EarthRising Podcast

Nina Simons is a social entrepreneur who is passionate about reinventing leadership, restoring the feminine, and co-creating a peaceful and equitable world for all. She is the co-founder of Bioneers, a nonprofit that explores visionary and practical solutions for many of our most pressing social and ecological challenges.Nina and I discuss the connection between nature, culture, and the sacred, and how may this help us anchor ourselves in the face of interconnected challenges that climate cha...

Philip Carr-Gomm is one of the leaders and former Chosen Chief of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, as well as a prolific author and teacher of Druidry. He is also a psychologist and educator, and has founded a Montessori school.In this episode, Philip shares insights about the profound and timeless nature spirituality practice of Druidry that has had a modern resurgence on a global level. We contemplate harnessing the power of ritual, the Druid practice of entering the sacred grove, and...

Mirali Shukla is a bioethnologist, author and photographer with a focus on how local and indigenous communities are spearheading conservation projects around the globe.During this episode, we discuss how her research and front line conservation projects explore the link between local communities and the natural environment, and how this relationship affects wildlife conservation, human rights and conflict resolution. She also shares insights about her trailblazing journey to be the found...

In this episode we hear from Mr. Benson Kanyembo, who serves as Law Enforcement Advisor for conservation South Luangwa in his native Zambia. Benson was named 2019 winner of the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award. This is an annual prize initiated by the charity’s royal patron the Duke of Cambridge that gives international recognition to the men and women who defend Africa’s wildlife. In the past decade, more than 1,000 rangers have been killed in the line of duty: 75% of them by commercial ...

In this episode we’ll be hearing from Xinqing Lu, who is leading the work for Champions for Nature. This is an initiative of the World Economic Forum, comprised of a community of leaders from the public and private sectors, civil society and academia with a goal to lead the charge in innovating ideas to address the climate crisis. During our time together, we discuss what advocating for a net-zero, nature-positive global economy means and looks like, as Xinqing works to ensure nature and...

In the first interview of season 3, we’ll be hearing from Dr. Joe Parent, a meditation and mindfulness teacher who wrote A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh with his sister Nancy Parent.This book features the beloved Winnie the Pooh character, and was inspired by the practice of forest bathing. Joe and I discuss a few of the book’s key offerings on how to be present in our lives through the practice of mindfulness, and how the natural world supports us in thi...

Welcome to Season 3 of EarthRising. We will continue to explore a deeper connection to our planet by speaking to inspired activists who safeguard our Earth.As interviews continue to unfold, I wish you the same renewed sense of inspiration that I’ve felt speaking with these amazing individuals and learning about their Earth activism.First interview of season 3 will be released February 25, 2022.

During the course of this podcast, we have been hearing from artists, activists, conservationists, and spiritual thinkers about how they take action out in the world to benefit our planet. The hope has been that hearing their stories will help us to rouse our own motivation for how to be better stewards of the Earth. And it seems like an integral piece of this motivation is to feel an Earth connection on a more personal, embodied level. And so, it is with enthusiasm I offer this first gu...

Tanaya Winder is a poet, writer, artist and educator who was raised on the Southern Ute reservation in Ignacio, CO. She has taught writing courses at Stanford University, CUBoulder, and the University of New Mexico. Tanaya writes and teaches about love in all its forms, and advocates for youth & women’s empowerment, healing trauma through art, and cultivating mental wellness.In this episode, Tanaya shares about her rich background and breadth of experience--including advocating for land p...

In this episode we hear from Glenn Albrecht, an environmental philosopher who was Professor of Sustainability at Murdoch University in Western Australia until he retired in 2014. He has written and lectured extensively about how to bring meaning to our relationship with the Earth through the use and cultivation of language.We explore how Glenn has created powerful new words to help us process and make sense of our emotions regarding climate change. In spite of the uphill battles we face in re...