Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

This episode features a conversation with Natalie Dawson. Natalie is currently the Director of Strategic Partnerships with the Alaska Venture Fund based in Haines, Alaska. She has previously been a professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Montana; a biologist on the Tongass National Forest; a public policy fellow with the American Institute of Biological Sciences in Washington, DC; and a research scientist at the USGS Alaska Science Center. I know Natalie because she was one of the instructors on the Wild Rockies Field Institute course that I took part in during the fall of 2021!

In this episode, we talk about:

• the experience as a teenager that sparked Natalie's interest in pursuing wildlife biology
• the process of falling in love with Alaska, a place she has now called home for many years
• Natalie's experience doing public policy work in Washington DC and what she took from that experience moving forward with her science and activism work
• her journey into experiential education and teaching with organizations like the Wild Rockies Field Institute, and the value we both see in that kind of immersive, place-based learning model
• what Natalie is doing in her work now, raising money for conservation, social justice, and tribal sovereignty in Southeast Alaska
• her experience serving in local government
• values and what it means to live a meaningful life in today's world

Thank you for joining us!

Wild Rockies Field Institute: https://www.wrfi.net/

Alaska Venture Fund: https://alaskaventure.org/

Chilkat Forever Campaign: https://chilkatforever.org/

American Institute for Biological Sciences Public Policy Fellowship: https:https://www.aibs.org/news/2024/241204-policy-fellow.html

USGS Alaska Science Center: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center

Wilderness and Civilization Program at the University of Montana: https://www.umt.edu/wilderness-institute/education/wc/default.php

Understory - Film about the Tongass National Forest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da2VRt24MA0

Natalie's Website from her time on the Borough Assembly: https://www.natstracks.com/

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Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

Today's episode is part 2 of my conversation with award winning author, contemporary shamanic teacher, and host of the Accidental Gods podcast, Manda Scott.

In this half of our conversation, Manda and I discuss:

• the power of dreaming - both while asleep and awake
• the importance of keeping promises and what promises represent in the story world of her newest book, Any Human Power
• what it means to her to be a good ancestor
• how to bring gratitude, compassion, and joyful curiosity to even the most challenging moments in life
• ...and a whole lot more!

It is a joy to have you here. Thank you.

Accidental Gods website: https://accidentalgods.life/

Accidental Gods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidental_gods/

Manda's official author site: https://mandascott.co.uk/

Any Human Power book: https://linktr.ee/anyhumanpower

Thrutopia for Writers: https://thrutopia.life/

Audrey Tang / Aligning Tech with Democracy: https://time.com/6979012/audrey-tang-interview-plurality-democracy/

Rupert Sheldrake / Morphic Resonance: https://www.sheldrake.org/

Robert Falconer / IFS (Internal Family Systems): https://robertfalconer.us/

Chris Bache / LSD and the Mind of the Universe book: https://chrisbache.com/LSD-BOOK

Alnoor Ladha / Wetiko Paper: https://www.kosmosjournal.org/article/seeing-wetiko-on-capitalism-mind-viruses-and-antidotes-for-a-world-in-transition/

Tristan Harris / Your Undivided Attention podcast / Center for Humane Technology: https://www.humanetech.com/podcast ; https://www.humanetech.com/

Della Duncan / Upstream podcast: https://www.upstreampodcast.org/about

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Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

Today's episode features part 1 of my conversation with Manda Scott. Manda is an award winning author, contemporary shamanic teacher, and host of the Accidental Gods podcast based in the borderlands between England and Wales. Perhaps best known for her Boudica: Dreaming series, her life and work have spanned many other creative and purposeful ventures. These include: work as a veterinary surgeon, acupuncturist, regenerative smallholder, columnist, homoeopath, blogger, life coach, and renegade economist, to name just a few!

In this half of our conversation Manda and I discuss her most recent book, Any Human Power, and the new genres of "thrutopian" and "mytho-political" that the novel falls under. As we careen ever closer to climate catastrophe and socio-ecological breakdown, Manda believes writers - and especially those in the realm of fiction - have a powerful role to play in mapping out possible futures and the steps through to them from the world we find ourselves in right now.

Using her new novel Any Human Power as a touch-point, our conversation extends far beyond the bounds of the story line. Manda and I explore...

• the concept of "initiation culture" vs "trauma culture"
• drawing inspiration from author Ursula K. Le Guin
• the definition of "thrutopian" and "mytho-political
• why fiction writing is important to envisioning and building towards a healed world
• whether it's possible to shift a dysfunctional system while operating from within it
• the vision that led Manda to write Any Human Power
• ... and a whole lot more

Many of the books/researchers/resources that Manda references in this conversation can be found linked below.

Thank you so much for tuning in. It is a joy and an honor to have you here.

Accidental Gods website: https://accidentalgods.life/

Accidental Gods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidental_gods/

Manda's official author site: https://mandascott.co.uk/

Any Human Power book: https://linktr.ee/anyhumanpower

Ilya Prigogine, nuclear chemist: https://www.nature.com/articles/424030a ; https://www.informationphilosopher.com/solutions/scientists/prigogine/

Francis Weller and Alnoor Ladha / Initiation vs Trauma Cultures: https://www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/deschooling-dialogues-on-initiation-trauma-and-ritual-with-francis-weller/

Of Water and the Spirit by Malidoma Patrice Somé: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/192354.Of_Water_and_the_Spirit

Bill Plotkin / stages of development: https://www.animas.org/about-us/our-founder/ ; chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.animas.org/wp-content/uploads/Intro-to-ESDW-for-Animas-website.pdf

Nate Hagens: https://www.natehagens.com/

Kate Raworth / Doughnut Economics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=talXb1wiEFY

Jason Hickel / Less Is More book: https://www.jasonhickel.org/less-is-more

Vanessa Andreotti / Hospicing Modernity: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57425775-hospicing-modernity ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ZkOFFmbIY

Joe Brewer / Bioregionalism: https://accidentalgods.life/bio-regionalism-the-design-path-for-regenerating-earth/

Janine Benyus / Biomimicry: https://biomimicry.net/bios/janine-benyus/ ; https://www.harpercollins.com/products/biomimicry-janine-m-benyus?variant=32117835366434

Chris Bache / LSD and the Mind of the Universe book: https://chrisbache.com/LSD-BOOK

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Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

This episode is a little bit different! It felt like it was about time I did an episode where I shared a little more about myself; I have received feedback from a number of people wanting to hear more about me on the podcast, so this one is for y'all.

I wanted this episode to be a fun and interesting listen, so I invited three of my closest friends on to ask me three questions each. They were entirely in charge of coming up with questions that they were excited to ask, and for the most part I did not know what the questions were going to be until we were rolling. Because these three friends know me from different contexts and in such different ways, the conversations we ended up having were all entirely unique!

In no particular order, we talk about:

• a health scare in 2023
• what I would do with a magic wand
• my favorite memory from a day in the Tetons
• learning the Irish language and connecting to culture
• what I would never want to change about myself
• expressing emotions freely and in-the-moment
• my favorite album of all time
• ....and a whole lot more.

I am so grateful to Sally, Amanda Jo, and Cole for joining me in co-creating these conversations, and for bringing their wonderful personalities to the show. It was such a joy to bring this one to life.

Thank you so, so much for being here - and please don't hesitate to reach out and let me know what you think of this format. I always love your feedback.

Podcast Email: [email protected]

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AJ's podcast with her friend Alex! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-thoughts-sake/id1452642583

Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

Today's episode is part 2 of my conversation with co-founder of Northern Epics, Trinidad Collier.

In part 2 Trin and I dive more deeply into the philosophy and values behind his business; we talk about what it is like working with friends and family; Trin tells the absurd story of a night in the Alaskan backcountry involving a 130 lb pack, a lost Garmin, bogs, cliffs, and more...; we talk about the value in taking risks and embracing failure in a meaningful life; and a whole lot more.

If you enjoyed part 1 with Trin, you don't want to miss part 2.

Thank you so much for being here!

Podcast Email: [email protected]

Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowsrunpodcast/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shadowsrunpodcast.bsky.social

Northern Epics Website: https://www.northernepics.com/

Northern Epics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northernepics/

Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

This episode is part 1 of my conversation with Trinidad Collier. Trin is the co-founder of a hiking guiding business in Alaska, Northern Epics. He is also an adventurer, a white water enthusiast, and a climber. Trin is also an ex of mine! We dated back in 2018 and 2019, during both of our senior years of high school.

In part 1 of our conversation we talk about:

• how we met in an outdoor class in high school
• Trin's childhood and early teenage years
• Trin's choice to not go to college after high school
• working on a fishing boat in Alaska in winter
• living in a Subaru Outback during the pandemic
• a wild day and night climbing the famous route Epinephrine in Red Rocks
• moving to Alaska on a whim in 2022
• founding a business at the age of 22!

We cover a lot of ground in this one, and had a lot of fun. Check out Northern Epics, linked below!

Podcast Email: [email protected]

Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowsrunpodcast/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shadowsrunpodcast.bsky.social

Northern Epics Website: https://www.northernepics.com/

Northern Epics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northernepics/

Epinephrine Climbing Route, Red Rocks, NV: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105732422/epinephrine

Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

Today's episode features a conversation with George Montopoli. George has spent 47 seasons working as a Jenny Lake Climbing Ranger in Grand Teton National Park performing technical mountain rescues, building trails, putting up first ascents, and conducting research. George also has a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Wyoming, and spent many years teaching students at the University of Wyoming, Arizona Western College, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University.

In this conversation we talk about how George first got into rock climbing; life as a Climbing Ranger in 1977 versus today; George tells the story of a lightning rescue he was a part of on the Exum Ridge of the Grand Teton in 2003; we talk about his various first ascents and wild adventures in the '70s and '80s; I ask George about the bald eagle and marmot research he worked on for 20 years in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; and we even talk about George's four years in the Peace Corps in Chile and Ecuador back in 1980-1984.

This episode is incredibly rich - I truly believe there is something for everyone to resonate with or learn from in this conversation.

Thank you so much to George for sharing his time and wisdom on the podcast, and to all of you for tuning in!

Podcast Email: [email protected]

Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowsrunpodcast/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shadowsrunpodcast.bsky.social

Jenny Lake Climbing Rangers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennylakerangers/?hl=en

A Bolt From the Blue: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Bolt-from-the-Blue/Jennifer-Woodlief/9781451607086

Bald Eagle Research: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jrr/vol35/iss3/4/

Arizona Western College Hall of Fame: https://foundation.azwestern.edu/news/dr-george-montopoli-inducted-awc-hall-fame

Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

Today's episode features a conversation with Paschal Black. Paschal works as an Eligibility Worker for the Oregon Department of Human Services, but spends much of his free time outside swimming and hiking and adventuring across Oregon.

In this conversation we talk about what brought Paschal to Oregon; rural vs. city living; Paschal's experience living in the Twin Oaks Community in Virginia; how Paschal prioritizes rest and relaxation in his life and why he feels it to be so important; why Paschal believes the world to be fundamentally good; Paschal's experience with Ecstatic Dance, and much more!

I had a blast speaking with Paschal, and hope that you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Podcast Email: [email protected]

Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowsrunpodcast/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shadowsrunpodcast.bsky.social

Twin Oaks Community: https://www.twinoaks.org/

More about Ecstatic Dance: https://ecstaticdance.org/

Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

Today's episode features part 2 of my conversation with joy coach, author, mother, and dear friend, Kristin Collier. We jump right back in where we left off in part 1, discussing the ways in which joy can encompass even feelings of grief and sadness when we allow our emotions safe passage through our bodies. Kristin shares an example practice from her work all about embodying and feeling into gratitude, and we close with a conversation about the new book Kristin is currently working on.

Thank you so much for being here!

FREE Gratitude Meditation from Kristin: https://www.collierconnections.com/free-gratitude

Collier Connections (Kristin's Website): https://www.collierconnections.com/

Houswife: Home-remaking in a Transgender Marriage (Kristin's Memoir): https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/housewife-9780997790122

Collier Connections on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collierconnections/

"Homework for Life" Ted Talk with Matthew Dicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7p329Z8MD0

Podcast Email: [email protected]

Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowsrunpodcast/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shadowsrunpodcast.bsky.social

Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast!

This episode is part 1 of my conversation with joy coach, author, mother, friend, and pure ray of light, Kristin Collier. In this episode we talk about Kristin's background and childhood; raising children while practicing non-violent communication (NVC); her body-crisis-awakening in 2019 that ultimately led her to the joy work she is doing today; what kind of services Kristin offers with Collier Connections; her definition of joy; and so much more!

You don't want to miss this one. Thank you so much for being here.

FREE Gratitude Meditation from Kristin: https://www.collierconnections.com/free-gratitude

Collier Connections (Kristin's Website): https://www.collierconnections.com/

Houswife: Home-remaking in a Transgender Marriage (Kristin's Memoir): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32890020-housewife

Collier Connections on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collierconnections/

Podcast Email: [email protected]

Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowsrunpodcast/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shadowsrunpodcast.bsky.social