40-Day Silent Hike

A real journey on the Appalachian Trail for men’s mental health, veteran support, and the release of The Wolves Who Change the River: Rise of the Modern MetaCine Man.

The simple story

One walk. One silence. One public invitation to care for men and veterans sooner.

The Hike

Forty days in silence on the Appalachian Trail, using discipline and visibility to start better conversations about men’s mental health.

The Cause

The journey points men, veterans, families, and supporters toward tools, peer support, and help before isolation becomes the whole room.

The Book

The Wolves Who Change the River gives the deeper framework: how people and communities regain coherence through restored pressure, practice, and relationship.

The Partners

Local and national allies create the practical bridge: mental health resources, float therapy, recovery work, nervous system care, and structural integration.

Free E-Book
Forty Days of Silence book cover
Free companion e-book

40 Days of Silence

This short book is an open doorway into the work. No cost. No barrier. Just a quiet place to begin.

Read it online in your browser, or download the PDF to keep. No sign-up required.

Main book release

The Wolves Who Change the River

Rise of the Modern MetaCine Man is the larger story behind the hike: a practical guide to restoring coherence in the self, the body, the community, and the culture.

The book uses the Yellowstone wolf restoration as its central metaphor. When the right regulating presence returns, behavior changes. When behavior changes, the riverbanks begin to heal.

Early book impact For the first 1,000 copies, 20% of profits will be donated to HeadsUpGuys.org to support men’s mental health.
Main Book