This is a short epilogue to the Healing Culture Podcast in which host Eric Garza announces that his new podcast, Embracing Apocalypse, is not live. Enjoy it!

In this solo episode Eric talks about planetary boundaries and a few of these boundaries human society seems to be flirting with, about apocalypse and what it means to live in a time of endings when many truths are being revealed, and about the value of being adaptable. This is the final episode of the Healing Culture Podcast, and Eric also talks about why he decided to wrap the show up.

Epiphany Jordan wrote the book Somebody Hold Me: The Single Person’s Guide to Nurturing Human Touch, and has been offering Karuna sessions since 2013. She talks with Eric about the consequences of adults being so touch-deprived, the differences between platonic and romantic touch, consent, and getting our touch needs met, among other things.

Sandor Katz is an author of several books about food and fermentation, among them Wild Fermentation and The Art of Fermentation. He has taught hundreds of workshops demystifying fermentation and empowering people to reclaim this important transformational process. He talks with Eric about what fermentation is with respect to food processing, about the many benefits it offers, and how it begs us to rethink our broader relationships to bacteria and other microorganisms, among other things.

Nala Walla weaves a holistic approach to wellness as a practitioner of ancestral healing, grief recovery, nutritional therapy, and permaculture design. She talks with Eric about prayer as a connective versus coercive tool, the importance of doing ancestor work, prayer and grieving as a skill, awakening our indigeneity, and wellness practices she recommends, among other things.

Carolyn Baker is a former psychotherapist and professor of psychology and history. She is also an author, and her most recent book, with Andrew Harvey, is Saving Animals From Ourselves: Healing the Divine Animal Within. She talks with Eric about our connection to animals, how our deep-seated shame estranges us from the animal kingdom, coming to grips with extinction, and finding meaning in troubling times, among other things.

Lisa Masé grew up in Italy, manages her business and website Harmonized Cookery, and advocates for food as medicine, social justice, and food sovereignty. She talks with Eric about what wild and local foods she has been eating lately, harmonizing our diet with our genetic heritage, keeping up with the latest microbiome research, engaging with physicians, and intuitive eating, among other things.

Dr. David Campt is a speaker and media analyst who founded and facilitates workshops on his White Ally Toolkit. He is also an author, and wrote the Compassionate Warrior Bootcamp for White Allies, among other books. He talks with Eric about the limitations of the privilege framework in anti-racism dialog, how focusing on terminology can undermine our ability to effectively communicate, and his RACE method for anti-racist engagement, among other things.

Jason Prall is a speaker, health educator, and practitioner who produced, with others, the 9-part documentary series The Human Longevity Project. He talks with Eric about the impact trauma can have on our personal health and wellness, the importance of differentiating our behavioral patterns from our sense of self, and the value of indigenous wisdom, among other things.

Arthur Haines is a botanist and human ecologist who speaks and educates about the health benefits of wild edible and medicinal plants. He is also an author, and most recently wrote A New Path. He talks with Eric about what wild plant foods he has been gathering recently, the many benefits of gathering and eating wild plants collected in our local areas, and the ethics of harvesting wild plant foods for personal use and commercial sale, among other things.