Christopher is on a mission to measurably improve lifespan and happiness for his clients and readers. He is an advocate for the critical roles that nature, wilderness, and solitude have historically played in our lives, and the necessity for healthy connection in a profoundly disrupted world and lonely world.
Do you know the determinants of human performance, longevity, and contentment? As a researcher, interviewer, and author, Chris' interest in these topics began in his teens. A former investigative journalist, when a series of difficult to diagnose health issues appeared in his 40s and 50s, he was given a rare opportunity to learn from his own experience, as well as that of hundreds of others. Finding the answers became his life's work.
More broadly, he was interested in why chronic illness and obesity were becoming endemic across America, while the communities in which he lived were some of the fittest in the country. He was also keenly interested in the role played by a changing social fabric and the role education and income often dictated health outcomes. He conducted hundreds of interviews with people he met during a multi-year circumnavigation of America, subject matter experts and professionals from a range of health related fields. He also devoted thousands of hours to his own recovery, including in Blue Zones where he spent a solo winter off-grid 12 miles from the nearest town via snowmobile, months in remote areas of the Caribbean, and immerseive experiences living and training with elite and Olympic athletes.
He acquired extensive knowledge about American healthcare, the intimate connection between zip code and longevity, as well as strength, endurance, and the psychology of resilience, tenacity, and performance. The unique methodology he developed addresses the totality of our humanness and draws from spirituality, psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience. Christopher is an inspiring advocate and talented guide for the well-lived life, physical and mental fitness, the necessity for solitutde and nature, and the critical role relationship and community has for our health and that of our families and communities.
