ReConnect with Plant Wisdom

What if stories of monsters could help us see climate change in a new light?

In this conversation with fantasy author Laurel Colless, we explore her magical eco-fiction series that uses imagination, environmental awareness, and the voices of nature spirits to help children (and us adults!) reconnect with the living world.

You’ll discover how fantasy can carry truth, how “nature spirits gone rogue” reveal our own relationship with consumption, and why nurturing imagination is essential for the next generation.

What You’ll Learn About Eco Fantasy Fiction for Climate Awareness
🌱 Why fantasy fiction is a powerful way to tell climate truths
🌱 How monsters reflect human choices and ecological imbalance
🌱 The role of plant communication and “tree speakers” in reimagining connection
🌱 Why fostering imagination is essential for hope and resilience

✨ Resources ✨
🌱 Expanded Show Notes
🌱 Laurel Colless book series (Eye of the Storm Lord, Renegale Tales, Knights Unite)
🌱 Naturally Conscious Community (courses, discussions, events)
🌱 Plant Wisdom Book Club

👤 Guest Spotlight: Laurel Colless, Children's Author → laurelcolless.com

Australian-New Zealander children’s author Laurel Colless grew up with books as her friends. Always a fan of adventure stories with twists, Laurel reverts to her eleven-year-old self when writing the Peter Blue books, a science fantasy series where a group of friends at an eco-school solve big world problems and battle evil climate demons birthed from human garbage dumps.

A literary-comparatist by education, Laurel spent 25 years working in environmental business and journalism in Asia, the US and Europe, before coming back to writing. She is the founder of the Carbon Busters Club, a kids’ climate-science program that combines storytelling with science education. In 2013, Laurel Colless became an Al Gore Climate Reality Leader.

When Laurel is not writing or busting carbon, she likes reading, watching movies, forest walking with her dog (and sometimes even her cat!) and spending time with her teenage daughters. Laurel now makes her home in Helsinki with her Finnish husband, their two daughters, a wiry-haired dachshund and a rescue cat.

✨ Chapters ✨
00:00 Introduction
08:10 Essential Nature & Belief
16:30 Plasticity & Acceptance
24:45 Self-Awareness Tools
32:55 Natural Rhythms
40:17 Ad: Music of Plants
49:30 Plant Types & Self-Quiz
57:30 Closing & Community

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What if living authentically was as natural as a plant growing in its right soil? In this episode, I sit down with therapist and podcaster Mary Rothwell to explore what plants can teach us about self-acceptance, adaptation, and finding your true nature.

What You’ll Learn
🌱 Why every plant—and every person—has an essential nature.
🌱 How to reframe limiting beliefs as “bodyguards” you can befriend and release.
🌱 Why authenticity means honoring your cycles, not constant blooming.
🌱 How therapy + coaching can complement each other in reclaiming your true self.

✨ Resources ✨
🌱 Expanded Show Notes
🌱 Join the Naturally Conscious Community
🌱 Mary Rothwell’s podcast: No Shrinking Violets
🌱 Mary’s Live Like a Plant quiz

👤 Guest Spotlight: Mary Rothwell of Mary Rothwell Integrative Wellness

Mary Rothwell is a licensed therapist, certified integrative mental health practitioner, and certified forest therapy practitioner. With 35+ years of experience, she combines traditional therapy with a holistic, whole-body framework rooted in nature. She coaches women on sleep and wellbeing in menopause, and hosts the podcast No Shrinking Violets. Her upcoming book, Live Like a Plant, and her interactive quiz help women rediscover their essential nature, break free from limiting narratives, and take up the space they were born to inhabit.

Learn more about Mary’s work 

✨ Chapters ✨
00:00 Introduction
08:10 Essential Nature & Belief
16:30 Plasticity & Acceptance
24:45 Self-Awareness Tools
32:55 Natural Rhythms
40:17 Ad: Music of Plants
49:30 Plant Types & Self-Quiz
57:30 Closing & Community

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🌿 Website
🌿 Contact
🌿 Shop Eco-Conscious Partners

Socials
📸 Instagram
📘 Facebook
💼 LinkedIn
▶️ YouTube

🎵 Credits
Opening + Closing music by @Cyberinga and Poinsettia

What if everything you’ve been told about food and farming is a myth?

In this conversation with author and journalist Elspeth Hay, we unravel the “No Farms, No Food” narrative and explore how humans can reclaim our place in the ecosystem. From the overlooked nourishment of acorns and chestnuts to the history of colonization and lost commons, this episode reframes humans as keystone species—ecosystem engineers with a vital role to play in regeneration.

✨ Listen + Resources ✨
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🌱 Join the Naturally Conscious Community
🌱 Feed Us With Trees by Elspeth Hay

What You’ll Learn
🌱  Why the “No Farms, No Food” story is rooted in colonial trauma
🌱  How tree foods like acorns and chestnuts can transform food systems
🌱 Why humans are meant to be ecosystem engineers—like beavers and oaks
🌱  How to begin rediscovering your role in your local ecosystem

👤 Guest Spotlight: Elspeth Hay
Elspeth Hay is a journalist, radio producer, gardener, and author of Feed Us With Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food. Living on Cape Cod, she explores regenerative food systems and how humans can rebuild lost relationships with keystone species like oak. Her work reframes food not as extraction, but as collaboration with the ecosystems that sustain us.

Learn more about Elspeth’s work 

✨ Chapters ✨
00:00 Introduction
08:06 Origins of the “No Farm” Narrative
16:19 Historical Shifts in Food Systems
24:48 Modern Challenges in Agriculture
32:53 Community and Local Food Connections
41:04 Cultural Stories About Farming
49:10 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Roles
57:10 Closing Reflections
59:43 Get Feed Us with Trees

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🌿 Contact
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🎵 Credits
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When Sarah Russo and I sat down, we knew we were going deep—and we did. Together we explored her graphic novel Herbs for the Apocalypse, a raw and powerful work that blends science, punk aesthetics, and plant wisdom into a call for revolution.

We talked about what happens when plants with great power meet human fear, about how creativity becomes a collaboration with our green allies, and about the beauty of sacrifice as plants show us daily. 

This conversation isn’t just about herbs or apocalyptic futures—it’s about resilience, resistance, and reimagining our relationship with plants as kin and co-conspirators.

This is a provocative exploration of what it means to listen, to co-create, and to allow plants to challenge our assumptions about beauty, power, and survival.

Topics Covered about The Apocolypse & Revolution
➡️ The creative process behind Herbs for the Apocalypse as a plant-human collaboration.
➡️ How plants embody sacrifice and resilience, modeling true revolution.
➡️ The tension between criminalizing powerful plants and learning from them.
➡️ Why plant communication expands far beyond science into lived, creative experience.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
08:02 Bridging Science and Spirit
16:09 Translating Plant Intelligence
24:35 Redefining Identity  
32:36 Plant Rituals & Initiation  
40:42 Personal Risks & Sacrifices

Resources Mentioned
🌱 Herbs for the Apocalypse (Sarah Russo’s graphic novel)
🌱 Naturally Conscious Community
🌱 The Final Herb of the Apocalypse
🌱 HFTA Short Film

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I sit down with regenerative garden designer and landscape architect Matthew Mehuys to rethink what a “garden” actually is. We move past domination language and into relationship—how to design living spaces where humans, plants, soil, fungi, and wildlife co-create. We unpack low-maintenance (read: ecosystem-literate) design, right plant/right place, and succession as the real secret to beauty with ease. 

We also touch garden history (from walled formality to naturalistic planting), why suburbs can be biodiversity hotspots, and how companies benefit when biophilic spaces nurture people, not just property values. If you’ve ever felt the tension between aesthetics and aliveness, this one will shift your vocabulary—and your planting plan.

Topics Covered about Regenerative Garden Design
➡️ Design as relationship: from “controlling Nature” to co-creating with plant kin
➡️ The true path to low maintenance: soil health, succession, and species fit
➡️ Urban and corporate spaces that invite touch, awe, and ongoing interaction
➡️ How language shapes design choices—and client outcomes

Chapters
00:00 Exploring the Garden as Co-Creation
08:19 The Art of Listening Below Ground
16:37 Microbial Kinship and Nonlinear Growth
25:06 Letting Nature Take the Lead
28:01 Podcast with Zencastr (Ad)
33:21 Interspecies Dialogue
41:44 Reclaiming Wonder in the Garden

Resources Mentioned
🌱 Matthew’s Regenerative Garden online masterclass + free 30-min training/call
🌱 Matthew’s book: 12 Universal Laws of Nature
🌱 Naturally Conscious Community
🌱 My Friday Plant Consciousness Commentary series

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Is your intuition is truly “yours,” or is it a conversation with the living field all around you? 

In this episode, I sit down with Laura Alyn—a true polymath, hula dancer, scientist, and plant communicator—for a deep exploration of intuition, plant consciousness, and what it means to be truly present with our bodies and our kin. We talk about how plants teach us to trust subtle signals, integrate the wisdom of art and science, and dissolve the old boundaries between “woo” and “rigor.” 

Laura and I dig into how embracing all your senses—physical, subtle, and imaginative—can transform how you relate to nature, your creativity, and even your business. Plus, we share stories of how movement, mythology, and collective fields are reshaping how we know ourselves.

Curious? This conversation is for anyone ready to experience intuition, plant communication, and self-awareness in a whole new light.

Topics Covered about Plant Communication and Intuition
➡️ What intuition really is (beyond just “gut feeling”) and why it’s relational, not isolated
➡️ How plants and movement practices (like hula) can help you access deeper wisdom
➡️ The power of integrating science, art, and myth in your personal evolution
➡️ Why collective fields (including non-human kin) change how we know and create

Chapters
00:00 Defining Polymathy and Interconnected Curiosity
08:22 Living a Life of Many Threads
16:47 The Gift and Challenge of Nonlinear Paths
25:05 Weaving Ecosystems and Identities
33:31 Plant Wisdom, Personal Myth, and Creative Integration
36:03 Learn with Gaia (Ad)
42:00 The Courage to Stay Whole

Resources Mentioned
🌱 Gaia.com
🌱 ILA Radio
🌱 Book: The Island of Missing Trees
🌱 Enhanced Plant Communication workshop

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What does it really mean to be human in a world that often asks us to disconnect from our true nature? In this episode, I sit down with Layton Fulton for an honest, deeply personal conversation about returning to our roots and reconnecting with the essence of who we are. 

Layton shares his journey from rural farm life to a conscious exploration of plant medicine and self-awareness. We dive into the power of unconditional love, the wisdom of intuition, and why being human is about honoring our rhythms and building authentic relationships—with nature, with others, and with ourselves.

If you’re searching for practical inspiration to help you remember what it means to be human, this episode will feel like a homecoming.

Topics Covered about Nature Based Healing
➡️ Layton’s story of remembering what it means to be human through nature and rural wisdom
➡️ The power of intuition, presence, and unconditional love in the human experience
➡️ How plant medicine and hypnotherapy support the journey of remembering our true selves
➡️ Real-life practices for remembering what it means to be human every day

Chapters
00:00 Why “remembering humanity” matters
08:15 Farm childhood and respect for all beings
16:40 Exploring consciousness
25:05 Ethical hunting, food vibration
34:18 Ad: The Shift Network
41:55 From hypnotherapy to psilocybin
58:10 Closing reflections

Resources Mentioned
🌱 LifeCraftT.me
🌱 The SHIFT Network (conscious evolution courses)
🌱 Naturally Conscious Community
🌱 Sprouts Writing and Creativity Group
🌱  Plant Wisdom Book Club
🌱 Naturally Conscious Community
🌱 Plant Wisdom Book Club and Sprouts Writing and Creativity Group

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Parenting in today’s world can feel like walking a tightrope—how do we prepare our kids for a planet facing so much change without scaring or overwhelming them? In this conversation with journalist and author Bridget Shirvell, we discuss the art of raising children who feel connected to nature, empowered to problem-solve, and resilient in the face of the climate crisis.

Bridget shares insights from her book Parenting in a Climate Crisis: A Handbook for Turning Fear Into Action, along with practical ways families can nurture curiosity, confidence, and deep kinship with the natural world. 

We also talk about how these lessons aren’t just for kids. 

Topics Covered about Parenting in a Climate Crisis
➡️ How to raise resilient, curious kids in a rapidly changing climate.
➡️ Practical tips for connecting children (and parents) to nature every day.
➡️ Why learning from other kin—plants, animals, fungi—shapes deeper listening and problem-solving.
➡️ How parenting for the planet teaches adults as much as it teaches kids.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
08:10 Rethinking personal-care habits & consumption
16:15 Glass vs Plastic: truth about packaging and recycling
19:42 Fairphone
24:30 Product redesign: aluminum tubes & zero-waste swaps
32:45 Consumer power: influencing supply chains for change
41:00 Hidden health risks: EMF, toxins & bathroom air quality
57:40 Daily green-bathroom rituals & mindset shifts
65:00 Closing reflections

Resources Mentioned 

🌱 Naturally Conscious Community
🌱 Plant Wisdom Book Club and Sprouts Writing and Creativity Group

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In this episode, I have a heartfelt conversation with Marko Petrovic, a modern mystic and conscious entrepreneur who embodies living with humility and presence in the mystery of life. We explore what it means to move beyond just knowing into truly experiencing connection—with nature, ancestral wisdom, and our inner selves. Marko shares his journey through silence, language, and place, showing how these open us to deeper awareness and our natural rhythms. For creative, multipassionate souls navigating complex minds, this conversation offers encouragement to embrace willingness over readiness and to trust the flow of life supported by plant kin and nature’s guidance.

Topics Covered about Living with Presence
➡️ Mysticism as direct experience: living with humility and connection to life’s mystery.
➡️ The journey from silence and stillness to presence and flow in daily life.
➡️ Language, ancestral ties, and place as portals to deeper connection with nature.
➡️ Honoring inner senses (gut, heart, mind) and reawakening natural awareness.
➡️ Embracing willingness over readiness to follow inspiration and evolve.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
08:10 Rethinking personal-care habits & consumption
16:15 Glass vs Plastic: truth about packaging and recycling
19:42 Fairphone
24:30 Product redesign: aluminum tubes & zero-waste swaps
32:45 Consumer power: influencing supply chains for change
41:00 Hidden health risks: EMF, toxins & bathroom air quality
57:40 Daily green-bathroom rituals & mindset shifts
65:00 Closing reflections

Resources Mentioned
🌱 Naturally Conscious Community
🌱 Plant Wisdom Book Club and Sprouts Writing and Creativity Group

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Music of the Plants
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In this episode, I sit down with Joshua Onysko, a serial entrepreneur and eco-innovator, to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing us as plant lovers and conscious humans: plastic pollution. We dive deep into why plastic is still everywhere, why recycling isn’t the full solution, and how big corporations keep pushing cheap plastic despite the environmental cost. Joshua shares his journey of creating truly plastic-free skincare brands and highlights some inspiring innovations, like modular, repairable tech and plantable packaging.

This episode offers tangible insights and inspiration to green your life without the overwhelm.

Topics Covered about Plastic Pollution Solutions

➡️ Why plastic persists despite environmental harm and the limits of recycling
➡️ The power of reconnecting with plant kin to shift consumer behavior naturally
➡️ Innovations in zero-plastic skincare, modular tech, and plantable packaging
➡️ How everyday choices and consumer pressure can drive systemic change

Chapters

00:00 Introduction
08:10 Rethinking personal-care habits & consumption
16:15 Glass vs Plastic: truth about packaging and recycling
19:42 Fairphone
24:30 Product redesign: aluminum tubes & zero-waste swaps
32:45 Consumer power: influencing supply chains for change
41:00 Hidden health risks: EMF, toxins & bathroom air quality
57:40 Daily green-bathroom rituals & mindset shifts
65:00 Closing reflections

Resources Mentioned
🌱 Pangea Organics
🌱Alpine Provisions
🌱 Naturally Conscious Community

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Fairphone
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