Love People. Love The Planet.

In Episode 6 of the People Heart Planet Podcast and Interview Series,  we talk with Naturally Larissa, a sustainability advocate who uses her Instagram profile to educate and encourage others who are making the switch to a sustainable lifestyle. Larissa knows that the sustainability journey can be overwhelming. Where do we even start? She guides and inspires followers while sharing tips on natural eco swaps and earth-conscious fashion. Naturally, she loves the outdoors and exploring new places, and she especially loves doing it all with her pup! For gorgeous landscapes and cute puppy pics, follow her on Instagram at @naturally.larissa.

What does managing your budget have to do with sustainability? How does living intentionally bring more joy?  In Episode 5 of the People Heart Planet Podcast and Interview Series, we talk with fellow ethical consumer and entrepreneur Amanda Kelley about the highs and lows of sustainable living and what it means to live with intention. Amanda is a Designer and Creative Director with a passion for animals, nature, and our planet Earth. During the day she is on a brand team for a global vet-tech company. By evening, she is hard at work on her passion project - Of Intention. Of Intention is an online intentional and sustainable-living boutique and lifestyle brand. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two boys, who have been the source of her motivation and inspiration to live more sustainably and intentionally. She loves spending her free time going on adventures with her family and watching her kids learn, grow and experience new things. To discover and shop fair trade and sustainable products, check out: www.peopleheartplanet.com and www.ofintention.com For audio only, you can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-people-love-the-planet/id1611905464https://open.spotify.com/show/4SkcEcfRsJqGx6nhsI4DNd?di=9vZzoV52Tn-DyU2BJSsaaQ&utm_sourcehttps://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7f9f34ec-2063-44c5-89fc-1fe75e40cca0/love-people-love-the-planet?ref=dm_sh_5YpZ7sIYBvKZxW7ORfhfQalnz

In our first episode, we talk with intersectional vegan, human & women's rights activist and sustainability advocate Darice Chang about the way they connect their personal values with everyday activism. From becoming a vegan as a child to putting sustainable fashion into practice as a pageant contender to moving from the US to Taiwan for a political campaign, Darice's story is surprising and inspiring! In addition to being an activist, Darice is a writer/journalist, speaker and fashion model. They modeled at Fashion Revolution Taiwan and were recently featured in Netflix's new docuseries Midnight Asia. Be ready to get activated!Listen here or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon Music.Watch it on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/XCDZL_F5c60

In our second episode, we talk with Malia Designs Brand Director Lucia Ruth. Lucia tells us all about the inspiring moments and challenges of running a fair trade bag and accessories brand that connects female artisans in Cambodia with consumers all over the world. She also shares her tips for getting started and staying motivated on your ethical consumer journey. And, of course, we talk about why love is the reason she is a fair trade advocate both in her personal and professional life.Listen here or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon Music.Watch it on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/IGqzT3F-GrY

In episode 3, we talk with fellow conscious consumer Alison Carol. Allison is a content creator, photographer and blogger, and she has more than 20,000 followers on Instagram. She has worked with over a hundred ethical brands and companies on branding, social media marketing and photography. Her eponymous blog (allisoncarol.com) is an amazing source of information for all things sustainable lifestyle, including conscious travel, eco fashion and veganism. Listen in for eco living tips and to find out why she decided to go vegetarian!Listen here or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon Music.Watch it on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Bn3xHVlF0

In this episode, Maithreyi and Deven, the Co-Founders of ethical shopping platform People Heart Planet, sit down with Dr. Susan Maiava to discuss what she learned about international development while working in Samoa, her definition of ethical trade and what needs to shift in our culture and policies to move toward a more fair trade economic system.Dr. Susan Maiava is an accomplished academic and practitioner in the field of international development. Early in her career, she worked with New Zealand's largest volunteer agency (Volunteer Service Abroad) in Samoa. She went on to become a Foundation Lecturer at the National University of Samoa and later taught at the University of the South Pacific. She organised and hosted the Fairfield Conferences at Auckland University of Technology in 2017 and 2019 with a focus on "social justice through ethical trade." She served two terms on the International Board of the Leprosy Mission and now serves on the Board of Hagar NZ, which works with survivors of modern slavery. In 2020, she co-founded Fair & Good, an online ethical brands directory and shopping site that makes it easy for conscious consumers to source ethical products.People Heart Planet and Fair & Good share the goal of making it easier for consumers to buy ethically-made products and to use their purchasing power to make the world more peaceful and just.For a full transcript of the interview, go to People Heart Planet's blog. To discover and shop more than 150 ethical brands, visit www.peopleheartplanet.com.