The Birth of Barefoot Mountain
The man behind the vision- Justin Dreyer
A Jack of Many Trades- A Master of Some
His story- in his own words:
As a child, I thrived exploring the woods with friends. At 16, I began strength training, sparking a lifelong passion for health. After college, I served in Iraq with the Army, where I trained my first fitness client and embraced self-directed learning.
Back home, I worked in pest control, fostered dogs, and founded a dog rescue while studying training techniques. Using savings from Iraq, I bought a house and taught myself carpentry. I then fostered teen and preteen boys, helping them thrive through healthy diets, exercise, and connection, weaning them off SSRIs. This taught me positive parenting and the power of creating a healing environment. I built an urban homestead with a garden, beehive, chicken coop, aquaponics, roach colony, and worm bin, while studying soundproofing techniques and energy efficiency. Fostering showed me that prioritizing my own well-being, offering unconditional love, and using positive parenting techniques yielded the best outcomes. Building trust took time. This honed my patience and emotional resilience. It was challenging but profoundly rewarding.
After fostering, I explored Wim Hof breathing, KonMari organization, Acroyoga, and Non-Violent Communication-based life coaching. I mentored local kids, became a Big Brother, and traveled across the U.S. and to a Spanish intentional community, fueling my dream to build my own community centered on kids and families.
Later, I worked as a court-ordered family interventionist, using my coaching skills to help families retain or regain custody of their children—a role I loved.
I also learned a method of connecting and strengthening community called economic renewal.
I also studied methods to become financially independent. I will soon host events playing the game cash flow. I got to Utah by accepting a position installing a model train, which led me to earn a contractor’s license and a commercial driver’s license for semi-trucks.
Now, through Barefoot Mountain, I share the diverse skills I’ve gained, driven by my calling to support kids and families. Thank you for hearing my story.
Now I’m on a mission to encourages us all to embrace vulnerability and confront challenges in order ascend toward our optimal self and environments- to REWILD and UPLEVEL yourself and your environments.
