Reclaiming The Traditional Skills Families Canโ€™t Afford To Lose | Josh Thomas

Everyday Ancestral with James Barry

Everyday Ancestral with James Barry
Reclaiming The Traditional Skills Families Canโ€™t Afford To Lose | Josh Thomas
Feb 12, 2026 Season 1 Episode 67
James Barry, Josh Thomas, Podcraft Alchemy

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Weโ€™ve never had more convenience, yet families are more fragile, disconnected, and unhealthy than ever before. The loss of traditional skills like cooking, food production, and shared meals has quietly eroded resilience, confidence, and connection at home.

Josh Thomas lives on a 40-acre homestead in North Idaho and leads the School of Traditional Skills, where he helps families reconnect with real food, meaningful work, and community. This conversation explores why learning to produce instead of consume may be one of the most important shifts modern families can make.

Key Insights:

โœ… Why Losing Traditional Skills Has Weakened Modern Families
โœ… How Real Food And Home Cooking Restore Health And Confidence
โœ… The Hidden Power Of The Family Dinner Table
โœ… Why Children Thrive When They Contribute Instead Of Consume
โœ… Bone Broth As The Simplest Gateway To Ancestral Nutrition
โœ… How Producing More Than You Consume Builds Resilience 

Chapters:

00:00 Why We Lost Traditional Skills
02:07 The Growing Disconnect From Food
04:19 What Traditional Skills Really Are
07:40 How Food Shapes Family Strength
11:03 Convenience Culture And Dependency
12:55 Why Kids Need Meaningful Work
16:41 Raising Capable And Confident Children
19:27 Teaching Skills At A Childโ€™s Pace
22:55 Discipline, Pressure, And Parenting
28:30 Boys, Girls, And Skill Development
31:34 Food, Community, And Connection
35:55 Producer vs Consumer Mindset
39:10 Skills That Matter In The Future
41:14 One Skill Everyone Should Learn
46:38 Why Bone Broth Changes Everything

๐Ÿ‘ค Guest Info:

School of Traditional Skills: https://schooloftraditionalskills.com

Josh Thomas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schooloftraditionalskills

Josh Thomas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SchoolofTraditionalSkills

Josh Thomas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/schooloftraditionalskills

Links & Resources:

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