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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
It's In Our Nature to Unravel & Collapse (& Why Seeing This Can Actually Help Anxiety)
Today we’re talking about the most fundamental of cosmic laws. One that governs everything from stars, to soil, to the thoughts in your mind.
A cosmic law that we humans have spent centuries pretending doesn’t exist.
A cosmic law that, when honoured and accepted, can strengthen our mental wellbeing as well as the wellbeing of our planet, our communities, our democracies and our relationships.
It's the cosmic law of...life and death.
Join me as we explore:
- The fundamental natural cycle of rise and fall, expansion and contraction, growth and decay which applies to everything... including you
- Why no system in nature grows forever (including civilisations) and why this is a crucial thing
- The disconnect between the comforting story of infinite progress and the reality of collapse as a natural part of life
- How this understanding transforms our relationship with anxiety, burnout, and overwhelm
- Why recognising this cycle might just change your life
Mentioned in this episode:
- Zucchini’s everywhere!
- Lots of different words for “collapse”
- My early, bewildered, angst-filled journals on this topic here, here and here.
- Reluctant co-host Nature is verrrry cheeky today
- Curious and want other resources? See here and here (not curated by me)
The episode also invites your questions, views and comments around your experiences of the insufficiency or lack of support from your spiritual, therapeutic and philosophical paradigms, tools and communities
Contact me here for that.
If you’d like updates and invitations, hop on to my Friends List. I write on Substack too—come hang out there if you wanna.
Gosh what a lot of links
Thank you for listening. You are the pollinator of dreams 🐝
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