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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
What a Weird Coincidence That Both Our Mental Health and the Earth’s Systems Are More Fragile Than Ever (It’s Like We Are Intimately Connected or Something)
You know how we humans can fall apart or lose our sh*t when under too much pressure, stress, or neglect?
Ever noticed that that’s what’s happening to our planet, too?
The effects of biodiversity loss and climate breakdown are being felt in many places and we humans are breaking down, collapsing, and having meltdowns too. Coincidence? Of course not.
Today we’re looking at the striking parallels between our personal mental health and the planet’s wellbeing.
Join me to explore:
- The natural connections that bind us to our world …
- …and why it matters that we wake up to our intimate connection to the planet
- How the Earth’s limits, boundaries and responses can be seen in our own mental and emotional behaviours and tipping points
- The forces that undermine both planetary and mental flourishing
- How we might even BEGIN to start to turn toward a world where life and health are prioritised over profit, power, accumulation and greed
- What does Nature have to say about all this and what melancholy song will she pick?
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Thanks for being with me today. You rock.
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