The Green Mind

Co-Founder Jason Swann speaks to us about Rising Routes. Born out of a traumatic experience, Rising Routes seeks to heal individuals and bridge the social divide in the country by providing outdoor experiences that address mental health and systems of oppression that hold the United States back from reaching its full potential. We start the first 12 minutes of our session, as we do in real life, with a model of sharing called Mind, Heart, and Body. 

Visit http://www.thegreenmindpodcast.com for the full transcript.

Episode Highlights:

12:10 – Begin talking about Rising Routes

13:36 - Traumatic experience that led to Rising Routes

17:39 – Using the outdoors to build community 

20:00 – White-led conservation groups not addressing social wellbeing and mental health

23:00 – Addressing discrimination, social injustice, climate change through the outdoors

Links Mentioned:

https://www.facebook.com/risingroutes/
https://www.outdoorjournaltour.com/about-us
https://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/CommissionMembers.aspx
http://www.carinhuebner.com

Crystal Egli and Parker McMullen-Bushman are the co-founders of Inclusive Journeys. Their organization is helping marginalized communities find their voice and space in nature through a variety of projects such as The Digital Green Book. The Digital Green Book provides a platform for individuals to rate their experiences with businesses and public spaces to help others in their community plan out their next safe and fun experience. We talk about creating safe spaces, triggering moments of 2020, friendships, and how you can play a part in supporting their amazing work.

Visit http://www.thegreenmindpodcast.com for the full transcript.

Episode Highlights:

7:28 - The need for The Digital Green Book

12:37 - The Digital Green Book and the outdoors

17:00 - Perpetuation of unsafe spaces and systemic racism

28:40 - Triggering the host on summer of 2020

34:00 - Life for Parker and Crystal if Inclusive Journeys existed before

Links Mentioned:

http://www.inclusivejourneys.com/;

https://www.facebook.com/InclusiveJourneys; 

Instagram:

@inclusiveguides

@crystalegli

@kweenwerk;

www.lacyconsultingservices.com 

Elizabeth Schuster is the founder and CEO of Sustainable Economies Consulting and good friend of podcast host Leander Lacy. Elizabeth is a credible and nationally-known environmental economists. We talk about the difference between environmental economics and social science, projects we have worked on together, and current projects that Elizabeth is taking on to transform her local county. We also discuss the importance of building trust and relationships with communities and the people that we engage. In order to truly understand your stakeholders, hiring an economist or social scientist will give you the data you need to have clarity in your approach to educate and gain buy-in.

Visit http://www.thegreenmindpodcast.com for the full transcript.

Episode Highlights:

2:30 - Environmental Social Scientist vs. Environmental Economist

8:55 - Outcomes from gathering people together for a conference

14:50 - Social science and social skills

19:27 - Working local projects vs regional projects

28:30 - Staying motivated as an Environmental Economist

Links Mentioned:

www.lacyconsultingservices.com 

https://sustainableeconomiesconsulting.com/