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In Our Nature
Why do we feel so overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected and lost...and what does that have to do with what's happening on our planet?
This show explores the hidden connections and deeper patterns that are forming our inner struggles and the wider crises unfolding around us. From mental health to ecological collapse, productivity culture to planetary grief, from burnout to reconnection, join me to poke around in the stories, systems and patterns shaping this extraordinary time...
...and then let's riff on what becomes possible when we stop pretending it’s fine and feel the feels.
Your host is me: Siobhán Friel. I'm a mental health practitioner, a Work That Reconnects facilitator and I was probably a lavender plant in a past life.
This podcast offers a way to make sense of your inner and outer world, especially if you were shaped by capitalism (like me) and not by a lineage of ecological literacy, love and wisdom.
You haven't missed the boat. There are many boats and this is one. Get in.
In Our Nature
How That Anxious, Restless, Unsettled Feeling Is Originally Created (Clue: It’s Nothing to Do with You)
It's the first episode back after the summer break and I can't wait to talk about horrid feelings with you.
Join me for an exploration on the birth and evolution of anxious, restless, unsettled feelings, and how understanding this helps ease their ickiness so we can return to peace.
This episode will meander through:
- A long intro vividly describing my anxious thought storm while on holiday
- A reminder of the relationship between thoughts and feelings and the outside world
- When it's relevant to look at the content of thought itself, and how understanding this transforms our relationship to it
- An expedition back through history to the origin of our horrid thoughts
- This will include mentions of anxiety, productivity, overwhelm, being busy, hustle culture, rest and more
- How understanding the creation and evolution of thoughts helps us see them as less personal, giving us more opportunity for freedom and ease
- Metaphors and comparisons include the climate and soil, soup and croutons and a couple of bad jokes
- Anxious Alice asks how this historical and evolutionary exploration of thought content reconciles with the orthodox orientation of 'looking upstream to the source of thought'. Isn't she a wise little squirrel?
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