Status Grow

Join me as I talk to Selin Öker about her research on and experience with sustainable activism. She has just finished her master's thesis with the title "In it for the long haul: Factors contributing to long-term climate activism for youth and young adults in Austria" We talk about the key findings of her work and connect the research to our personal experience in the climate- and environmental movement. This one is for you, if you have been thinking about why some groups and projects feel nourishing and some burn you out; if you have been wondering how to create healthy culture for yourself and your group; if you want a systematic approach to things you might have experienced; or if you're just interested to hear more!

Was ist nachhaltiges Engagement? Wie viel von uns selbst können, dürfen, müsssen wir in unsere Herzensprojekte investieren? Haben wir verlernt, einfach nur zu sein? Zu allen diesen Fragen haben Berni und ich persönliche Erfahrungen und Gedanken. Berni hat gemeinsam mit anderen Ecognize gegründet - ein Projekt (und bald Verein) für Schulworkshops zu Nachhaltigkeitsthemen. Sie erzählt mir in dieser Folge, wie sie ihre eigenen (Lebens-) Erfahrungen in ihren ersten Workshop verwandelt hat, warum sie am allerliebsten mit den Schüler*innen arbeitet, die es nicht interessiert und warum sie es wichtig findet, energievoll herumzuliegen.

It's been a while since you heard from me, but now I'm back and more motivated than ever! In this episode, I share with you, why it's sometimes not so easy for me to do the things that I really care about. Spoiler: Recovering perfectionist over here. More episodes to come very very soon!

For the first episode I spoke with Rebecca Chizzola, who organized the first youth climate conference (LCOY) in Vienna in November 2018, together with 4 others. She is also an incredibly reflective, loving human and has gathered more wisdom in the few years that sheʼs been living on our planet than many people three times her age. We talk about learning by experience, jumping into the deep end, passing on inspiration, what you need to make a difference - and thatʼs just the beginning.

In this pre-episode I share with you my story of how I happened to start a podcast and what happened in my life before that. It's also about what Status Grow is and what I hope for it to be in the world.