Inner Ecology

In this episode, Caroline Vogel and I talk about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and explore practices that help us feel awake to life and resourced. Caroline also shares more of her story as someone who leads with Type Two (sometimes called the Helpers or the Givers of the Enneagram) and what has enabled her to remember to include herself in her circle of care. Please follow Inner Ecology and keep an eye out for upcoming Enneagram Interviews and Resiliency Resources!

Courtney

Resources

Enneagram

Courtney’s Free Enneagram + Plant Allies Guide (Start Here to ID Your Type)

The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever’s Guide to Slowing Down & Accomplishing More

Schedule a free resource call with Courtney HERE

Mindfulness & Meditation Books

The Art of Living(& other books by) Thích Nhất Hạnh

Full Catastophe Living(& other books by) Jon Kabat Zinn

Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness by David Treleaven

Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience (& other books by) Sharon Salzberg

Options for Moving Meditations

Yoga with Adriene (free yoga videos like this short Nervous System Reset)

Yoqi (free qigong videos)

Guided Meditations

Insight Timer

Courtney’s favorite short Yoga Nidra (15 minutes)

Courtney’s favorite longer Yoga Nidra (35 minutes)

Caroline’s Lake Meditation (from MBSR)

Caroline’s Mountain Meditation (from MBSR)

Dr. Kristin Neff and Guided Self-Compassion Practices

More

You Matter More Than You Think: Quantum Social Change for A Thriving Worldby Karen O’Brien. ** If you want scientific explorations of what we talk about in this episode check out this book.

Meet Caroline Vogel

Caroline has a Masters of Divinity and is a Licensed Mental Health Service Provider. She works as a therapist, spiritual companion, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, and writer. She has a great passion for accompanying people as they engage their wholeness so they can move forward in their lives in meaningful and life-giving ways. She is the author of As Yourself: The Sacred Work of Embodying Grace. You can learn more about Caroline and her work at https://www.carolinevogel.com and find her on Substack where she writes weekly reflections on Following Spirit.

About Your Host

Courtney Pinkerton (she/her) combines nature and coaching resources to help clients boost resiliency, avoid burnout and create their legacy work and lives. She is a certified Wayfinder coach with over a dozen years of life + career coaching experience, trained by the Narrative Enneagram and a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. Courtney holds Masters of Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard and is the author of The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever's Guide to Slowing Down and Accomplishing More. She lives with her husband and three teenagers on Apple Balm Tiny Farm near Asheville, North Carolina. Sign up HERE for a free Enneagram resource + receive new episodes in your inbox

I launched this podcast in honor of Hurricane Helene survivors as we navigated the first year anniversary + as a fundraiser for two water-based nonprofits.

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Mountain True

Water.org

Additional Resources for Planetary Flourishing

The Work That Reconnects Network helps people around the world 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. Inspired by Joanna Macy

Climate Coaching Alliance

Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration Film (the only documentary about climate change that left me feeling hopeful and inspired. The animation about the water cycle is stunning.)

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe **I appreciate how she moves beyond politicized divisions and roots in shared values and respectful conversations.

In this episode, Jeni Rogers and I share practical resources to help you reshape your relationship to work and money so that you feel well-resourced and inspired. As someone who leads with Enneagram Type 8, Jeni also shares her journey back from burnout and insights into entrepreneurship as a form of leadership. I can’t wait to hear what you think!

You can expect another Enneagram Interview + Resiliency Resource every few weeks.

I hope you will join me on this journey and follow Inner Ecology and leave a rating + review (this helps us connect to more listeners).

Courtney

Meet Jeni Rogers

Jeni has an MBA in Sustainable Business Management and a PhD in Philosophy focused on Transformative Leadership. She offers intuitive coaching for solopreneurs who want to experience kinship with Source and the Earth alongside a calm, thriving business and life. Jeni is especially skilled at working with HSP, empath, and/or intuitive coaches, consultants, creatives, and healers who have had some big successes, yet are entering a new season with their positive change business. You can learn more about Jeni and her work and coaching options at https://www.jenirogers.com/.

About Your Host

Courtney Pinkerton (she/her) is a certified Wayfinder coach with over a dozen years of experience as a life & career coach, trained by the Narrative Enneagram and a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. Courtney holds Masters of Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard and is the author of The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever's Guide to Slowing Down and Accomplishing More. She lives with her husband and three teenagers on Apple Balm Tiny Farm near Asheville, North Carolina.

Courtney combines nature and coaching resources to help clients boost resiliency, avoid burnout and create their legacy work and lives. Schedule a free resource call HERE.

Resources for Personal Flourishing:

Courtney’s Free Enneagram + Plant Allies Guide (Start Here to ID Your Personality Type)

The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever’s Guide to Slowing Down & Accomplishing More

Courtney’s Free Money and The Enneagram Guide

All Your Worth by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi

Soul of Money by Lynn Twist

The Art of Money by Bari Tessler

Money as Medicine: Seven Steps to Healing by Edgar Villanueva

Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva

More on the Partnership Economy by Riane Eisler

Human Design. Learn more here

Resources for Planetary Flourishing

The Work That Reconnects Network “helps people around the world 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. -Joanna Macy”

Climate Coaching Alliance

Plus below I share two of my favorite solution-oriented climate resources

Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration Film (the only documentary about climate change that left me feeling hopeful and inspired. The animation about the water cycle is stunning.)

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe **I appreciate how she moves beyond politicized divisions and roots in shared values and respectful conversations.

I am launching this podcast in honor of Hurricane Helene survivors as we navigate the first year anniversary and as a fundraiser for two water-based nonprofits. I invite you to check out their work + consider joining me in making a donation of any size:

Mountain True

Water.org

In this episode, Mallika Bush, founder of Rooted Relationships, and I explore strategies that help us relate well to ourselves, our friends and families, and the earth.

In probably my favorite bit we talk about how we need relationships with people who can hold our power and potential AND our vulnerabilities. Mallika also shares her experiences as a professional actor that schooled her in the deep listening skills she now uses as a licensed marriage and family therapist coaching women and couples. As someone who leads with Enneagram Type 4, Mallika brings depth and nuance to our conversation about the intersection between healing our inner emotional lives and supporting the revitalization of our ecosystems.

You can expect another Enneagram Interview + Resiliency Resource every few weeks (with a little break around the holidays).

I hope you will join me on this journey and follow Inner Ecology on Apple Podcast or Spotify (this helps me connect to more listeners.)

Courtney

Meet Mallika Bush

Mallika is a licensed marriage and family therapist who offers coaching for women and couples. For over 20 years, Mallika has followed her own drive to heal which has led her to develop deep roots in yoga philosophy, clinical psychology, expressive arts, ancestral healing, nature as medicine and somatic wisdom. All of these rivers of knowledge feed the space she holds for others, creating a deeply rooted, experiential container for growth and healing. You can read more about Mallika and her relationship coaching options at https://www.rootedrelationships.com/about

About Your Host

Courtney Pinkerton (she/her) is a certified Wayfinder coach with over a dozen years of experience, trained by the Narrative Enneagram and a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. Courtney holds Masters of Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard and is the author of The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever's Guide to Slowing Down and Accomplishing More. She lives with her husband and three teenagers on Apple Balm Tiny Farm near Asheville, North Carolina.

Courtney combines nature and coaching resources to help clients boost resiliency, avoid burnout and create their legacy work and lives. Get Started Now with a Free Gift

Resources for Personal Flourishing:

Courtney’s Free Enneagram + Plant Allies Guide (Start Here to ID Your Personality Type)

The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever’s Guide to Slowing Down & Accomplishing More

Dr. Kristin Neff’s Research + Resources on Self-Compassion

Resources for Planetary Flourishing

Rewilding: The Global Alliance

www.rewild.org/

The Work That Reconnects Network “helps people around the world 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. -Joanna Macy”

Climate Coaching Alliance

Plus below I share two of my favorite solution-oriented climate resources (I mention Saving Us in this episode):

Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration Film (the only documentary about climate change that left me feeling hopeful and inspired. The animation about the water cycle is stunning.)

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe **I appreciate how she moves beyond politicized divisions and roots in shared values and respectful conversations.

I am launching this podcast in honor of Hurricane Helene survivors as we navigate the first year anniversary and as a fundraiser for two water-based nonprofits. I invite you to check out their work + consider joining me in making a donation of any size:

Mountain True

Water.org

In this episode, Hannah Levin, founder of Heartfelt Wellbeing, and I explore the intersection of personal + planetary health.

In probably my favorite bit we talk about aligning our healthcare with the natural seasons and rhythms and Hannah shares how Ayurveda offers us the ‘ the owner's manual’ for our unique body, mind and spirit combination, while also clueing us into our innate strengths and challenges. Hannah also describes the personal health crisis which led her to become a student and teacher of Ayurveda, the ‘sister science’ to yoga and a 5,000+ year old system for thriving in daily life. As someone who leads with Enneagram Type 1, Hannah brings a lot of rigor and passion to complex conversations about how we can each customize our health-care and self-care in order to show up more fully in our personal and professional relationships and life’s work.

00:59 Meet Hannah Levin: A Journey to Vitality

07:21 The Earth as Our Mirror: Insights from Ayurveda

09:38 Navigating Climate Realities and Personal Well-being

21:10 The Power of Both-And Thinking

26:20 Introduction to Ayurveda

28:24 Understanding the Doshas

32:20 Ayurveda and Gut Health

33:24 Practical Tips for Practicing Ayurveda

37:44 Ayurveda's Connection to Ecological Regeneration

40:45 The Koshas: Layers of Being

43:03 Ayurveda's Impact on Lifestyle Choices

47:23 Finding Hope and Connection

49:47 Conclusion and Resources

Meet Hannah Levin

Since 2013, Hannah has dedicated her life to learning and teaching about healing through Ayurveda, Yoga, Mindset, Creativity, and Habit Evolution. She brings this integrated knowledge to clients and supports them to increase their vitality, longevity, creativity, and joy.

Hannah lives on a beautiful homestead in Floyd, Virginia with her partner David and two bonus children. She is a NAMA Certified Ayurveda Practitioner, Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200, RYT 500), Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), Certified in Assisted Thai Yoga (Basic and Advanced), Graduate of Wise Woman Herbal Immersion, and has a Masters of Arts in Teaching. You can read more about her integrated health coaching at https://www.heartfeltwellbeing.com/.

About Your Host

Courtney Pinkerton (she/her) is a certified Wayfinder coach with over a dozen years of experience, trained by the Narrative Enneagram and a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. Courtney holds Masters of Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard and is the author of The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever's Guide to Slowing Down and Accomplishing More. She lives with her husband and three teenagers on Apple Balm Tiny Farm near Asheville, North Carolina.

Courtney combines nature and coaching resources to help clients boost resiliency, avoid burnout and create their legacy work and lives. Get Started Now with a Free Gift

Resources for Personal Flourishing:

Courtney’s Free Enneagram + Plant Allies Guide (Start Here to ID Your Personality Type)

The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever’s Guide to Slowing Down & Accomplishing More

Hannah’s Quiz To Discover Your Dosha

Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook by Kate O’Donnell

Resources for Planetary Flourishing

The Work That Reconnects Network “helps people around the world 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. -Joanna Macy”

Overstory LLC: a collaborative grant-writing, coaching, + consulting group dedicated to resourcing people + organizations during times of flux and uncertainty.

Climate Coaching Alliance

Plus below I share two of my favorite solution-oriented climate resources:

Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration Film (the only documentary about climate change that left me feeling hopeful and inspired. The animation about the water cycle is stunning.)

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe **I appreciate how she moves beyond politicized divisions and roots in shared values and respectful conversations.

I am launching this podcast in honor of Hurricane Helene survivors as we navigate the first year anniversary and as a fundraiser for two water-based nonprofits. I invite you to check out their work + consider joining me in making a donation of any size:

Mountain True

Water.org

In this episode, Carrie Coleman and I explore the intersection of personal growth, storytelling, and planetary flourishing. In probably my favorite bit we reveal details of a recent ‘failure’ and discuss strategies for converting our mistakes or missteps into fuel for inspired action. Carrie also shares her journey of overcoming cancer twice and how these experiences have shaped her understanding of community, human vitality, and narrative change. As someone who leads with Enneagram Type 7, Carrie brings joy to complex conversations about how we can each utilize our stories for personal and collective shifts.

“Getting clear on the stories we want to own let’s us lead our organizations, teams, families and communities with greater integrity.”

00:39 Meet Carrie Coleman: Coach and Facilitator

03:04 The Enneagram and Personal Growth

10:04 Carrie's Journey Through Cancer

14:28 The Power of Storytelling

21:57 Advocacy and Activism

25:17 Navigating Burnout

27:18 Finding Meaningful Work

31:10 The Role of Community and Support

32:30 Collaborative Efforts and Climate Action

34:09 Learning from Failures and Iterations

41:40 Balancing Personal and Professional Life

44:53 Finding Hope and Resilience

51:41 Conclusion and Resources

Meet Carrie Coleman

Carrie holds an M.A. in Communications and has trained in Wayfinder, Immunity to Change, and Positive Intelligence coaching. She is also a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. With more than two decades of experience working in narrative change, Carrie has led clients through innovation initiatives, developed strategic plans, and built collaborations for corporations, nonprofits, and public policy groups. She has worked closely with executives, founders, and boards to strengthen leadership, rebrand organizations, rethink product development, restructure services, and reframe outdated political stories that no longer serve. Her deep passion for sustainability, social justice, and women’s issues drives her work today. Learn more about her consulting + coaching options via her website, https://www.script-flip.com.

About Your Host

Courtney Pinkerton (she/her) is a certified Wayfinder coach with over a dozen years of experience, trained by the Narrative Enneagram and a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. Courtney holds Masters of Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard and is the author of The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever's Guide to Slowing Down and Accomplishing More. She lives with her husband and three teenagers on Apple Balm Tiny Farm near Asheville, North Carolina.

Courtney combines nature and coaching resources to help clients boost resiliency, avoid burnout and create their legacy work and lives. Get Started Now with a Free Gift

Resources for Personal Flourishing:

Courtney’s Free Enneagram + Plant Allies Guide (Start Here to ID Your Personality Type)

The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever’s Guide to Slowing Down & Accomplishing More

Courtney’s Change Cycle Guide (Drawn from a Wayfinder Coaching Tool by Martha Beck)

Resources for Planetary Flourishing

Overstory LLC: a collaborative grant-writing, coaching, + consulting group dedicated to resourcing people + organizations during times of flux and uncertainty.

Climate Coaching Alliance

How to Craft a Story of Self, Us, and Now: Marshal Ganz’ Public Narrative Resource

I didn’t mention these in the episode but wanted to share two of my favorite solution-oriented climate resources here.

Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration Film (the only documentary about climate change that left me feeling hopeful and inspired. The animation about the water cycle is stunning.)

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe **I appreciate how she moves beyond politicized divisions and roots in shared values and respectful conversations.

I am launching this podcast in honor of Hurricane Helene survivors as we navigate the first year anniversary and as a fundraiser for two water-based nonprofits. I invite you to check out their work + consider joining me in making a donation of any size:

Mountain True

Water.org

In this episode, George Ramsay, a conscious leadership coach, and I explore how breathwork, coupled with the Enneagram, metabolizes stress and boosts our energy. George guides us through a practice we can use to feel better immediately, and shares how to use breathwork to shed excess emotional weight and keep conflicts from turning into a mood that impacts our whole day. We discuss personal growing edges and how to move beyond the burned out activist approach to change, especially as we collectively navigate so many current challenges to our earth’s ecological systems and overall health. George also shares honestly about his struggles and gifts as someone who leads with Enneagram Type 9.

Meet George Ramsay

George Ramsay is a Conscious Leadership Coach, certified breathwork facilitator, and Enneagram practitioner who has worked with over 500 clients and companies. He’s been invited into law firms, tech companies, nonprofits and schools as a support for individual and team wellness and cultural transformation. George was trained by The Conscious Leadership Group and The Narrative Enneagram, the oldest training organization in the United States. He studied Breathwork with David Elliot, completing all four levels of training. George lives in Asheville, NC and can be reached through his website www.georgeramsay.com.

About Your Host

Courtney Pinkerton (she/her) is a certified Wayfinder coach with over a dozen years of experience, trained by the Narrative Enneagram and a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. Courtney holds Masters of Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard and is the author of The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever's Guide to Slowing Down and Accomplishing More. She lives with her husband and three teenagers on Apple Balm Tiny Farm near Asheville, North Carolina.

Courtney combines nature and coaching resources to help clients boost resiliency, avoid burnout and create their legacy work and lives. Get Started Now with a Free Gift

Resources for Personal Flourishing Discussed in This Episode:

Enneagram Resources

Courtney’s Free Enneagram + Plant Allies Guide (Start Here to ID Your Type)

The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever’s Guide to Slowing Down & Accomplishing More

Breath Resources

George’s Breath Vault

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor

Resources for Planetary Flourishing

I didn’t mention these in the episode but wanted to share two of my favorite resources here. Both are solution-oriented + great next steps.

Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration Film (the only documentary about climate change that left me feeling hopeful and inspired. The animation about the water cycle is stunning.)

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe **I appreciate how she moves beyond politicized divisions and roots in shared values and respectful conversations.

I am launching this podcast in honor of Hurricane Helene survivors as we approach the first year anniversary and as a fundraiser for two water-based nonprofits. I invite you to check out their work + consider joining me in making a donation of any size:

Mountain True

Water.org

Capsule Podcast Launches Fall Equinox, September 22 2025.

About Your Host

Courtney Pinkerton (she/her) is a certified Wayfinder coach with over a dozen years of life + career coaching experience and a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. Courtney holds Masters of Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard and is the author of The Flourish Formula: An Overachiever's Guide to Slowing Down and Accomplishing More. She lives with her husband and three teenagers on Apple Balm Tiny Farm near Asheville, North Carolina.

Courtney combines nature and coaching resources to help clients boost resiliency, avoid burnout and create their legacy work and lives. Get Started Now with a Free Gift

Podcast launch in honor of Hurricane Helene survivors as we approach the first year anniversary + as a fundraiser for two water-based nonprofits: Mountain True + Water.org