#017 Ed Mendoza

I sat down again with Ed Mendoza, this time in the mountains of Colombia.

The last time Ed joined me on the podcast, we were in Australia. This time, we met on Colombian land, surrounded by mountains, water, ceremony, and conversation about what it means to live in a good way.

Ed speaks from a life shaped by farming, ceremony, hardship, family, prayer, and deep relationship with Mother Earth. In this episode, we talk about staying connected to the land, moving through hard times, believing in yourself, learning from ceremony, and remembering that even simple acts of kindness can help make the world better.

Now living between Arizona and Mexico, Ed continues to carry ceremonial work locally and internationally, sharing from lived experience rather than theory.

This conversation is a reminder to breathe, stay humble, return to nature, and keep going.

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