The Unplug Podcast: Activated Living for Truth Seekers and Critical Thinkers in a Collapsing World

The Unplug Podcast: Activated Living for Truth Seekers and Critical Thinkers in a Collapsing World episodes:

• 09.01.2020

  The Winding Path of Acceptance

  If you’ve been a long-time listener of this podcast, or even if you’re a new listener to this podcast, you’ve likely noticed the gap between the last episode and this one. A while back, I made a decision to officially...

  
• 08.28.2020

  Awakin Call with Deb Ozarko

  Join Birju Pandya as he engages in conversation with Deb Ozarko to explore a perspective that is rarely voiced – acceptance that our civilizational story (as that of all civilizations) will eventually become compost for something else, and feeling into...

  
• 08.22.2020

  What Now? Who Will We Choose to Be?

  Peter Melton and Deb Ozarko in discussion with Michael Shaw. Now that we are aware of our grand predicament, who are we choosing to be now? This is a deep dive conversation about our times: Hope, acceptance, reality and presence....

  
• 08.19.2020

  Living in the Time of Dying Interview with Michael Shaw and Peter Melton

  Peter Melton and Deb Ozarko in discussion with Michael Shaw, the creator of the Summer 2020 Documentary Living in the Time of Dying. In this session we discuss the process Michael went through, before, during and after the Documentary. ...

  
• 03.20.2020

  Post-Doom Conversation with Michael Dowd and Ganga Devi Braun

  Regenerative conversations exploring overshoot grief, grounding, and gratitude with Michael Dowd. According to host Michael Dowd, “A post-doom mindset is a hard-earned and often fluctuating state of being. Classic stages of grief mark a well-worn path. However, mere acceptance of...

  
• 01.07.2020

  Exploring Uncharted Waters of Consciousness

  The greatest illusion is that humankind has limitations. —Robert Monroe Note: By clicking on the above audio link, you can listen to the recorded version of this post. ********* The past several years have been a profound act of letting go. Letting go of...

  
• 11.09.2019

  Table Talk: Expanding into “Letting Go” Consciousness

  It’s been a while since I’ve felt the impulse to record another Table Talk conversation with Louise LeBrun. Even though we see each other regularly and our conversations are always profoundly meaningful to me, there are many times when I...

  
• 10.14.2019

  Activated Presence in Times of Accelerating Collapse

  In this conversation with Michael Dowd and Ganga Devi Braun, I share my personal evolution toward a life of activated presence in these times of social, ecological and climate collapse. This interview is part of the Post Doom Conversation series...

  
• 08.19.2019

  The Perpetual Illusion of Change

  While the prevailing global collective dig their heels deeper into sustaining the status quo, many others are becoming activists, enraged by the infinite list of atrocities being committed around the globe. As seemingly more people fight for change these days—with...

  
• 07.16.2019

  Table Talk: Who Are We in the Face of Collapse?

  While relishing a beautiful summer day in our lovely screened porch, Deb Gleason, Louise LeBrun and myself enjoy another compelling Table Talk conversation about, Who Are We in the Face of Collapse. In this conversation we explore how we are so...

  
• 06.04.2019

  Table Talk: Intimacy, Evolution and the Sound of Breath

  As I continue the vigorous pace of my personal evolution, the emptiness I feel when engaging with others presents more frequently. In fact, I feel more alone engaging with most people than I do when I’m actually alone. There are...

  
• 04.07.2017

  UP #125: Unplugging from Civilization, Plugging into the Soul with Deb Ozarko

  My evolution with this podcast has been one of passion to inspire a more compassionate and activated world in the small window of time I believed we still had when I started this endeavor. From there I experienced the dramatic...

  
• 03.16.2017

  UP #124: Living from Essence with Karen Malik

  In the Far East, they say that the innermost channel of the heart is the non-dual channel—our essential nature. Non-duality can be defined as the philosophical, spiritual, and scientific understanding of non-separation and fundamental oneness. When our hearts connect, we...

  
• 03.01.2017

  UP #123: Speciesism: The Root “ism” of Our Separation from the World with Trisha Roberts

  All conflict, destruction and violence on this planet stems from the illusion that we are separate. We “otherize” one another, non-human animals and the Earth, becoming mere commodities in the end. Separation psychosis is conditioned into us from birth and...

  
• 02.15.2017

  UP #122: Curiosity, Collapse and Urgent Spirituality with Peter Melton

  The power of metaphor is perhaps one of the best ways to convey a story or message. In the deepening crises facing our world and our planet, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to make sense of the madness that has descended...

  
• 02.01.2017

  UP #121: Sacred Activism in a Hostile World with Andrew Harvey

  Andrew Harvey is a multi-book author, passionate speaker and Founder Director of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by becoming inspired, effective, and...

  
• 01.18.2017

  UP #120: Evolving Ourselves into Extinction with Peter Russell

  Peter Russell has an extensive resume that led him from studies in mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge University, to studies in experimental psychology, meditation, consciousness, and evolution. His principal interest is the deeper, spiritual significance of the times we...

  
• 01.04.2017

  UP #119: Freeing the Soul Through the Wisdom of Animals with Wendy Elrick

  A few months ago, my partner and I made the decision to move from the BC coast to the mountainous interior. The move was entirely prompted by intuition and the heartbreaking necessity to say goodbye to a rapidly dying ocean. The...

  
• 12.21.2016

  UP #118: Passion, Courage and Truth: Reporting from Ground Zero with Dahr Jamail

  I think we can all agree that mainstream media doesn’t report news that serves our best interest. Sadly, there’s no incentive for corporate media moguls to tell it like it is because speaking truth to external ‘reality’ empowers autonomy and...

  
• 12.14.2016

  UP #117: The Psychological Impact of Our Changing Global Climate with Lise van Susteren

  Many people today are feeling the mental, emotional and spiritual impact of our increasingly tumultuous times. This internal unease is playing out in a plethora of dysfunctional way—from anxiety to aggression, to despair, hostility and violence. In order to comprehend these...

  
• 12.07.2016

  UP #116: Living Fully in the Now with Louise LeBrun

  At this pivotal time in our history as a species on planet Earth, we are collectively operating from a state of overwhelming fear. Our resourcefulness is profoundly inhibited. Our capacity to trust is severely compromised, and the masses are reverting...

  
• 11.23.2016

  UP #115: Climate Emergency in a New World Order with Paul Beckwith

  Abrupt anthropogenic climate change is here and has now taken on a life of its own. It’s no longer a question of if or when, it’s a question of how to cope in a rapidly collapsing world where the masses...

  
• 11.09.2016

  UP #114: The Sacred Power of Grief with Francis Weller

  Francis Weller is a psychotherapist, writer and soul activist. He’s a master of synthesizing diverse streams of thought from psychology, anthropology, mythology, alchemy, indigenous cultures and poetic traditions. The core of his work is creating pathways to reclaiming our indigenous...

  
• 10.26.2016

  UP #113: Thoughtful Wandering and Living Fully Now with Paul Marcotte

  I have had the pleasure of meeting the coolest people through the Unplug podcast! This week’s guest is no exception. Paul Marcotte is a fellow Canadian whose life of simplicity gives the word a whole new meaning. My first introduction to...

  
• 10.12.2016

  UP #112: Methane, Buddhism, and Pioneering a New Consciousness with Jennifer Hynes

  You may be thinking, “What a weird title for a podcast. Methane? Buddhism? New consciousness?” In a nutshell, that’s the essence of this week’s inspiring guest. Jennifer Hynes is a climate researcher and the creator of two significant climate change videos...

  
• 09.28.2016

  UP #111: The Courage to Live Courageously

  This week, Deb Gleason and I speak about our move away from the Sunshine Coast to a new location. Our conversation explores the depths of what it means to live courageously with deep trust; how we manifest what we need...

  
• 09.14.2016

  UP #110: Human Extinction, Right Action, and Living Fully Now with Guy McPherson

  This week’s guest is Dr. Guy McPherson: author, activist, grief recovery specialist, and award-winning professor emeritus of Natural Resources, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. He’s also the only person who openly speaks about the extinction...

  
• 08.31.2016

  UP #109: Giving Voice to the Whispers from Within with Louise LeBrun

  Earlier this month, Louise LeBrun invited me to participate in her life-altering 10-day writing experience called, “Whispers From Within”. It’s a small group experience for women who are hungry to know more of themselves. Without revealing too much in these...

  
• 08.17.2016

  UP #108: Creating an Island of Sanity in a Sea of Global Chaos with Carolyn Baker

  Carolyn Baker is the author of several books about our chaotic and collapsing times. She’s a truth-teller extraordinaire. Her background includes: adjunct professor of history and psychology for more than 10 years, psychotherapist in private practice for 17 years and...

  
• 08.03.2016

  UP #107: Ground Truth Trekking in an Altered Climate with Erin McKittrick

  With abrupt climate change becoming an increasingly hot topic these days—both literally and figuratively—it’s becoming more clear that our altered planet is a source of great concern for many. We have now crossed many tipping points of no return. One of...

  
• 07.20.2016

  UP #106: Walking Out of Dominant Culture, Walking On to Truth with Deborah Frieze

  A few months ago, I received a link to a TEDx talk by a friend who knew the message would resonate. It did. So much so that I immediately reached out to the speaker to invite her on to the...

  
• 07.06.2016

  UP #105: Letting Go of Our Collapsing World with Deb Ozarko

  “This is a dark time, filled with suffering and uncertainty. Like living cells in a larger body, it is natural that we feel the trauma of our world. So don’t be afraid of the anguish you feel, or the anger...

  
• 06.22.2016

  UP #104: Embracing Dreams and Living Out Loud with Sarah Smith

  “Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up.” —Rachel Corrie Sarah Smith is a full-time independent musician based in London, Ontario with a voice that’s often compared to Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin. Her songs are based...

  
• 06.08.2016

  UP #103: Living Yoga, Practicing Life with Maurice McCann

  “Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.” —B. K. S. Iyengar There are many things that keeps me grounded in sanity in today’s...

  
• 05.25.2016

  UP #102: Creating Beauty Out of Trash with Martin Smyczek

  Everywhere we look, we see trash. It’s ugly, ubiquitous, and overwhelming. We overuse, abuse, and discard our world without a care, and our consumptive ways are hurting the Earth in every possible way. The problem is so immense that it’s...

  
• 05.11.2016

  UP #101: Finding Yourself and Stumbling Along the Way with Rebekah Nemethy

  Cultural rebel, fellow creative and podcast host, Rebekah Nemethy joins me this week for a conversation about … life. Unlike most episodes, this one flows with no initial theme in mind. What emerged was a transparent conversation about finding yourself...

  
• 04.27.2016

  UP #100: Beyond Vegan: An Exploration of Consciousness with Louise LeBrun and Deb Gleason

  This week I speak with my partner, Deb Gleason and my paradigm-altering mentor and friend, Louise LeBrun about reclaiming wholeness, expanding consciousness and reconnecting to our deepest core essence through the food choices that can become a portal to our...

  
• 04.12.2016

  UP #99: Our Plasticized Oceans and How We’re Now Eating Our Own Trash with Alice Forrest

  Alice Forrest is a passionate about healing our world. She has a Bachelor of Science in biodiversity and conservation and is involved in a wide range of organizations and conservation activities dealing with the plight of our oceans. She combines...

  
• 03.30.2016

  UP #98: Creating a Morally Just World for Animals with Camille Labchuk

  “The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.” —Alice Walker This week, we explore the burgeoning new world of...

  
• 03.16.2016

  UP #97: Navigating the Inner Critic and Honoring Your Muse with Lowry Olafson

  “If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” —Vincent van Gogh This week’s podcast shines a light on one of the dark corners of our mind—the inner...

  
• 03.02.2016

  UP #96: Saving Our Oceans: The Undersea World of Nicole McLachlan

  “No water, no life. No blue, no green.” —Sylvia Earle Nicole McLachlan is a passionate 25 year old ocean advocate living down under in the Gold Coast of Australia. Nicole’s greatest passion is to bring awareness to marine conservation issues into the...

  
• 02.17.2016

  UP #95: Rewilding Ourselves and Falling in Love With the Earth with Clare Dakin

  “We’ve all been given a gift, the gift of life. What we do with our lives is our gift back.” —Edo It’s been said that the Earth has existed for more than 4.5 billion years. In this unfathomable time frame, human...

  
• 02.03.2016

  UP #94: Overcoming Addiction and Reclaiming Your Self with Katherine Maas

  “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” —Martin Luther King Jr. I have a confession, I love speaking with people on the path of self-exploration; people who are hungry to live authentically from their purest essence. This week I...

  
• 01.20.2016

  UP #93: Taking Ownership of Life with Lisa Ireland

  “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” —Confucius Multiple chemical sensitivity is a common ailment affecting millions of people daily. Web MD defines multiple chemical sensitivity as follows: “Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is also called “environmental illness”...

  
• 01.13.2016

  UP #92: Transparent Authenticity and Breaking Up with Unworthy with Janne Robinson

  “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson The dictionary defines self-worth as, “the sense of one’s own value or worth as a person.” In a world that...

  
• 01.06.2016

  UP #91: Putting Passion into Action and Changing Lives Along the Way with Jan Ditchfield

  “Passion is the love of turning being into action. It fuels the engine of creation. It changes concepts to experience…. Never deny passion, for that is to deny Who You Are, and Who You Truly Want To Be.” —Neale Donald...

  
• 12.23.2015

  UP #90: A New Conversation About Money, Reciprocity, and Resiliency with Mandy Sandbach

  “Of all the things that human beings make and do for each other, it is the unquantifiable ones that contribute most to human happiness.” —Charles Eisenstein There’s a commonly held belief that money is at the root of all evil. Until...

  
• 12.16.2015

  UP #89: The Butterfly, the Caterpillar, Compassion, and Healing the Earth with Sailesh Rao

  “What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” —Richard Bach There is little doubt in the minds of the masses that an acceleration is occurring on planet Earth. What exactly this means is difficult to...

  
• 12.08.2015

  UP #88: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture with Mary Pipher

  “Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” —Benjamin Disraeli There’s a lot of crazy stuff going on in the world lately. Between our altered planet, repetitive mass shootings in the United States, global terrorism, heightened...

  
• 11.25.2015

  UP #87: Navigating an Altered Planet with Grace with Deb Gleason and Gigi Hoeller

  Escalating problems in today’s‚ world are cause for great concern. From war and terrorism to factory farming and heart disease. There’s no question that something has gone seriously awry with species homo sapien. But perhaps the most frightening problem threatening...