Ancient Ways Modern Days

Welcome to AWMD.life—a slower, sacred way of raising families in the modern Middle East.
We’re Eloy and Danielle Rodriguez: ex-military, clinical psychologist, performance nutritionist, Montessori-inspired homeschoolers, and now… podcast hosts. We’re raising two children, a few chickens, and a countercultural lifestyle in Dubai.
Here, you’ll find honest conversations and practical content on:

-Raising children without screens, cereals, or chaos

-Cooking real food in a fast-food world

-Living off-grid in mindset—even in the desert 

-Gut health, nervous system support, ancient grains, and modern grace

-Biblical rhythms (without being preachy) and natural parenting (without being perfect)

We don’t show our children. We don’t perform for the algorithm.
We’re just here to model the life we craved—and share what we’ve learned along the way.
Subscribe if you’re ready to unplug from the system and root into something real.