown. Together we explore where this st...
9 Sept 2025
Suffering as Teacher, Truth as Medicine with Robbie J. Bone & Dane Wolfe
Not easy. In fact, suffering often feels like the last thing we’d choose. Yet hidden inside it is the teacher we’ve been avoiding, and the medicine we’ve been seeking. In this conversation with Robbie J. Bone and Dane Wolfe, we explore the razor’s edge of being human and how judgment, grief, and struggle can become gateways into freedom, self-love, and truth. From stories of heartbreak and healing to the laughter that cuts through illusion, this is a meditation on suffering as the path and tr...
2 Sept 2025
The Art of Choosing Yourself
What does it really mean to choose yourself? To stand in the center of your life and decide that your love, your truth, your presence comes first? In this Solocast, Ethan dives deep into the art of choosing yourself, why it feels so impossible, why we resist it, and why it matters more than anything else. From the weight of old conditioning to the fear of being selfish, from the ache of self-abandonment to the freedom of self-respect, this is a meditation on courage, love, and the radical act...
26 Aug 2025
Standing in the Fire, a Midsummer’s Reflection
A midsummer meditation on surrender, self-love, and transformation. We explore letting go of old stories, embodying love rather than seeking it, and living as a walking prayer, standing courageously in the fire of life. Prepare for blastoff, ladies and gentlemen.
19 Aug 2025
Ne'ith
Ne’ith is a woman whom both of us hold dear to our hearts. She’s played a significant role throughout our journeys of initiation and rights of passage into adulthood as men. In this episode, she guides us through the four stages of the human experience that many indigenous cultures around the world adhere to, highlighting the importance of this process. We’ve nothing but love and respect for her; it is only fitting that she be our first guest on Being Human. Prepare for b...
12 Aug 2025
The path of Awakening: Asleep, Awake, Aware, Alive
Not easy. In fact, surrendering to life and learning to accept our responsibility as men and women might possibly be the most gruelling part of this journey we call life. It’s a process that takes time and requires our utmost attention, love, and patience. Rest assured it’s why we’re here, we signed up for this, best get on with it. A life far more beautiful than what you could’ve ever possibly imagined awaits.
5 Aug 2025
The INNERVIEW, part two
Fifteen question that guide you through the exploration of the more wild and interesting terrain of your inner landscape. Not unlike an archeological dig site, you’re sure to find this fascinating. Be curious and attentive. Move with care and precision. And you will find exactly what you are looking for. If you want to tend to the INNERVIEW for yourself you can download the document here... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IPIrAnHqRXbfEZOWv5FidZ4pc0PGggfQ/view?usp=sharing Enjoy!
30 Jul 2025
The INNERVIEW, part one
Fifteen question that guide you through the exploration of the more wild and interesting terrain of your inner landscape. Not unlike an archeological dig site, you’re sure to find this fascinating. Be curious and attentive. Move with care and precision. And you will find exactly what you are looking for. If you want to tend to the INNERVIEW for yourself you can download the document here... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IPIrAnHqRXbfEZOWv5FidZ4pc0PGggfQ/view?usp=sharing Enjoy!
22 Jul 2025
Attuning to the season of Spring, what have you been learning?
Things don’t happen by chance. Life presents us with exactly what we need moment by moment as an offering to learn and grow through experience. So long as we meet each moment with love and curiosity, a deeper understanding of our true and powerful nature is revealed to us and our vision becomes more clear. Being Human is a podcast devoted to the raw, real, and often messy journey of coming home to yourself. Through open, honest, and transparent conversation, we explore the depths of wha...
15 Jul 2025
Ethan’s Story - The Boy Who Came Back to Life
What happens when a boy loses everything his safety, his innocence, his will to live and somehow finds his way back? In this raw and unforgettable episode, Ethan Ellis opens up about childhood wounds, suicidal darkness, and the moment everything changed. From addiction and silence to fatherhood, mentorship, and radical self-love, this is the story of a man who came back to life and chose to stay. ______ Being Human is a podcast devoted to the raw, real, and often messy journey of coming home...
8 Jul 2025
Donovans Story - An unimaginable journey about a boy who became a man
In this episode, Donovan opens up with the raw and unfiltered truth that shaped him. From growing up in a split family, a decade of drug and alcohol abuse, to finding sobriety, love, and a deep sense of meaning. We explore the power of plant medicines, the beauty in grief, and what it means to truly experience being for the first time.
1 Jul 2025
Welcome to Being Human - This Is Where We Begin
In this episode we share how we came together as friends and how Being Human came to be and why.
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