We bathe in the amniotic fluid our mother's womb. Our cells are full of water. For Walbanja woman, artist, educator and researcher Dr Jodi Edwards, this ocean-within intimately connects her to the ocean she grew up with on Sea Country. From saving the Sea kin to sensing the Gaia imperative — join Jodi with Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell, and also hear from award-winning author James Bradley and CEO-turned-climate-action advocate Mark Rowland as they explore why the ocean's function is so vital to your own.

This event was hosted by the 2025 Ocean Lovers Festival at Bondi Beach as part of its Ocean Talks program.

Dr Jodi EdwardsCreative arts practitioner, story sharer, educator, researcherAssociate professor and Vice Chancellor Indigenous Research FellowNational Centre for Ocean Resources & SecurityUniversity of Wollongong.

James BradleyAuthor of Deep Water: The World in the Ocean (2024)

Mark RowlandConsultant, systems-thinker, climate-action advocateGAIA Imperative

Thanks to Lorna Parry and Carolyn Grant from the Ocean Lovers Festival.

Further information

Unbroken whispers: the ripples connecting sea kinA project run by Dr Jodi Edwards and Gumbaynggirr woman and ecologist Dr Chels Marshall