How Death Influences Life with John Christian Phifer of Larkspur Conservation

The Influencer Podcast

Julie Solomon

Business, Marketing

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about something that has never been talked about before on this podcast, and that’s the topic of death. Now, this episode is not for the faint of heart, and if the idea of death makes you squeamish or uncomfortable (and rightfully so!), my conversation with today’s guest, John Christian Phifer of Larkspur Conservation, might help you break the ice around death and demystify this topic that many of us find foreign and scary!

In this episode, John and I talk about how death influences the way we live, how to initiate conversations about death with our loved ones, how to come to terms with our own mortality, and Larkspur Conservation’s mission to preserve and restore land through natural barrier burial.

Through my conversation John, you will learn to embrace the beauty of both life & death and hopefully begin your own journey of acceptance toward mortality. If you want to live your life to the absolute fullest and never take a day for granted, you’re going to want to listen to this episode.

KEY POINTS:

Larkspur Conservation's mission in natural burial practices and earth restoration
How does death influence life and the way we live?
A funeral director’s take on life & death, and how it has shaped his worldview
What you can do to start accepting and having conversations about death
John’s entrepreneurial journey to creating his unique business
The inspiration & process behind John’s documentary “Bury Me At Taylor Hollow”

QUOTABLES:

“There can be great power in getting close to and confronting your own mortality.” - John Christian Phifer

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John Christian Phifer

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Larkspur Conservation

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Watch the documentary “Bury Me At Taylor Hollow”

Transcript

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0:00.0	life and death. It's the flip side of a coin, but it's a necessary part of everyday life for
0:07.4	so many people that we ignore and we don't look at. However, there can be great power in
0:14.1	getting close to and confronting your own mortality. Welcome to the influencer podcast. We are back
0:20.9	with episode number three, 3333, such a magical number which makes sense because we have a magical
0:28.8	magical human on the podcast today. My friend, John Christian Vyfer, is on the podcast today to
0:34.0	talk about something that first off has never been talked about on this podcast. And second off,
0:39.2	is a topic that a lot of people shy away from. And that is the topic of death. John Christian
0:46.3	is the co-founder of Laxburg Conservation, which is a conservation that's mission is to preserve
0:52.0	and restore land through natural burial in his story of how he has grown his incredible mission
1:00.4	and conservation. He talks about the need to share more about the stories of living life to the
1:06.7	fullest of what it means for rebirth, renewal, and how we can all take bits and pieces from the people
1:13.1	that came before us to really see how we're supposed to influence and impact the world. I also find
1:18.8	the work that he does for a living, absolutely fascinating and not for the faint of heart. So if
1:24.4	you're wanting to hear a very uplifting and inspiring conversation today that may just put you
1:30.4	backrooted into your purpose and give you that reset that you need so you know that you are showing
1:35.4	up and really living your life to the fullest and not taking a day for granted, you're going to
1:40.0	want to listen to today's episode. And with that, let's get started. Welcome to the influencer podcast.
1:46.0	I'm your host, Julie Solomon. If you found yourself here, it means you are ready to unleash the
1:51.8	powerful visionary that lives inside you, turning you into an authentic leader who creates influence,
1:58.0	impact, and change. Let's get started. Hello, John Christian. Hi, Julie. Thank you for having me.
2:06.5	So glad that you're here. I feel so honored to to know you and to have gotten to meet you several
2:13.2	years ago at this point. And whenever I get to see you, it's always these magical surprise moments.
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