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In the face of information overload, Zahira Chaudhry —an environmental scientist and activist by training and creative by practice—shares a few supportive ideas for intaking media during these difficult days. As the Co-Founder of Alluvia, Zahira curates publications that center the work of environmentalists of color as well as advocates for mutual aid organizations. Tune into this conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner for an exploration of capitalism, community organizing, and creating resilient communities of care.

Follow @alluviamag for stories that center BIPOC voices in the environmental movement.

As we find our footing in this new era, Lucía Oliva Hennelly—the Founder and Facilitative Director of (re)CONSTITUTE—offers insight into climate advocacy, communications, death work, and spiritual ecology in the face of crisis. For the many of us working to cultivate our capacity to meet this moment, Lucía's conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner is a much-needed dose of medicine.

Follow @re_constitute for tools to develop consciousness and culture for our climate generation. And be sure to check out A Paradise Built In Hell by Rebecca Solnit as well for recommended reading during these dark days.

How do we nourish the nervous system during crisis? In this illuminating episode, somatic therapeutic counselor and medicine maker tayla shanaye offers beautiful, accessible, and energizing practices for grounding in body and in breath. As we navigate what it will take to seed new worlds on the cusp of collapse, tayla's work emerges as a necessary portal into embodied connection to earth and each other.

Follow @taylashanaye for inspiring practices & perspective shifts.

For those of us who are able, staying at home in the face of the COVID-19 crisis is essential—especially given that there are many folx on the frontlines (such as social workers, cashiers, nurses, bus drivers, and janitors) who don't have that option. But self-quarantine can illuminate abandonment wounds, feelings of loneliness, and longing. In this conversation between Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner and art psychotherapist Chelsea Call, we dive deep into navigating the pitfalls of self-quarantine—especially as a single someone—as well as offer practices to ground in the breath and body.

Follow @chelsea_call for beautiful art therapy offerings.

As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, facilitators Joshua Kahn Russell and BJ Star of The Wildfire Project offer cherished resources for grounding in spirit and cultivating our capacity for surrender during these fractured times. We recorded this podcast a week ago and in the intervening days, our world has changed dramatically. Joshua and BJ's conversation is truly a balm for the soul and one we hope will be of benefit during these turbulent times.

Visit The Wildfire Project to learn about their movement building strategies in service of a transformative culture shift.

How can the practice of mending be a portal into cultivating a culture shift? Sisters Nina and Sonya Montenegro of eco art collective The Far Woods reflect on their upcoming book, Mending Life, to offer insight into relational activism in the face of planetary crisis.

Follow @thefarwoods to discover artworks by The Far Woods rooted in a love of land and community. And be sure to check out Mending Life for a vibrant guide to repair!

For weaver James Davis, weaving is a portal into practicing generosity, cultivating community, and connecting to lineage. Tune into this conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner for nourishing notes on weaving as world-building work.

Follow @aquietpractice for meditations on slow and sustainable living.

How can BIPOC reclaim the power of imagination? In this powerful podcast, Michael A. Estrada of BEEN Media reflects on the necessity of infusing storytelling with care for community, decolonizing creativity, and supporting artists from the grassroots.

Follow @noyekim for notes on BEEN Media & nourishing meditations on imagination.

Photojournalist and sustainable style blogger Aditi Mayer shares tangible practices for decolonizing the fashion industry in this informative & illuminating conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner.

Follow @aditimayer for notes on social justice, style, and sustainability.

Curated by Kate Weiner of Loam and Kailea Frederick of Earth Is 'Ohana, Compassion in Crisis braids together interviews with survivors of climate disaster and resources on disaster preparedness to provide our community with an accessible guide to resilience and regeneration in the Anthropocene. In this conversation, Kailea and Kate offer insight into the origin story of this collaborative publication as well as learn from the incredible Kerry Fugett of Daily Acts on the power of permaculture, resilience, and civic engagement to support communities in crisis.

Explore the work of Daily Acts for inspiration on how we can weave together permaculture and civic activism to cultivate resilient communities.