Eco Changemakers

In the interview, Jacqui talks about the importance of building a relationship with your land and why young people are so interested in indigenous knowledge today. Jacqui Wilkins is a naturopath who combines earth wisdom and indigenous plant medicine with traditional alternative medicine practices.

In the interview, Oliver talks about the role fungi can play healing the human mind and body and the critical role in regenerative ecology and healing toxic pollution. Oliver Merivee is the co-founder of the Fungi Academy, which is mushroom ecology retreat centre and educational coliving space on the shores of beautiful Lake Atitlan in the highlands of Guatemala.

In the interview, Marc talks about his journey the last 7 years building an eco community, his philosophy of purpose-driven business and why storytelling and accountability for the next generation of creative entrepreneurs. Marc Angelo Coppola is the co-founder of the Valhalla Movement, a permaculture farm and sustainability learning centre near Montreal, Canada. He also runs the Superhero Academy, where he empowers social entrepreneurs and sustainable business leaders to become better storytellers.

In the interview, Mark talks about the revival of a culture of mentorship and the rise of regenerative leadership to tackle today's problems and create a world for future generations. Mark Morey was involved in the founding of the 8 Shields Institute and creating their coaching methodology. He teaches the Art of Mentoring, a program around rebuilding communities and fostering regenerative cultures around the world. He runs the Institute For Natural Learning restoring human being's relationships with the nature world and A Connected Leader where we works with businesses to bring nature mentoring into their team building and corporate social responsibility efforts.

Laura Gilmour is founder of Wild Muskoka Botanicals, where she is the producer of artisan wild foods and people how to locally forage in a sustainable manner. Her mission is to reconnect people with the natural world and to promote health and wellness through incorporating wild plants and traditional herbal medicines back into people’s modern lives.

In the interview, Nikki talks about her experience getting an environmental science degree and teaching nature connection to children and adults through in Toronto, Canada. Nikki Satira is a nature connection educator at the P.i.n.e Project where she teaches urban people about their place in nature and helps weave a “culture of nature connection”. The P.i.n.e. Project’s mission is to foster confidence, competence, resilience and connection to nature through transformative outdoor experiences for people of all ages in Toronto, Ontario and beyond. Their mantra is "be more, need less."

In our interview, Chris talks about how most modern people have forgotten the ancient way of observing, reading, and interpreting the language of nature. Chris Gilmour is the founder of Changing Worlds Project and is a specialist in wilderness survival, wildlife tracking, teaching nature connection and the forgotten language of nature to people of all ages.

In our interview, John talks about awakening from the crisis of meaning, mental health, Buddhism, mindfulness, meditation practices, flow psychology and the fusion of eastern and western philosophy that is happening today. John Vervaeke is director of the Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Lab and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Psychology department and Cognitive Science program. He also teaches for the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health program.

In our interview, Steven talks about his new book Last Tango In Cyberspace, the future of artificial intelligence (and humanity), massive biodiversity loss, eco-psychology research and the perceptual crisis we face today.