In this episode of Know Thy Healing, I sit down with Liev Dalton — researcher, educator, former therapist, and longtime student of health, philosophy, natural law, and the terrain perspective — for a wide-ranging conversation about science, healing, Nature, consciousness, and the art of unlearning. Liev originally studied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Dalhousie University with plans of becoming a dental surgeon before eventually changing course and completing a Master’s in Counselling Psychology. He went on to build a therapy practice incorporating wilderness therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, somatics, and related approaches. But through both his formal education and his own independent inquiry, he began asking increasingly uncomfortable questions about the foundations of what he had been taught. We explore what happened when Liev began going back to the original experiments, studies, and assumptions underlying many of the scientific claims he had once accepted as settled. Rather than just questioning conclusions, he began questioning the logic, controls, methodology, and premises beneath them. That inquiry eventually led him toward the terrain perspective — a framework he initially set out to challenge and falsify, only to find himself moving increasingly toward it. We talk about the difference between accumulating information and actually knowing — the possibility that genuine knowledge is less something we acquire from outside ourselves and more something we remember when enough conditioning, complexity, and intellectual noise have been stripped away. We explore the return to simplicity, Nature, God, and the innate intelligence of life. We also move deeply into the philosophy of science itself: reductionism versus holism, the limitations of studying isolated parts outside the living whole, the difference between chemistry and alchemy, the tendency of modern science to become so focused on the test tube that it misses the organism, and the question of whether a science built largely upon dissecting and analyzing dead matter can actually explain life. Liev shares his perspective on vitamins as laboratory-created abstractions, scientific controls, logical fallacies, and what he sees as the danger of allowing scientific models to become unquestionable dogma rather than hypotheses continually subjected to scrutiny and falsification. And then the conversation shifts again — this time inward. We talk about trauma, thought, identity, and the limitations of endlessly psychoanalyzing the past. Rather than spending our lives continually excavating old wounds, we explore the possibility of acknowledging what happened without allowing it to define the present. Every thought, as Liev puts it, can be seen as an offer rather than a command. The mind continually constructs stories about a past that is no longer here and a future that has not yet arrived. But peace is only ever found now. Healing is only ever happening now. And beneath the layers of conditioning, identity, fear, and thought, there may already exist something whole — the True Self that was never actually broken in the first place. Often the path to knowledge begins not by learning more — but by becoming willing to unlearn. Explore the Beyond Terrain Academy and Website: https://beyondterrain.com/ Follow Liev on Instagram: instagram.com/beyond.terrain Follow Liev's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondTerrain Explore Know Thy Healing: https://knowthyhealing.com/ Terrain-based consultations, mentorship, digital guides, and resources for understanding your health and becoming an active participant in your own healing. Connect with me: instagram.com/itsnickyleach tiktok.com/@itsnickyleach youtube.com/@knowthyhealing If this episode inspired you in any way, please consider sharing it with friends, family, or anyone you feel may benefit from the conversation. Your support truly means the world to me. Disclaimer: This podcast is shared for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for individualized medical care. Nothing discussed here should be interpreted as medical diagnosis or treatment. Guests speak from their own experience, training, and perspective. Use your own discernment and seek appropriate professional support when needed.
