The Myths That Make Us Ken Conte's Myth
Oct 5, 2025
In this engaging conversation with Ken Conte, founder of Ancestral Hunting School, he shares his transformative journey from battling alcoholism to rediscovering himself through nature. Ken’s childhood memories reveal how the wilderness became his sanctuary amidst family struggles. He discusses powerful experiences like vision quests and sweat lodges, emphasizing their role in reshaping his life and spirituality. Listeners are introduced to his current work, blending breathwork and ancestral practices to reconnect people with food and their environment.
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Alcohol As Early Anxiolytic
- Ken began drinking around 12–13 and found alcohol quickly reduced his intense social anxiety.
- He recalls mixing liquors in a Soho bottle and a friend predicting he'd become an alcoholic.
Turning Point At A High-School Social Worker
- At 18 Ken hit rock bottom, told a social worker he was 'broken,' and went to his first 12-step meeting that night.
- He credits that meeting with saving his life and stopping his drinking from then on.
Nature And Structure As Recovery Anchors
- Ken found a spiritual 'power to live by' in the woods and used nature as his anchor in early sobriety.
- He credits the structure and black-and-white clarity of early 12-step work for giving him needed stability.
