Big things. Little things.

Tune in to my conversation with infamous podcaster, author, veterinarian and shamanic practitioner, Manda Scott, as we discuss:abandonning our "trauma culture" for an "initiation culture"; finding our true purpose during the meta-crisis; differentiating between projections and true communication from the web of life; how to live, right now; and Manda's upcoming novel, Any Human Power.Show Links:Blog - https://mandascott.co.uk/why-we-need-thrutopias/Thrutopia - https:...

Today I speak with Kirsten Bradley about life, partnerships, rocket stoves and her new book, the Permaculture Living Handbook!Show Links:Milkwood Permaculture Website - https://www.milkwood.net/ Purchase The Permaculture Living Handbook - https://store.milkwood.net/products/the-milkwood-permaculture-living-handbook-signed-copy?variant=42589535371422 Purchase Milkwood - Real Skills for Down to Earth Living - https://store.milkwood.net/products/milkwood-book Milkwood Courses - ht...

Tune into the first instalment of our Christmas series where I speak with Hannah Moloney, permaculture educator of Goodlife Permaculture and presenter on Gardening Australia about her most recent book release, Good Life Growing, and how to build resilience in your own veggie patch as we navigate the climate crisis. Follow along on Instagram at @grow.reuse.create and @bigthings_littlethings for your chance to enter the draw to win a copy of Hannah's latest book.find more about Hannah here:&nbs...

What if we reclaimed postpartum as a critical rite of passage?Today I speak with the wonderful Naomi Chrisoulakis, postnatal doula, mentor, podcaster and master of the kitchen about: Naomi's sphere of work and offerings; How Naomi became a postnatal doula; Defining postpartum; What is a rite of passage? Why is it important?; What are the issues with how industrialised society approaches postpartum? How we could approach postpartum differently; Naomi's exper...

Today I speak with the incredible Aimee Aroha, Holistic Counsellor, Transpersonal Mentor for the child bearing continuum and Postpartum Care Provider. We speak about: What the term "birth" brings up for Aimee; How Aimee got into her sphere of work; How birth prep is an opportunity to get real with ourselves and bring our unconscious landscape into light; The parallels between mainstream birthing culture and the bigger issues we face on the planet; How Aimee thinks we ...

Today I sit down with John Seed, founder of the Rainforest Information Centre and long-time environmental activist, who has dedicated his life to the protection of rainforests and their biodiversity since 1979. John is well versed in the field of Deep Ecology and has helped to develop the body of knowledge known as 'The Work That Reconnects', originating with Joanna Macy. Today John and I discuss: John's activism story - how he came to be a protector of the rainforests; The bo...

Today I sit down with Mutima Imani, social justice visionary, reverend, master trainer, facilitator and global diversity specialist based in the United States. Through our conversation, we explore the body of knowledge called "The Work That Reconnects" which aims to "help people discover and experience their innate connections with each other and the self-healing powers of the web of life, transforming despair and overwhelm into inspired, collaborative action". The Work That Reconne...

What if we applied the concept of “enough” when designing and building our homes? In a world where we are overshooting many planetary boundaries, it is important to ask the question - what is enough? What is enough for me to live a happy and healthy life, while allowing “enough” for other people and other planetary life forms to flourish? The housing industry is a big contributor to greenhouse emissions, deforestation, loss of biodiversity and waste generation. It's an important ar...

What if we moved more intuitively in business? The way we live and work is changing. To address the environmental and social crises we face, we must move away from the capitalist economic system. This will have dramatic ramifications for how we do business, how we work and how we spend our time - I believe, in a very positive way! This is the focus of the conversation today with Aime McNee: author, creative coach, book doula and host of the Unpublished Podcast. In this discussion, w...

What if we shifted to a needs-based economy? Join me in our episode today featuring Della Duncan: Renegade Economist, Right Livelihood Coach, Gross National Happiness Trainer and host of the ‘Upstream’ Podcast, for our final deep dive into shifting to a “needs-based” economy. In our conversation, we cover: How the Enclosures, post-WWII period and the mid-1980’s shaped the capitalist economy we see today; Why “greed, hatred and delusion” are the root causes of our ec...