We face grief in our daily lives not just from personal loss, but also from rampant injustice and the degradation of our planet. In this episode, soil scientist and author Chris McDonald joins Jenn to talk about her deep love for the earth and the grief that comes with witnessing climate change. Chris shares the connections between the loss of her mom in her 20s, her near-death experience, and the grief surrounding her relationship with Mother Earth. As someone who has always been nourished by soil, Chris encourages us to better learn how to be in relationship with the earth and where we live and to view our environmental grief as a wake up call for healing and change.

 

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Learn more about Chris and find her 2 books Where Everything Wild Has a Home and My Two Mothers: A Collection of Poetry and Prose  at www.awaken2wonder.com

 

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Podcast production by Caitlin Epstein