In Our Nature

It's In Our Nature to Unravel & Collapse (& Why Seeing This Can Actually Help Anxiety)


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Today we’re talking about the most fundamental of cosmic laws. One that governs everything from stars, to soil, to the thoughts in your mind. 

A cosmic law that we humans have spent centuries pretending doesn’t exist. 

A cosmic law that, when honoured and accepted, can strengthen our mental wellbeing as well as the wellbeing of our planet, our communities, our democracies and our relationships. 

It's the cosmic law of...life and death. 

Join me as we explore:

  • The fundamental natural cycle of rise and fall, expansion and contraction, growth and decay which applies to everything... including you
  • Why no system in nature grows forever (including civilisations) and why this is a crucial thing 
  • The disconnect between the comforting story of infinite progress and the reality of collapse as a natural part of life
  • How this understanding transforms our relationship with anxiety, burnout, and overwhelm
  • Why recognising this cycle might just change your life 


Mentioned in this episode:

  • Zucchini’s everywhere!
  • Lots of different words for “collapse”
  • My early, bewildered, angst-filled journals on this topic here, here and here.
  • Reluctant co-host Nature is verrrry cheeky today 
  • Curious and want other resources? See here and here (not curated by me)


The episode also invites your questions, views and comments around your experiences of the insufficiency or lack of support from your spiritual, therapeutic and philosophical paradigms, tools and communities 

Contact me here for that. 

If you’d like updates and invitations, hop on to my Friends List. I write on Substack too—come hang out there if you wanna.

Gosh what a lot of links

Thank you for listening. You are the pollinator of dreams 🐝

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