The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

Easter is an author and academic known for his exploration of human health and performance, blending modern science with evolutionary insights. The Comfort Crisis has gained international recognition and has been translated into multiple languages and adopted by professional sports teams, educational institutions, and military units. This work showcases Easter’s multidisciplinary approach, merging fields such as medicine, anthropology, theology, and philosophy. His writing is marked by a conversational tone, as well as the balance of statistical analysis with an appreciation for the aspects of human experience that elude quantification. In The Comfort Crisis, he casts himself as the main, dynamic character whose transformation through seeking out hardship acts as a positive example for readers looking to improve their own well-being.

Easter’s work is notable for its investigative process. He travels extensively to gain firsthand experiences from an array of environments and cultures. When researching The Comfort Crisis, his journeys took him from ancient monasteries in Bhutan to remote tribes in Bolivia, and they also included interactions with US Special Forces, gene scientists in Iceland, and high-ranking corporate executives. These experiences add texture and nuance to his writing, providing a rounded perspective on the subjects he tackles.

Easter works in academia as a professor in the journalism department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he also co-directs the Public Communications Institute. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife and their two dogs.