In this week’s episode we chat about winter being a time to renew, and how leaning into renewal all year round can support a wild, spiralling life.

Why have we chosen to talk about renewal?

* The upcoming Winter Solstice signals the rebirth and renewal of the sun

* The tree of December on our Rewilding Wheel is the birch, symbolically connected to fresh starts and new beginnings

* Evergreen symbolism is also present this month, reminding us to look for life in the dark, and find hope in the continuation of the cycle

What do we chat about?

* Renewal as rebirth and regeneration

* Finding strength through embracing the continual spiral of renewal

* Individual and collective scale renewal, and why both can be empowering and revolutionary

* How renewal is not discarding or forgetting what’s come before, but more a process of going back to the roots of something (stripping back the layers)

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