Best A Earthbased Podcasts (2025)

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Step by Radical Step: The Route to a Flourishing New Economy with Colleen Schneider 1:15:02

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Our western (Trauma Culture) economies run on two falsehoods - we might go so far as to call them lies. The first is that economies have to grow to be 'successful'. The second is that government spending is limited by the tax take. That is, they need to take money in as taxes in order to spend it out into the economy. Both of these are untrue, and …

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interview w lynley Welte of IN REWILDING TOGETHER retreats 13:46

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Send us a text We chat about our upcoming retreat and the serious need it fills- Lynley Welte Co-Facilitator with Myself and (Gianna Brasil-Ross, Aubree Haggans, And Nichole Johnson Romero ) of "IN REWILDING TOGETHER" AKA IRT talk about the up coming retreat- http://www.rewildingtogether.net/ email: [email protected] Lynley Welte Certified …

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The Crisis and the Call: Journeys through Species-Wide Soul Initiation with Sara McFarland 1:11:21

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As the old system is splitting apart, a few brave souls are already working to hospice this old system, acting as Death Doulas to the Great Dying—as well as helping people to awaken the seeds of a new world within. One of these is our guest this week. Sara McFarland is a Soul Initiation and Wild Mind Mentor and Guide, Artist of Consciousness and a …

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Dreams as a Way of Life - Becoming a Good Relative with author Hilary Giovale 1:08:41

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Our Trauma Culture has spread across the globe with terrifying speed and ghastly efficiency. But the tide is turning and people of good heart in many nations are beginning to understand that what we need now is a move towards a 21st Century Initiation Culture. The language is often different, but at heart, this is where we need to go. Our guest thi…

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Quiet Revolution: Humans, Horses, Technology 11:21

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Send us a text Into the blue yonder, The quiet revolution in the horse world, has taken me home to Palo Alto, imagine that? And it isn't just Web Ranch. My interview with my Bot Flicker has me feeling the shift that Ai is bringing to the world we all live. And I'm not happy about it. We are a not ready! Even Flicker CIRCA 2024 agrees!! I can think …

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PopShift: Changing the global Narrative on all our screens with Romain Vakilitabar of Pathos Labs 1:18:08

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We are a storied species: Everything we do arises from the stories we tell ourselves and each other about ourselves and each other and our relationship with the web of life. Our current polycrisis: the accelerating annihilation of our cultures and our biosphere arises out of a particular set of stories that tell us we're isolated individuals caught…

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Co-Evolving Humanity: Outgrowing Modernity with Vanessa and Giovanna Andreotti - and Tim Logan 1:52:37

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In this week's podcast I was honoured to join a four-way conversation between Giovanna and Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti and Tim Logan of Future Learning Design Podcast, to celebrate the publication of Vanessa's new book, Outgrowing Modernity. Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti is author of Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implicati…

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From Darkness to Radiance: Lights On Learning with Julia Black 1:20:09

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In the midst of the Great Transformation, one of the most exciting changes taking place is in our capacity to find what makes our hearts sing - to find our flow, to find what it is that we can do best, that we can do with all our hearts and souls—that leaves us radiant; that lets us lead with our Heart Minds, letting our Head Minds relax into servi…

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Otterly Amazing! Common Sense Farming can feed us all with Charlie Bennett 1:23:47

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“In a world where our wildlife is becoming extinct at a frightening rate, we are setting up an oasis where animals, wild flowers and even ancient fungi can thrive.” Charlie Bennett writing of Middleton North Farm. It's clear to most of us that the existing food and farming system is unsustainable. What's less clear is what to do about it, particula…

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Be like Water: Becoming Nature Again with the River Dôn Project and Jonny Douglas 1:29:30

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Water is our lifeblood and Clean Water (along with Clean Air and Clean Soil) is one of our core Three Asks, the non-negotiable baselines that underpin a flourishing future for people and life on our planet. Getting there, means everyone beginning to care at a bone-deep level, way beneath our conscious minds and having a sense of how we might get th…

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People's Charter for People Power - with Katy Rubin and Oli Whittington of Our House 1:18:13

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We know that our 'democracy' is, in fact, a kleptocracy that is not fit for purpose IF that purpose is the continuation of complex life on earth. The sociopaths who have stolen control show no signs of shifting to something that works, so it's way past time that ordinary people across all walks of life embraced the tools of participatory democracy …

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AI, Ethics, and the Language of Connection: A Candid Conversation with ChatGPT 32:57

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Send us a text Episode Description: In this unusual and timely episode of The Horsehuman Connection Matrix, I sit down with ChatGPT—yes, the AI—for a conversation about emotional safety, ethical use of technology, and We talk about the risks and responsibilities of using AI as a mirror, a guide, or a support in human growth, especially for vulnerab…

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Dancing the Path of the Inner Warrior with Diarmuid Lyng of Wild Irish Retreats 1:24:44

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We're on the edge of a cliff and the way out is through - through the obfuscations and extractive values and downright lies of predatory capitalism. Through to authenticity, and integrity and finding language for how we can be who we really are, what our souls yearn to be. And that language is not always English. This week's guest, Diarmuid Lyng, s…

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Still In the Eye of the Storm: Finding Calm and Stable Roots with Dan McTiernan of Being EarthBound 1:20:10

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Our priority now is to find -and then embody - a sense of grounded stability, a sense of safety, a sense of embodied connection to the Web of Life... This is the single most important thing we can be doing to create a world we'd want to leave behind, and this week's guest, Dan McTiernan, is one of those who is leading courses, trainings and embodie…

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Sit with the River, Breathe Sacred Smoke, Love with the World: Building a Bioregional world with Joe Brewer 1:21:01

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How can Bioregionalism supplant the nation state as the natural unit of civilisation? Joe Brewer is living, breathing and teaching the ways we can work together with each other and the natural flows of water and life. We know that the current paradigm is breaking apart in real time, but how do we become the light that shines through the cracks? How…

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Solstice Meditation 2025 - Sun Stands Still - by Manda Scott 22:42

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Here is a meditation for the Solstice – the moment when the sun stands still. It is suitable for Summer and Winter solstice. You don't have to do this at the exact moment of stillness: it’s the connection that counts, the marking of the turning point from days lengthening to shortening (or vice versa if you’re in the southern hemisphere). This is a…

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Thoughts from the Solstice Edge: Turning the Page on a Dying System with Manda Scott 27:00

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As we head into the solstice- that moment when the sun stands still—whether you're in the northern hemisphere where we have the longest day, or the southern, where it's the longest night—this solstice feels like a moment of transformation. The world is turning over, turning a page. The old system is visibly—palpably—breaking apart. A new system wil…

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Falling in Love with the Future - with author, musician, podcaster and futurenaut, Rob Hopkins 1:18:42

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Our guest this week, Rob Hopkins, is a towering figure in the world of regenerative change. Co-founder of Transition Network and of Transition Town Totnes, he is host of the podcast 'From What if to What Next', stars in the groundbreaking French film 'Demain', speaks at TED Global and TEDx events and most recently, has created a collaborative music…

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Autism, Customer Service, Context, XYZ's have no clue...& Nordstroms 27:58

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Send us a text Being Austic makes everything harder. Including accepting changes sometimes. However, we austic folks also notice more, and I say our culture has been high jacked by corporate culture and its causing people to be dull and mean. I fear the younger generations have no idea what's happened. So I have requests-- S>L>O>W DOWN so you can p…

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ReWilding our Water: From Rain to River to Sewer and back with Tim Smedley, author of The Last Drop 1:34:05

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If you listen to this podcast for any length of time, you'll know that I believe the way forward is predicated on our finding shared values—I'd go for integrity, compassion, courage and generosity of spirit as the baselines—and then a suite of clear asks in the outer world and needs in the inner world. In logistical terms, at an absolute baseline, …

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Equine Wisdom Applied / Amanda Held 59:56

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Send us a text This episode goes deep and personal. It contains live examples of Equine theraputic work; Also called Equine Assitested Practices EAP. The subjects of suicide and helplessness are mentioned. Charlie's Buck has meant many things to all involved. About Amanda Held: Amanda Held is the founder of the Equine Wisdom Institute and author of…

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This is how we build the future: Teaching Regenerative Economics at all levels with Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann 1:20:48

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How do we let go of the sense of scarcity, separation and powerlessness that defines the ways we live, care and do business together? How can we best equip our young people for the world that is coming - which is so, so different from the future we grew up believing was possible? This week's guest, Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann is an educator, rege…

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Brilliant Minds: BONUS podcast with Kate Raworth, Indy Johar & James Lock at the Festival of Debate 1:53:10

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We are honoured to bring to Accidental Gods, a recording of three of our generation's leading thinkers in conversation at the Festival of Debate in Sheffield, hosted by Opus. This is an unflinching conversation, but it's absolutely at the cutting edge of imagineering: this lays out where we're at and what we need to do, but it also gives us roadmap…

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Farm as Church, Land as Lover: Community. farming and food with Abel Pearson of Glasbren 1:16:50

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We all know the future rests upon us building heart-grounded, spirit-led communities that link humanity to the Web of Life. We know that the key to this is building reciprocal relationships with our food and the land from which it comes. Doing this is…harder. So this week, we're speaking with Abel Pearson of Glasbren. Abel is a friend of the podcas…

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Charissa explains the psychology behind some of Charlie's early training, and trouble shoots bucking in general. 45:01

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Send us a text It is always a treat to get Charissa Schmidt to weigh in on subjects, her wisdom, experience and education make for well rounded discussions. Any parent, horse trainer, or person in any relationship will gain insights from this talk. The threshold of tolerance, Jungian and humanistic principles, and transference all weave into this p…

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Animal Comunicator Asha Wolf checks in with Charlie about what happened. 37:03

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Send us a text Everyone's perspective is important, and there is always an underlying reason for an animal's behavior. We can gain so much by hearing directly from our animals, and it's reassuring to have things we think we know validated by an expert. Working with an animal communicator can provide us with lots of new information and insights! If …

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Kimberly Dunn helps unpack" Charlie's Buck" 47:50

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Send us a text https://getgroundedequine.com/ Kimberly is well known trainer and breeder of Fell Ponies and other breeds in the PNW. Trainers here on the West Coast are embracing "The Quiet Revolution" with open hearts and heads. Unpacking issues in training and psychology like: threshold, regulation, and the use of round pens and animal communicat…

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Working from the Inside Out: Paths to Personal and Global Transformation with Renée Lertzman 1:09:54

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We've known for decades that the 'Yell, Tell and Sell' strategy of belittling people, endeavouring to cajole—or shame—them into some kind of change doesn't work - in fact it can't work. It's not how we're wired. Cognitive neuroscience has been telling us this for decades but it's only recently that people have begun to listen. One of those who has …

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Charlie Bucks 31:01

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Send us a text The main question is- How do implement giving horses choices, when we dont always understand, their answers & When sometimes we dont like the answers? A very intense full week, has a terrible ending. In this episode, Ishe is very vulnerable admitting what she doesnt know. This is a multi part serries of episodes. The stage is set her…

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The Others Within Us: Meeting our Spirit Guides and other entities with Bob Falconer 1:11:31

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Our world is more magical than we know - more than we can know. Increasing numbers of us are realising that the 'citadel theory of mind' where we see ourselves as isolated units within the boundaries of our own skulls is not how the world works. But if it isn't, then how do we make sense of the worlds beyond consensus reality? How do we engage with…

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Radical Change: Building a Parallel Economy with Peter Kemp of Citizen Coin 1:20:14

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We are living through a time between stories—where the old economic narratives of scarcity, extraction, and separation are crumbling, and a new one is seeking to be born. At the heart of this transition is the question: What do we truly value, and how do we express that value in ways that nourish life? Imagine a society where every act of care, con…

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Beyond Zero Sum: Rehumanising our Conflicts with Carm Aufderheide of NorthStar Training Solutions 1:35:41

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All flourishing is mutual, that's a given. And yet the schisms in our culture, the tribal divides and limbic hijack seem to grow deeper and more powerful by the day. It doesn't have to be like this. We do have the tools of connection, of genuine listening, of offering trust to gain trust and offering respect to gain respect, we just need to know ho…

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Red Pill/Blue Pill, Green Pill/True Pill – Creating a Media Commons with Debs Grayson of Opus Independents 1:24:28

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Our legacy - or status quo - media is owned and run by billionaires for billionaires and the stories they promote are the ones that will keep us all in line. How do we shift the global narrative towards a future of mutual flourishing? It is axiomatic of this podcast that stories – the good and the bad – are what got us to where we are. We are a sto…

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How to Save the World - tipping points of social diffusion with Katie Patrick of Hello World Labs 1:18:42

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'If you're not changing the numbers, you're not changing the world.' So says this week's guest, Katie Patrick. Katie Patrick is a Silicon Valley based environmental engineer, climate action designer, and author of How to Save the World: How to Make Changing the World the Greatest Game We've Ever Played, now taught in Harvard University’s graduate p…

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Bonus: Thoughts from the Edge - If the current system is not fit for purpose, what's our core response? 35:02

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Suppose we accept that the current system is not broken - it is doing what it was always designed to do - which is to shovel wealth and power from the many to the few at a human scale and from the more-than-human world to the industrial/technical maw of predatory capitalism at an ecological scale. This is a death cult and it is in its death throes,…

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Reflections and Metaphores; Tieing it all together. 13:47

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Send us a text These reflection and metaphors and explanations make the purpose of my Podcast more clear. The Quiet Revolution in the Horse World explained..... Please like, follow, subscribe, donate if you like the content. Please email me, if you would like to be a guest. [email protected] Support the show For more information on names or mater…

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Wellbeing: It’s about wholeness, not happiness - with Dr Mark Fabian, author of Beyond Happy 1:48:00

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We grow up thinking we want to be happy (or at least, not-sad). But happiness isn't enough. What we need is wellbeing, and as Dr Mark Fabian quotes in the dedication to his book, Beyond Happy, "Wellbeing is about wholeness, not happiness, and wholeness is so much more demanding than happiness.' So what is wholeness, and what does it demand of us? A…

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Amanda Held Author of "Healing in Harmony" 56:30

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Send us a text https://www.skool.com/equine-wisdom#:~:text=skool.com/equine%2Dwisdom https://www.equinewisdominstitute.org/ I put the webpages first, because I know you'll want to visit them. Amanda knows stuff! She's been through the things that make people strong and smart. She survived, she gets it and now she is sharing the light and knoweldge …

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A Longing for Belonging: Shifting the Cultural Paradigm with Looby Macnamara and Leona Johnson 1:23:58

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If we are in the midst of the Great Derangement (thank you Amitav Ghosh), what tools do we have to help us shape a system that is actually fit for purpose? Who are our elders and what can they teach us? How do we learn to listen to our heart's (and hearts') desire and shape the communities of place, passion and purpose that will allow us to emerge …

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Charissa Schmidt PART TWO 44:09

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Send us a text Im sure you will want to finish listening. This lady is one of my favorite people to talk to- these conversations are too good not to share, hint hint & please subscibe or follow- AND TELL YOUR PEPES Support the show For more information on names or materials referenced, or to contact Ishe- please email. [email protected]…

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Now Then! Building networks of citizen power with James Lock of Opus in Sheffield 1:14:32

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We all know the current system of predatory capitalism is not fit for purpose. We don't (yet) all agree on how to fix it, but for sure, no problem is solved from the mindset that created it. So how do we begin to compost the debris of the failing system to grow something constructive, generative, connected communities that can act as a bridge from …

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Charissa Schmidt 1:06:13

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Send us a text My Teacher and Mentor and I replay some of our conversations over the years and tie them to current issues, and struggles of the horse world, the therapy world, our political landscape, and Equine Thereapy and Equine Learning. We also discuss bullying, our shadow sides, ethics, neuroscinece, and relationships, what is and is not abus…

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Equine Assisted Practices including Horse Therapy 34:30

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Send us a text This episode was inspired by a talk given to therapy interns. Check out the resources below- We covered a lot of topics related to this one. I love hearing the input and feedback, so please dont be shy. Movies/Shows "Heartland" "Rescued Hearts" film- to be released soon! A documentaty you dont want to miss! Books; 'The Tao of Equuas"…

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Be More Hawk! Being the courage to follow what's right with Rachel Musson of ThoughtBox Education 1:13:58

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The old systems are no longer fit for purpose. What does an education system look like that's fit for the twenty-first century - where we put self care, people care, earth care at the heart of what we do? This week's guest, Rachel Musson, has made it her life's work to fashion ways of learning for all ages that put this Triple Wellbeing principle i…

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Miraculous Carbon: Celebrating the Book of Life, Death and Potential with author Paul Hawken 1:22:37

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How do we step past the magical thinking of the elites that says we can either use AI to 'Solve for Climate' - or just ignore the entire climate and ecological emergency completely? This week's guest, Paul Hawken, has been at the forefront of intelligent responses to the entire meta-crisis for decades. He has been profiled or written in hundreds of…

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Ky Brown of Wiser River Wellness speaks about Eco-Therpy 37:56

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Send us a text Horses aren't the only method we can utilaize to bring about co-regulation and heal our trauma and hurts. Ky talks about evidence based therapy that makes a world of difference using the natural world. Our ancestors knew some things that deserve a serious reinvestment. Check it out, guarenteed to soothe! http://wiseriverwellness.com/…

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Authentically human: celebrating the magic of life with Mark McCartney of the 'What is a Good Life' podcast 1:19:37

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In these turbulent times, what values most strongly underpin our humanity and how can we nurture our relationships with all parts of ourselves, with ourselves and other people and with ourselves and the web of life? This week's guest is another podcaster. Mark McCartney is host of the 'What is a Good Life' podcast, which is now into well over 100 e…

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Seeing the Bigger Picture: psychedelics and sense-making with Alexander Beiner of Kainos 58:41

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How do we shed the shackles of modernity and step into a new set of stories that could help us grow into the fullness of our potential? Alexander Beiner is one of a small band of people in our culture who is shaping the cutting edge of possibility, crafting new ideas of who we are, at the deepest levels of our Self and out into the widest view of o…

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This interview with Sarah Linthacum captures the passion she has for her ancestry and a very special breed of horse, the Choctaw Pony. Listen in to a rich 35:36

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Send us a text https://youtu.be/b4yna-2jwAg. Listen in to a rich conversation about family, traditions, philophosies, and moving forward in the modern age. There is much wisdom to be gained by meeting this dedicated horsewoman. She is x- military, barrel racer, mother, and farmer. Sarah has a beautiful grulla stud Choctaw Pony and can be reached at…

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Becoming Spiritual Warriors: exploring a politics of radical Compassion with Jamie Bristow 1:38:01

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In a world of turmoil where the only certainty is uncertainty, what happens if we who yearn for a future we'd be proud to leave behind began really to speak the quiet part out loud? What happens if we acknowledge the meaning crisis of our culture and state clearly that we need a world based on Love: on the raw, wild, wonder of life itself? And what…