Podcasts about Dumbo Feather

For many years there has been a myth among journalists that journalism and content marketing can't coexist.   You either have to focus on journalism work or on content marketing, but not on both.   But this belief is based on false assumptions and outdated beliefs. And in this week's episode, you'll hear why you can do both very successfully as a freelance writer.   And, in fact, why you may actually WANT to focus on both.   My guest is Lindy Alexander, an award-winning freelance food, travel, and lifestyle writer and content creator living in the vibrant goldfields town of Castlemaine in central Victoria, Australia.   Her work has been published in numerous digital and print publications including Sunday Life, The Age/The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, Travel + Indulgence, Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, delicious, Good Food, The Saturday Paper, SBS Life, Dumbo Feather, Peppermint, Essential Kids, Essential Baby, Modern Farmer, Jetstar magazine and Homes+.   I had Lindy on the show a few years ago, where we discussed . This time, we're directly tackling the age-old myth that content marketing and journalism are incompatible.   You'll hear exactly how Lindy has navigated these waters like a champ. How's she maintained solid journalistic standards and ethics throughout. And how you can combine both to create real synergies in your business.

For something a bit different this week, I'm posting an important conversation I had a few days ago via the Small Giants Academy with its co-founder Berry Liberman. Berry is also an impact investor, filmmaker and philanthropist who founded Dumbo Feather magazine on top of all this. The conversation was titled Sensemaking in the Metacrisis: How to be of service in troubled times and it's a big, wild, looping and uplifting chat about everything going on.As with the weekly AMAs, the video version of this interview will be posted over at my Substack and it's over there that you can engage in a conversation with me, the community and Berry afterwards.SHOW NOTESLearn more about Small Giants AcademyHere's an explainer of Three Horizons that Berry referencesYou can read about Berry's reflections on the recent Scandinavian sensemaking trip. Mine are here Books to delve into: Walking the Tiger by Peter Levine, God is an Octopus by Ben GoldsmithAnd someone in the chat asked for “my dancing & running playlist”If you need to know a bit more about me… head to my "about" pageFor more such conversations subscribe to my Substack newsletter, it's where I interact the most!Get your copy of my book, This One Wild and Precious LifeLet's connect on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's conversation is between Berry and Canadian culture activist Stephen Jenkinson. His work is really hard to classify. You may have read his conversation with Pierz Newton-John in issue 54 of Dumbo Feather magazine. Stephen has worked extensively with people who are dying, and their families. He's worked in medical care, agriculture, and he's also a canoe builder and sculptor. Stephen's the author of Come of Age and Die Wise. He travels the world performing the Nights of Grief and Mystery Tour, coming to Australia in late 2023.

Introducing our new mini-series with Dumbo Feather favourite, Nate Hagens! You may remember our conversation with Nate from a couple of episodes back, where he gave us a big picture overview of the various interlocking crises of this moment, or what he calls "the human predicament." We are going deeper into this with a mini-series that unpacks a range of issues and asks the question, "What can our collective future look like?" In this episode, Berry and Nate explore the topic of human behaviour, and why that is critical to addressing many of the systemic challenges we face. If you haven't listened to our first chat with Nate, go back now to The Good Society #1.

Dr Julia Kim is the Program Director of the Gross National Happiness Centre in Bhutan. Long time readers and listeners of Dumbo Feather will be familiar with the GNH framework, which many organisations, cities and communities around the world have implemented to shape a more sustainable and holistic vision of their success. Julia shares more on that and why Bhutan is such a rich place for leadership exploration in this chat with Small Giants Academy head of programs, Tamsin Jones. You can learn more about the Gross National Happiness Centre over at gnhcentrebhutan.org Join Small Giants Academy on an Impact Safari to Bhutan in 2023. Visit impactsafari.com for more

What if we reclaimed postpartum as a critical rite of passage?Today I speak with the wonderful Naomi Chrisoulakis, postnatal doula, mentor, podcaster and master of the kitchen about: Naomi's sphere of work and offerings; How Naomi became a postnatal doula; Defining postpartum; What is a rite of passage? Why is it important?; What are the issues with how industrialised society approaches postpartum? How we could approach postpartum differently;  Naomi's experience with postpartum; How creating an appropriate support network is crucial;How things could be different. Show links: Naomi's website: https://cocoonbynaomi.com/ About Naomi: https://cocoonbynaomi.com/food Postpartum Preparation Course: https://cookandcocoon.podia.com/ Naomi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cocoonbynaomi/?hl=en Tales of the Fourth Trimester, podcast by Naomi: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tales-from-the-fourth-trimester/id1460569533 Transformation through rites of passage, podcast by Arne Rubinstein and Dumbo Feather: https://www.dumbofeather.com/podcast/1-how-will-we-transform-with-berry-liberman-and-dr-arne-rubinstein/ Thank you for your kind support

It's the last episode of a pretty epic season! Kate and Katherine talk the year that was for both of them, plus what they've been reading, watching and listening to. It's not a 'best of' list but it's a great list. Things that get mentioned include: The First Time interview with Kim Scott The First Time interview with Chloe Hooper  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmun  This is Dating (podcast)  Interview with Esther Perel on the Dumbo Feather podcast  If Books Could Kill (podcast)  The Mel Robbins Podcast  Crafting with Ursula from Between the Covers Podcast - particularly episodes with Lidia Yuknavitch (Kate's fave 'new to me' writer of the year!) and adrienne maree brown Babel by RF Kuang Bliss Montage by Ling Ma. Kate's been impressed with short story collections this year including Cautionary Tales for Excitable Girls by Anne Casey Hardy (who we spoke to here), You Have a Friend in 10A by Maggie Shipstead and Here be Leviathans by Chris Flynn Kate's looking forward to putting Amy Thunig's Tell Me Again in the Summer book stack Kate loved watching Beforeigners, Stranger Things and just finished 1899 Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod). Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Six via our Patreon page. Thanks for joining us!

For the past couple of months, we've been exploring what the good society is all about, how we can create systems and communities that support people and planet to thrive. On this episode, we have a slightly different take on the topic. Dumbo Feather's editor Kirsty de Garis is speaking with someone who had made her way into just about every kitchen in Australia with her gorgeous cookbooks – Hetty McKinnon. Hetty is a Chinese-Australian cook who established Arthur Street Kitchen in Sydney's Surry Hills in 2011, and not long after released her first cook book, Community, which shared the much-loved vegetable recipes she was serving. Since then, many a fine cook books have followed, including her most recent: Tenderheart, a book about vegetables and unbreakable family bonds. Hetty spoke with Kirsty in September 2022.

‘Remember what Bertrand Russell said, most people would rather die than think, and most people do. And that's the world's tragedy. So to get people to think is the very, very first step in motivating the people of the planet to rise up and do something about the difficulties that we face, because there is no alternative.'  Is global agreement on global challenges possible? World-renowned philosopher A.C. Grayling believes an answer to this question is urgently needed. In his latest book, For the Good of the World, Grayling proposes that the three biggest challenges facing the world today are climate change, the rapid development of high-impact technology and a global deficit in social and economic justice. At this special keynote lecture, Technology, Climate, Justice and Rights: Can We Get the Whole World to Agree on Any of Them?, Grayling expands his thinking on these ideas, before answering burning questions from the audience. Can we agree on a set of values that will allow us to confront the threats facing our planet? Or will these issues progress at a rate that continues to outstrip our ability to deal with them? Don't miss this thought-provoking address recorded on Thursday 15 September 2022 and hosted by Bhakthi Puvanenthiran. This conversation was presented with support from Dumbo Feather. Featured music is Formations by Van Sandano.  Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got episode two of our Good Society Series, where we're unpacking the current systems we live, work and play within, and ask how they can be better for people and planet. What does it mean for us to thrive within our planetary bounds? What structures are getting in the way of that? Throughout this series, we look at who we want to be as a society & how we can use our heads, hearts and hands to get there. In this episode, Berry sits down with professor Dan Ariely, one of the world's leading thinkers in behavioural economics. Dan's a founding member of the Centre for Advanced Hindsight, which does all kinds of fascinating empirical research into human behaviour – particularly when it comes to money, health and the planet – and uses it to tackle complex socio-economic problems. Dan is particularly interested in irrationality, and how it is present in so much of the everyday decisions we make. He believes that with the right structures and systems in place, we can eliminate some of the opportunity to do things that we know aren't good for us or the world. Dan serves as a Professor of psychology and behavioural economics at Duke University and is one of the faculty members on the Small Giants Academy Mastery of Business and Empathy. Some of his books include Predictably Irrational, Dollars and Sense and the Honest Truth about Dishonesty. You can also read our conversation with him in issue 55 of Dumbo Feather magazine, Creating the Next Economy. Learn more about Dan's work over at danariely.com.

You might have noticed a recent run of incredible female leaders on the show – well, they keep coming! This episode Berry sits with one of the world's leading teachers of mindfulness meditation – Sylvia Boorstein. Sylvia is one of the people who literally brought buddhism to the West in the 1970s, and like many of them is Jewish. She is a mother, a grandmother, a psychotherapist, and a founding teacher of Spirit Rock, a world-renowned Buddhist meditation centre in Woodacre, California. The titles of Sylvia's books are telling of her good humour and simple wisdom, among them including “Happiness is an inside job,” Road Sage, It's Easier than you think, “That's funny, You Don't look Buddhist,” and our favourite, “Don't just do something, sit there.” It was an honour for us to have this time with Sylvia, and to hear her reflections and hopes in the latter stages of her life. Sylvia will feature in our upcoming issue of Dumbo Feather magazine, if you're not already a subscriber, go to dumbofeather.com and soak up more goodness like this in print.

My guest today, Pádraig Ó Tuama, is brilliant and has done so many beautiful things in his life. I decided to share the bio from his website rather than type up my version of it. It's better this way, trust me. “Poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama's work centres around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. For Ó Tuama, religion, conflict, power and poetry all circle around language, that original sacrament. Working fluently on the page and in public, he is a compelling poet and skilled speaker, teacher and group worker. He presents Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios. When BBC journalist William Crawley introduced Pádraig on the stage to deliver a TEDx talk on Story, Crawley said, "He's probably the best public speaker I know." Ó Tuama's published work incorporates poetry (Readings from the Book of Exile [longlisted for the Polari Prize 2013]; Sorry for your Troubles, Feed the Beast), prose (In The Shelter) and theology (Daily Prayer; Borders & Belonging, with Glenn Jordan) and anthologies: Poetry Unbound; 50 Poems to Open Your World. Work is featured or forthcoming in Poetry Ireland Review, Academy of American Poets, Raidio Teilifís Éireann's Poem of the Week, Post Road, IMAGE, Dumbo Feather, Gutter, America, and New England Review. He has broadcasted, recited and been interviewed many times on RTÉ, BBC (Radio 4, Radios Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland) and Radio National (Australia). His work has been used in Medical Journals, quoted by Princes and used in Atlases and Liturgies. From 2014-2019 he was the leader of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation community. Pádraig is married to Paul Doran. Together, in 2011, they founded Tenx9, a storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their lives. Begun in Belfast, this event now has satellite events in many other cities. He holds a BA Div validated by the Pontifical College of Maynooth, an MTh from Queen's University Belfast and is currently pursuing in a PhD in at the School of Critical Studies at the University of Glasgow exploring poetry, prayer and agnosticism. In addition to these qualifications, Ó Tuama has numerous professional accreditations in conflict, focusing particularly on dynamics of group conflicts.” This conversation moved in me in deeply meaningful ways. Pádraig is a trustworthy and wise leader and I hope you are by our conversation today.

The Final Draft Great Conversations podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love.These are the stories that make us who we are.Lauren Draper is a writer and marketing professional from Melbourne, her writing has appeared in publications such as Kill Your Darlings and Dumbo Feather.Lauren joins Andrew on the show with her debut young adult novel, The Museum of Broken Things.Reece is in limbo, and as far as it goes there are worse places to be stuck than the beachside town of Hamilton. But it's not just the place Reece is stuck in her memories. Memories of The Terrible Thing Happened and the way it has basically put her life on hold.Maybe she can ride out the last year of school, but fate and a resident shark named Bruce are determined to throw her in the way of Gideon and there's a whole other set of secrets.Join me as we discover Lauren Draper's The Museum of Broken Things...Final Draft is produced and presented by Andrew PopleWant more great conversations with Australian authors?Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser.Get in touch with Andrew and Final Draft. We love to hear about what you're reading!Twitter - https://twitter.com/finaldraft2serInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/finaldraft2ser/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/finaldraft2ser/Find Lauren Draper at laurendraperauthor.com

In celebration of Issue 70 of Dumbo Feather magazine, all about a Meaningful Life, Berry sat down with one of the greatest living thinkers of our time: Professor A C Grayling.

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST and GIVE US A COMMENT SO WE KNOW! What does it look like to take ideas, consciousness, awareness, and soul and deploy real solutions to real world problems? In this episode we talk about how Danny and his team are: approaching problem solving deploying capital toward systems change evaluating challenges to find the lever points to catalyze real transformation building bridges and collaborations helping others get started in impact investing holding and working with the challenges along the way If you missed our first episode on the mindset, heart and soul enmeshed in self-realization and the inner work it takes to be an impact agent, catch that here. About Danny Danny Almagor is - Chair of Small Giants, a company he started with Berry Liberman ( his beloved wife) to effect social and environmental change through business, investing, education and storytelling, and Australia's first B Corporation. From investments in start-ups to large-scale projects such as solar farms, green buildings and regenerative agriculture, the Small Giants total portfolio approach proves that impact investing can span all asset classes and achieve both profit and purpose. Together with Berry, Danny also created and chairs the Small Giants Academy, a for purpose entity which houses the education and storytelling arms of Small Giants, which includes Dumbo Feather, Impact Safari and Mastery of Business and Empathy. Its goal is to inspire wisdom and action for a hopeful future. Danny was the inaugural Social Entrepreneur in Residence at RMIT, the founder and former CEO of Engineers Without Borders Australia and is the co-founder and Chair of the Impact Investment Group. He has founded over a dozen for profit and non profit organizations including Sentient Impact Group, The Sociable Weaver, The Impact Club, Beyond Family Office, and The Community Well Northern Rivers. He has served on numerous boards, including many of the Small Giants family of businesses such as Tom Organic, The School of Life, The Cape ecovillage, and Beyond Creative, as well as non-profit boards and advisories councils including the Jewish Museum of Australia, Stand Up, Smiling Mind and the Gross National Happiness Centre in Bhutan. Danny has been recognised through many awards and is formerly trained in Aerospace Engineering, Business Administration and outdoor education. He loves to read, talk about philosophy, garden, travel and jump on the trampoline with his three kids. Websites in his world: https://sentientimpact.com/ - Our latest investment vehicle https://www.dumbofeather.com/ - Our magazine https://www.smallgiants.com.au/ - The mother ship https://www.regen.melbourne/ - Doughnut economics for a city https://www.pacificbio.com.au/ - Seaweed solutions to waste https://thesociableweaver.com.au/ - Homes connecting to self, community and nature. https://tiverton-rothwell.com.au/ - Regen Ag Books Danny Mentions: Morgan Simon: Impact Revolution Joel Solomon: Clean Money Jed Emerson: The Purpose of Capital Roman Krznaric:The Good Ancestor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/catalyst-talks/message

Rebecca & Kate co-founded The Better Packaging Company in 2017, which has a mission to find the world's most sustainable packaging solutions. They've experienced phenomenal growth since launching and now export globally, to over 50 countries. In this episode, Rebecca & Kate talk about: Leaning into their values Pursuing 'zigzag careers' with many twists and turns How their packaging products are making the world a better place Kate studied chemistry and commerce and started her career in management consulting. She then founded, published and edited a quarterly magazine Dumbo Feather, with a focus on social and environmental change makers before running her own Marketing & Communications Consultancy. She is passionate about the circular economy and about innovative design solutions. Rebecca studied biochemistry originally and the early years of her career were spent working for companies such as IBM and Vodafone. Prior to founding the Better Packaging Company, Rebecca was the COO at StarShipIt, a cloud based app designed to simplify shipping orders. In that role, she realised the amount of packaging waste generated by the eCommerce industry and that sparked the vision for The Better Packaging Company.

What if we shifted to a needs-based economy? Join me in our episode today featuring the incredible Helena Norberg-Hodge, world-renowned linguist, author, activist and filmmaker, as we discuss why shifting to a needs-based economy (or localization) would be the best path to addressing multiple converging crises that we face in the world today. Helena is the founder and director of Local Futures, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the revitalisation of cultural and biological diversity and the strengthening of local communities and economies world-wide. Today we cover:  The economy as a root cause perpetuating the crises we see in the world today; The history of our economic system; What a “needs-based” economy is; Whether we can adapt our current systems (e.g. economic, political, legal, food systems) to be “needs-based” to address the current crises, or whether we need to implement a whole new system; Whether any economic models (e.g. Doughnut Economics, Degrowth Economics) appeal to Helena as viable systemic solutions; Helena's experience in Ladakh (otherwise known as Little Tibet) witnessing the societal shift from a needs-based economy (based on a mentality of abundance) to a Western economic model (based on scarcity); A bit about World Localization Day, what it's all about and how to get involved; The issue of economic illiteracy as a barrier to effective climate and environmental activism; Why we all need to be literate in the areas of ecological and economic literacy to engage in effective activism; Helena explains the main points to focus on when building economic literacy.Show links: Helena Norberg-Hodge, about: https://www.localfutures.org/about/who-we-are/helena-norberg-hodge/ Helena Norberg-Hodge publications: https://www.localfutures.org/publications/ancient-futures-book-helena-norberg-hodge/ Helena's podcast episode with Dumbo Feather: https://www.dumbofeather.com/podcast/conversation-series-week-10-with-helena-norberg-hodge/ Helena's podcast episode with Futuresteading:  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/helena-norberg-hodge-charts-clear-path-towards-systemic/id1507885629?i=1000524419899 Local Futures: https://www.localfutures.org/about/who-we-are/ World Localization Day: https://www.localfutures.org/world-localization-day/ Local Futures Podcast: https://www.localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast/ Localization Action Guide: https://www.localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/local-futures-podcast/ Local Futures Recommended Resources: https://www.localfutures.org/action-resources/recommended-readings/ 

This conversation with Danny Almagor is a must listen for ANYONE who loves deep thinking, experienced business perspective, and juicy flow between two people exploring concepts like systems change, non-linear perception, shared values, wisdom and action, right relationship, cognitive bias and dissonance, and good ole evolutionary banter. If that's you, tune in, you are bound to find nugget after nugget in this one! Check out Danny's work below and follow those links! In this deep conversation we dive into: A conversation on what it takes to build better systems and a better world What would it look like to create a system that encourages you to be healthy, be connected, and live a better life? Can we create a system that's not only linear, what would it take and what does it look like? Your wisdom, my wisdom, and right wisdom What's our shared reality? The value and harm of certain biases Pausing to reflect on simple questions for profoundly deep insight The dangers of action without wisdom How do we integrate traditional ancient wisdom with modern wisdom? Imaginary numbers and solving problems in the non-linear How do we make decisions holding the sacred And so much more! About Danny Danny Almagor is the Chair of Small Giants, a company he started with Berry Liberman (who is also his beloved wife) to effect social and environmental change through business, investing, education and storytelling, and Australia's first B Corporation. From investments in start-ups through to large-scale projects such as solar farms, green buildings and regenerative agriculture, the Small Giants total portfolio approach proves that impact investing can span all asset classes and achieve both profit and purpose. Together with Berry, Danny also created and chairs the Small Giants Academy, a for purpose entity which houses the education and storytelling arms of Small Giants, which includes Dumbo Feather, Impact Safari and the Mastery of Business and Empathy. Its goal is to inspire wisdom and action for a hopeful future. Together with Berry, Danny also created and chairs the Small Giants Academy, a for purpose entity which houses the education and storytelling arms of Small Giants, which includes Dumbo Feather, Impact Safari and Mastery of Business and Empathy. Its goal is to inspire wisdom and action for a hopeful future. Danny was the inaugural Social Entrepreneur in Residence at RMIT, the founder and former CEO of Engineers Without Borders Australia and is the co-founder and Chair of the Impact Investment Group. He has founded over a dozen for profit and non profit organizations including Sentient Impact Group, The Sociable Weaver, The Impact Club, Beyond Family Office, and The Community Well Northern Rivers. He has served on numerous boards, including many of the Small Giants family of businesses such as Tom Organic, The School of Life, The Cape ecovillage, and Beyond Creative, as well as non-profit boards and advisories councils including the Jewish Museum of Australia, Stand Up, Smiling Mind and the Gross National Happiness Centre in Bhutan. Danny has been recognized through many awards and is formerly trained in Aerospace Engineering, Business Administration and outdoor education. He loves to read, talk about philosophy, garden, travel and jump on the trampoline with his three kids. Websites in his world: https://sentientimpact.com/ - Our latest investment vehicle https://www.dumbofeather.com/ - Our magazine https://www.smallgiants.com.au/ - The mother ship https://www.regen.melbourne/ - Doughnut economics for a city https://www.pacificbio.com.au/ - Seaweed solutions to waste https://thesociableweaver.com.au/ - Homes connectin --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/catalyst-talks/message

Elizabeth Sawin is unlocking the power of multi-solving for people and planet. A student of biology, she became fascinated with the interconnectedness of all things, in a world that is often ready to simplify and seperate. Climate change sat at the heart of those connections, leading her on a path to activism and the co-founding of Climate Interactive, a group that uses system dynamics — an approach to understand the behaviour of complex systems — to drive meaningful and equitable climate action. This year, Elizabeth has moved on to a new role as director of the Multisolving Institute, which focuses on solutions that address the climate emergency while also improving health, well-being, equity, and economic vitality. Elizabeth developed the idea of ‘multisolving' to help people see and create conditions for these win-win-win solutions. Earlier this year, she spoke with our contributor Myke Bartlett for our systems change of issue of Dumbo Feather magazine.

This is part two of our conversation with social philosopher and thought leader, Daniel Schmachtenberger. If you haven't listened to part one, go back and do that, as it lays all the groundwork for what he and Berry explore in this episode. If you like what you hear, then grab a copy of our systems change issue of Dumbo Feather magazine, with Daniel on the cover, over at dumbofeather.com or your local newsagent or retail store.

On this episode, we have unlearner, uneducator Manish Jain. Manish is deeply committed to regenerating our diverse local knowledge systems and cultural imaginations. He is one of the leading voices on the planet for “de-schooling” our lives and co-founded some of the most innovative educational experiments in the world, including the Swaraj University, India's first university dedicated to regenerating local cultures, economies and ecologies. The interview was held by Alex Jensen from Local Futures, and was part of our Localisation issue of Dumbo Feather magazine. You can learn more about Local Futures and more incredible people involved in the localising movement, Like Manish, over at localfutures.org

Spiritual teacher Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee reads one of his writings for Dumbo Feather, titled, “A Letter to My Granddaughter.” Llewellyn is a writer and teacher based in Northern California whose work focuses on spiritual responsibility in our present time of transition.

Tune in to episode 16 where I chat with the wonderful Berry Liberman, publisher and editor-in-chief of Dumbo Feather, creative director and co-founder of Small Giants Academy and all around climate action superhero about: Where she draws her insights about the future; What we can all do as individuals to better the planet; Why the “inner work” is necessary; How to manage conflict at the Christmas dinner table; How she tries to maintain a balanced relationship with technology; andHer mentoring relationship with Catherine Ingram. Show links: About Berry https://www.dumbofeather.com/people/berry-liberman/Dumbo Feather Podcast https://www.dumbofeather.com/podcast-2/Small Giants Academy https://www.smallgiants.com.auSmall Giants Masterclasses (including morality as discussed) https://www.smallgiants.com.au/masterclassesSmall Giants deep dives - https://www.smallgiants.com.au/deep-divesPoetry of Impact podcast episode I mention with Berry  https://poetryofimpact.com/berry-liberman-1/?_gl=1*12ee9fd*_ga*cmx6U2VISTRGSGYtcVpwTENwaWlIUnNZQ2tYNXd3ZGZMeGZGMU1GSWUzQWFSUWNpdUFtRFJRTXVBT0tiX0lDZg..In the Deep podcast with Catherine Ingram https://www.catherineingram.com/inthedeeppodcast/

In this episode, we get to know Pat McCabe, a Navaho mother, grandmother, artist and ceremonial leader who has been deeply immersed in indigenous, land-based ways of living. Having grown up in a multicultural neighbourhood in California, she is also accustomed to the realities of the industrialised world. It makes her an invaluable bridge-builder and cross-cultural communicator, and a powerful voice for the transformation needed to deal with our ecological and social crises. In this conversation for Issue 63 of Dumbo Feather magazine, Pat speaks with our friend and founder of Local Futures, Helena Norberg-Hodge.

Hey there! In this episode we share an interview we did back in 2017 with Tim Winton, one of Australia's most beloved and prolific writers. At the time, Tim was on a publicity tour for his collection of non-fiction essays, The Boy Behind the Curtain, which, among many things, explores class. In this chat with Dumbo Feather interviewer Myke Bartlett, Tim shares some of his insights on Australia's changing socio-economic landscape, and how he has confronted snobbery to open himself up to many different kinds of perspectives and ways of living.

We have just launched issue 68 of Dumbo Feather magazine – themed “Treasured Spaces,” and one of the conversations we had for that was with author and TV presenter Holly Ringland. We came to know Holly through the ABC series, Back to Nature, in which she and actor Aaron Pedersen travel through vast, awe-inspiring Australian landscapes hearing the stories of the land. In this chat, Holly speaks with Dumbo Feather editor Nathan Scolaro about her experiences making the show, and the importance of treating our selves as treasured spaces. Holly's first novel is The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, about a young girl with an abusive farther who is taught the language of Australian flowers by her grandmother to say the things that are too hard to speak. The book has become an international bestseller, and is currently being adapted into a television series produced by and starring Sigourney Weaver. Tune into the ABC's stunning six-part series Back to Nature on ABC iView. For more stories and conversations like this one, get yourself a copy of our Treasured Spaces issue from your local bookshop or retailer, or over at our website dumbofeather.com

Welcome to our third and final instalment of the Dumbo Feather music mini-series. Our guest is a very good friend, someone we've had in the mag before and worked a lot with over the years, Dr Catherine Crock. Catherine's a paediatrician at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, and 20 years ago, she founded a remarkable foundation and program called Hush – which brings musicians into hospital environments to compose music that will reduce anxiety and stress for patients and their family and friends. Catherine's work has evolved to look at and transform the culture of healthcare to one that is centred around kindness and empathy. In this conversation, she talk with Dumbo Feather editor Nathan Scolaro about the Hush legacy, and shares some of her favourite pieces from an extraordinary 19 albums. You can learn more about Hush and shop for some of the albums over at hugh.org.au, and sign up for Gathering of Kindness at gatheringofkindness.org

This episode we're bringing back an old favourite, a conversation we recorded in 2018 with psychotherapist Esther Perel who has changed the way we think about love, connection and sex. Her books, Ted Talks and podcast “Where Should We Begin” have all become international sensations as she focuses on relational intelligence, and often brings us inside the therapy room to explore intimacy and eroticism and where those parts of ourselves become stuck. In this chat with Berry, Esther explores why modern relationships are more complex and nuanced than ever. It was recorded for our Love issue of Dumbo Feather magazine, which you can kind find over at our website, dumbofeather.com.

Much-loved Dumbo Feather friend Hugh Mackay joins us on the podcast this week, sharing the insights, research and thinking behind his latest book "The Kindness Revolution." Hugh spoke with us as part of an interactive Small Giants Academy conversation event in July, hosted by our head of programming, Eleanor Gammell. Thanks to Australian Ethical for partnering with us on this episode.

In May 2021, we ran our first four-week Storytelling for Change Course at Small Giants Academy. Each Wednesday, 15 participants would gather in the Zoom room to talk about how story shapes our individual lives and the cultures we are part of. We learned skills for finessing our stories and were joined by some of our much-loved Dumbo Feather storytellers, including Padraig O Tuama, Lydia Fairhall and Danielle Caruana. Across the course, participants were tasked with composing a story from their life, which they then shared in the final week. We were all blown away by each other's heartfelt, creative, hilarious sharings, and felt the magic of being intertwined in one another's stories. In this episode, three participants from the course have very generously recorded their stories for you all to hear. First up we have Lizi Hamer reading “The Car Ride” followed by Hermione Stewart reading “Love Survives” and finally Ben Duke with “The Blue Lagoon.” Ben Duke is a performer and choreographer and the artistic director of the U.K. based dance theatre company Lost Dog. You can check out more of his work over at lostdogdance.co.uk. And Lizi Hamer is an author and storyhunter and Regional Creative Director at Octagon. You can check out more of her work over at lizihamer.com

Welcome to episode 2 of our music mini-series on the Dumbo Feather podcast, where we're sharing readings, conversations and most importantly music to celebrate our latest issue of Dumbo Feather magazine. In this episode, we're bringing you a reading by Melbourne-based recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey. Genevieve creates poetic, sensual worlds in a variety of contexts – from the stage to the garden to the radio. During the ups and downs of 2020, Genevieve created the album Bower. In the following reading she shares what that experience was like for her and others within the arts community here in Australia. Genevieve has generously shared some of the music from Bower to accompany her reading, which has been magnificently producer by sound engineer Jim Atkin. The order of music is as follows: Lou Bennett Baiyan Woka arr Erkki Veltheim Erkki Veltheim Nocturne over blue ruins Johann Jakob Froberger Lamentation faite sur la mort très douloureuse de Sa Majesté Impériale, Ferdinand III Andrea Keller I Surrender Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey A Mutual Support for Precarious Times Bree van Reyk threaded in amongst the infinite threading

Are you feeling burnt out at everything happening in the world at the moment? Recently we've had lockdowns, the IPCC report, the Afghanistan crisis, ongoing environmental campaigns such as PEP11, the Daintree, and the Tarkine, and we have ever increasing border restrictions. Overlaid over all of this in media and social media is this increased polarisation of society; where people with differing beliefs are placing themselves and others in opposing camps and arguing and fighting with each other. And it's intensifying. My hope is that today's conversation is a bit of an antidote to all of that… You see my guest today, Danny Almagor, is someone who has spent his life and career trying to break down these borders, walls, and divisions in society. He founded Engineers Without Borders Australia in 2003, and has since moved on to co-found Small Giants, which is an organisation that creates, supports, and nurtures businesses that shift us to a more equitable and regenerative world. They are truly trying to usher in the next economy based on passion, purpose, and empathy. Small Giants were one the pioneers of the B-Corp movement in Australia. Some of the organisations under their umbrella include Impact Investment Group, Dumbo Feather, The Sociable Weaver, and many more, and they now have the Small Giants Academy, which focuses on education, training, and transformational journeys for leaders of the next economy. In this conversation we start by talking about Engineers Without Borders, and how even the name ‘without borders' implies that traditionally, normally, we HAVE borders. And that this mentality creates a duality, or ‘otherness' or society, and that if you are one you must not be the other. We talk about how this mentality plays out so destructively especially in the political and business worlds, and how, if we want to truly change and usher in this next economy or new world, we need to move past this way of thinking

Lydia Fairhall reads her essay from Issue 64 of Dumbo Feather magazine titled "On Healing."

Greetings friends! This is the first of three music episodes of the Dumbo Feather podcast, a mini-series we've put together to celebrate our music issue of the magazine, which you can get over at our website dumbofeather.com or at speciality newsagents and retailers. For the next three months, we're going to spotlight some of the musicians featured in the pages of the issue and bring their stories and music to you ears. We've got two musical powerhouses for you in this episode. Indigenous opera singer, contemporary songwriter and performer Jess Hitchcock, and piano virtuoso, composer and local Fitzroy jazz player Monique diMattina. Thanks to our partners Bank Australia for helping us bring this mini-series to life. If you're looking to put your money somewhere that's having a positive impact on people and planet, then get yourself over to Bank Australia. Bankaust.com.au

As publisher of Dumbo Feather & Co-owner of Small Giants, Berry is one heck of a leader who doesn't shy away from wearing her heart, beliefs and the paradox of life on her sleeve. In her own words she is ‘living with meaning in this one wild & precious life' & as a master of language this interview will challenge you, pave the road for asking questions & fill you with fierce hope. SHOW NOTESBeing a good ancestor by leaving a legacyAdulting = knowing your decisions leave an impactBeing shocked into asking essential questionsSitting in the uncomfortable truth to work things out owning your identity & bringing weight to your beliefsActivism & violence is correlative - group think thrives in this environmentThe grandchild of holocaust survivors, the daughter of a refugee entrepreneur - her intergenerational trauma gives her strength to take an opinionHer interest in the moderate centre for a radical shiftNavigating her kids through the complexity of being culturally differentBeing proximate to the issues we need to put our efforts into Why we need to have opinions despite living in a world of cancel cultureRehumanise, relocalise & embrace hard conversations respectfullyThe value of finding wisdom without actionBringing the three dimensional view of hands, head and hard to the table with kindness & generosity.Creating online communities which are nourishing & useful not toxic and depletingPulsing so you can continue to show upBuilding touchstones of people who are conscious, emotionally intelligent, empatheticMinimising the obsession with the ego. Why the hero's journey is a false narrativeShit gets interesting when we are awake to the beauty of this incredible planetThe subtle shift of changing your thoughts from things happening ‘to' me to things happening ‘for' meWe can all own a regenerative, restorative future but we need to do this togetherThe fraught promise of collaborationOwnership means nothing but everythingBecome an elder by taking ownership of actionsWhy context mattersUsing AND instead of BUT so you don't negate everything you've already said so you can hold multiplicity & not be reductionistLiving meaningfully in this one wild & precious life.Being inspired by language - the most incredible technology we've inventedQUOTES“If you keep things in, you project things out, the shadows can haunt you”“It's easier to have a broad tent of acceptance when those you are engaging are proximate”“If I haven't metabolised my story, I can't be of use to the future”“Australians weren't born into hatred of the “other”LINKS YOU'LL LOVEDumbo Feather - publicationSmall Giants - AcademyAn inconvenient truth - filmNature and the human soul - Bill PlotkinDonut Economics - Kate Raworth Regen Melbourne - Small GiantsSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/futuresteading)

"Time to do a stocktake on our economic system!" Listen to Kaj Lofgren (Head of Strategy at Small Giants Academy) as he and Matt question the fundamental assumptions of our western economic system. Kaj acknowledges the anxiety and joys of change, as well as the lessons of history that have the power to guide us forward. He also shares insights on the Regen Melbourne network which is offering new pathways for collaboration in metropolitan Melbourne, through a 'doughnut economics' model where humanity's social imperatives can be balanced with the needs of our planet's ecological life support systems. More info: www.regen.melbourne/ About our guest: Kaj (pronounced Kai) is the Head of Strategy at Small Giants Academy He leads the Academy's strategy around education and storytelling initiatives, including the Impact Safari program and the Mastery of Business and Empathy. Kaj previously worked across the Small Giants Family Office, including with organisations like Impact Investment Group, The School of Life (TSOL) Australia and Dumbo Feather magazine. Kaj is also a Director at Typehuman, exploring how emerging technology is affecting human dignity and public life. His background includes a Masters of Economic History, along with a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts, and work with Engineers Without Borders and Engineers Australia. © Trans Tasman Regen Podcast 2021

In anticipation of our music issue of Dumbo Feather, we're sharing an oldie but a goodie with you all. It's our chat with Aussie music legend Xavier Rudd, which took place a few year's back. Xavier is a folk, blues artist and multi-instrumentalist, whose songs speak to the heart of many environmental and social issues. He's speaking here with another familiar voice, songwriter and Dumbo Feather friend, Lydia Fairhall.

In this episode we hear from Fiona Armstrong, Executive Director of the Climate and Health Alliance. These legends exist to highlight the health impacts of climate change, believing that if the health sector leads on climate advocacy, then decision-makers and the public will act, because we the community care about health and trusts health voices. Earlier this year, The Climate and Health Alliance released a fascinating study titled “Australia in 2030” which presents narrative scenarios of 5 possible futures for our country. Fiona talks about those scenarios, as well as her work in climate and health advocacy, with Dumbo Feather contributor, Myke Bartlett. Thanks to Bank Australia for sponsoring this episode.

Finding what helps us come back to mental wellness, in and amongst motherhood. For episode #130, I’m joined by writer and author Jessica Friedmann. In this no-holds-barred conversation we explore the mental health and political impact of motherhood and Jessica’s journey with PPD and maternal mental illness. Read my book, NOISE: A Manifesto Modernising Modernhood    About my guest, Jessica Friedmann: Jessica Friedmann is a writer and editor based in Braidwood, New South Wales. Her writing has appeared in Australian and international publications such as The Guardian, the Australian Financial Review, and The Globe and Mail, as well as literary journals such as The Rumpus and LitHub, and she has worked as an editor and publications manager at independent publications Going Down Swinging, Dumbo Feather, and the Australian Poetry Journal. Her first book, Things That Helped (Scribe, 2017), is a memoir in essays, which charts her experience with severe postnatal depression and anxiety. The book looks at the social, cultural, and political implications of motherhood, and asks how small rituals can help nurture us back to health. School for Mothers Website - School for Mothers Instagram

One of the things we love at Dumbo Feather is learning about new models of success which we can implement in our communities and nations to ensure more prosperity across the board - for people and planet, not just the top one percent.  A trailblazer in this work is Kate Raworth, an economist for the University of Oxford who devised the doughnut economic model, which defines the social and environmental boundaries we must live within in order to thrive. If you haven’t come across this work already, we suggest you press pause now and familiarise yourself with the doughnut - there’s plenty about it online. And then dive into this scintillating chat with Kate, which was recorded mid-2020 as part of our Small Giants Academy Next Economy series. The conversation was facilitated by our publisher Berry Liberman.  Also, check out the work of Regen Melbourne and their localised take on Kate’s work. The Melbourne Donought is being used to chat a more regenerative future for the city. You can learn more about it at regen.melbourne. This episode was produced on the lands of the Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations - we acknowledge the traditional owners, and elders past and present.

Two years ago, our publisher Berry Liberman sat down with Worimi singer-songwriter Lydia Fairhall for one of the richest and most joyful inquiries of our inner and outer landscapes. Since then, Lydia has become a mentor and friend, whose wise counsel has expanded so much of our thinking and work. The conversation featured in our commemorative 60th edition of Dumbo Feather, titled "Belonging."

With one of the most recognisable family names in Australian business circles Berry Liberman is using her financial capital to make a positive impact in the world. Her family office, Small Giants, is 100% invested in Impact ventures - challenging the traditional notion of "do anything to make it and then give it all away" philanthropy. Berry Liberman (https://www.dumbofeather.com/people/berry-liberman/) is the co-founder and Creative Director of Small Giants (https://www.smallgiants.com.au/) and the Publisher and Editor of Dumbo Feather (https://www.dumbofeather.com/) magazine. Small Giants was founded in 2007 to create, support, nurture and empower businesses that are contributing to the world in a meaningful way. Dumbo Feather is a labour of love. Designed, edited and printed in Melbourne, Australia, it is a quarterly journal highlighting the stories of extraordinary people, living lives of passion and commitment to changing the world we live in. "We spent our first decade growing a collective of businesses committed to positive change, including Impact Investment Group, The Sociable Weaver, Dumbo Feather and The School of Life. Our focus has been moving capital from the old economy to the next. We've sought to prove that a business can be profitable while remaining purpose driven and ensuring value for all stakeholders, including the environment. Likewise, we've found time and time again that value can be created without investing in extractive industries." Standout Quotes: * "Family was Business, and Business was family, it was one thing" - [Berry] * "Both my parents in a way saw work as service, you contributed to the society that you were lucky enough to live in" - [Berry] * "When you go to your grave, you go with only one thing, and that's your name" - [Berry] * "If you know your shadow self, there isn't anything that can take you by surprise " - [Berry] * "I wanted to do big work, and I didn't want to be afraid, and I knew that the thing that scared me most was everything that was happening on the inside of me" - [Berry] * "One of the things about family businesses is they're often a massive spaghetti ball, and all of the spaghetti is interwoven into all the other spaghetti and it's very hard to separate" - [Berry] * "Business and Financial capital can be a force for good in the world" - [Berry] * "We didn't have the language for it at the time but we had the intuition, that growth at any cost, that the extraction economy, was coming to an end" - [Berry] * "Money in families is complicated, and Family Business is complicated, and it's never about the money, it's about the people and the relationships and the emotional maturity of those people" - [Berry] * "We are the custodians, not of financial capital that is our entitlement, but the financial capital that is handed from one generation to the next, much like fresh air and fresh water, we are custodians" - [Berry] * "Impact investing is a paradigm shift, it's not an asset class, and once you make that shift in your mind, you can't do anything but invest that way" - [Berry] * "You are the company you keep" - [Berry] * "I would tell them not to hate anyone, ever, and to love hard, I don't think you lose anything when you love" - [Berry] Key Takeaways: * In a true 'rags to riches' story of how the family clothing business began, Berry describes how her grandfather alongside the family, used to recycle the unsellable silk stockings discarded by a company, and eventually caused a shift in demand in his favor. * Berry shares that she was raised perceiving business as fun, and something that involved the whole family. Unfortunately following the crash in 1991, the impact weighed equally upon the family. * She narrates how she was able to forge her path outside the norm, because there was very little attention on her, especially following the passing of her father and ensuing family changes. * As for her psychotherapy, It became clear there was a need to answer pertinent questions about herself and sort through unresolved issues personally. "I wanted to do big work, and I didn't want to be afraid, and I knew that the thing that scared me most was everything that was happening on the inside of me". She also disclosed that ultimately she wanted to be her own person but she didn't want to do it at the expense of family harmony. * By the time Berry stepped in to join the family business, seeing how it was being run, she knew she wanted to do things differently. * Narrating the events surrounding the inception of the company "Small Giants", Berry highlights the deep concern that was born following her knowledge of very critical climate issues, and this ignited a passion to create a better world for her kids to live in. * It's an intergenerational project and the main goal is to become a good ancestor if you're a person of privilege and you have the resources. * Much like with the financial capital that is handed from one generation to another in family businesses, we are also custodians of the fresh air and water handed down to us. * Mike shares that the phrase "Stewardship" comes from environmental sustainability and so aptly applies in the context of this conversation. * Berry explains that Philanthropy means "love of humankind" and in her view should be a whole portfolio vision; love of humankind with everything you have. * "The Doughnut Economy" by Kate Raworth: This book describes a metaphor that likens the outer part of a doughnut to the bounds of the environment, and the inner part to society. Kate suggests living in the sweet spot between the bounds of ecology and human flourishing, such that you can engage in business but with more accountability built-in. * The pillars of investments by Small Giants include Food and agriculture, Energy, Finance, and the Built environment. * While Berry admits that little effort has been put into planning for the future as regards her kids being involved in the family office, she notes that doesn't want them to do Small Giants necessarily. She would rather they had the same freedom she had, to go on their journey, with full support to become themselves fully. * Berry emphasizes the importance of talking to her children; "No topic is out of bounds, and I will let myself be challenged by my children because they've got a pretty good compass" * Recent research shows that Kids that know where they come from, and particularly the trials and tribulations of prior generations, are usually resilient as a result. * From Berry to her kids: "I would tell them not to hate anyone, ever, and to love hard, I don't think you lose anything when you love" Episode Timeline: * [00:54] About today's guest, Berry Liberman. * [02:30] Berry describes her family origins. * [09:07] What were the key building blocks along the path to the growth of the business empire? * [15:00] Could you tell us where you started, and what you wanted to do with your wealth as regards the impact you wanted to have on the world? * [25:37] Berry describes the structure at the family table when she stepped in. * [38:58] What are some of the impact investments you have made? * [41:55] How do we ensure there is a return so that we can keep on doing good? * [47:36] Small Giants' Pillars of Investment * [51:22] Do you anticipate your kids getting involved in the Small Giants family office? * [56:50] Has the documentation of your family history been intentional so far? * [59:50] A letter from Berry to her kids. For more episodes go to BusinessOfFamily.net (https://www.businessoffamily.net/) Sign up for The Business of Family Newsletter (https://www.businessoffamily.net/newsletter) Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBoyd (https://twitter.com/MikeBoyd) If you feel it's appropriate, I'd so appreciate you taking 30 seconds to Leave a Review on iTunes (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1525326745), I receive a notification of each review. Thank you! Special Guest: Berry Liberman.

Our current issue of Dumbo Feather magazine is all about truth and critical thinking. Our editor-in-chief Berry Liberman sat down with the wonderful Lisa Marchiano, a social worker and Jungian analyst based in Philadelphia (who you might know from her podcast This Jungian Life), to discuss discernment, the challenges posed by mass movements, and why we need to make friends with doubt. If these ideas sparked your curiosity, then get a hold of issue 66 of Dumbo Feather magazine, available at selected news agencies and specialty stores, and over at our website: dumbofeather.com You can tune into Lisa’s weekly podcast This Jungian Life, or the mini series she made with Berry called Myths Morals and Money, wherever you get your podcasts. Lisa’s new book “Motherhood” can be ordered via her website lisamarchiano.com Thanks to the guys at Cheshire audio and YAGA for editing this episode. Dumbo Feather is part of the Small Giants Academy, an education and media initiative providing wisdom and action for a hopeful future. You can learn more about our work, and check out all the wonderful events we currently have on offer, over at smallgiants.com.au

International dharma teacher and Dumbo Feather friend Catherine Ingram attended a recent Small Giants team huddle and shared this potent reflection on uncertainty with us.

This episode we bring you a reading of one of our essays from the Rest issue of Dumbo Feather magazine. It's by our much-loved contributor Lauren L. Hill, who you can also hear over at the Water People podcast, and it's called "Minding My Mothers." Thanks to the guys at Cheshire Audio and Yaga for editing this episode and weaving together music, sound and voice so beautifully.

This week we welcome a RETURNING guest! Padraig O'Tuama, award-winning poet and current Theologian in Residence for On Being, joins the podcast to “trade” poems with Casey Tygrett. This week's format is a bit different and follows the flow of Padraig's own podcast, Poetry Unbound. The poems shared in this week's episode are intended to help us all understand how poetry and faith fit together, and how times like grieving the loss of a beloved friend or moving through a pandemic are ripe moments for poetry to do its best work. Pádraig Ó Tuama's work centres around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. Working fluently on the page and with groups of people, Pádraig is a skilled speaker, teacher and group worker. His work has won acclaim in circles of poetry, politics, religion, psychotherapy and conflict analysis. Poems featured or forthcoming in the following publications or platforms: Poetry Ireland Review, Academy of American Poets, Harvard Review, Post Road, Raidio Teilifís Éireann's Poem of the Week, Cream City Review, Holden Village Voice, Proximity Magazine, On Being, Gutter, Dumbo Feather, America, and Seminary Ridge Review. Interviews in Orion, Dumbo Feather, Eco Theo Review, Marginalia Review of Books and more. You can find out more about Padraig's poetry on his website. Music by Robert Ebbens Artwork by Eric Wright/Metamora Design

We are catching waves on the podcast this month with longboarding champion Belinda Baggs, who hails from Torquay, Australia. Belinda is a surfing ambassador for Patagonia Australia and the co-founder of Surfers for Climate, a sea-roots movement dedicated to positive climate action. She chats with Dumbo Feather favourite and fellow champion surfer, Lauren Hill.

This month's chat is with the delightful & insightful Lucy Peach, author of the book Period Queen. Hailing from Fremantle WA, Lucy is a folk singer, performer & a long time champion of the power of the menstrual cycle. We love the way Lucy talks about the period and the invitation that is present in each stage of that cycle. This conversation was had in October last year for our current issue of Dumbo Feather magazine, which is all about rest and the cycles that we are both part of and are part of us. If you dig the topics that come up, then definitely pick up a copy of the mag - either at your local retailer or online over at dumbofeather.com. Lucy is chatting with our publisher and editor in chief, the joyful & always on point, Berry Liberman.

Berry Liberman, Founder of Dumbo Feather & Co-Founder of Small Giants AU, illumines the realities of crises in Australia between the recent wildfires and the COVID pandemic. She shares a story of optimism and hope, springing from her dedication to love and service.

Bronwyn Gresham hosts a conversation between four psychologists about facing the climate crisis. About Sally Sally Gillespie, PhD, worked as a Jungian psychotherapist for over twenty years before completing her doctoral research in climate psychology.  Her recent publication, Climate Crisis and Consciousness: Re-imagining our owrkd and ourselves is an intriguing and essential read, venturing into our collective stories and consciousness and guiding us towards a space that has promise even in our difficult reality. Check out her book here Sally has kindly shared her recommendations for reading and materials.     About Christine Dr Christine Canty is a clinical neuropsychologist with a passion for climate activism. She is involved in XR Families and the XR Outreach team.  Listen to her incredible speech from the XR Spring Rebellion (about 20 min into this episode) And in person here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kWqlzW7-nw     About Carol Carol Ride is the founder of Psychology for a Safe Climate after being a longstanding psychotherapist and climate activist. Our friends in Dumbo Feather spoke to Carol in 2017, and the importance of inner work is as relevant now as it was then. Recommended Reading and Resources A great place to start is the Climate Psychology Alliance short podcasts on a range of subjects including eco anxiety, climate grief, communication, etc  https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org/podcasts.  Another excellent entry point are information sheets and booklets from Australian Psychological Society: https://www.psychology.org.au/for-the-public/Psychology-topics/Climate-change-psychology  Also very helpful are writings on https://www.climateandmind.org/  For an accessible psychological insights and support for climate communication and action you can download Psychology for a Safe Climate's booklets: Let's speak about climate change, Facing the heat: Stories of climate change conversations and Coping with climate change distress, all available on https://www.psychologyforasafeclimate.org/publications  For an engaging video introduction to climate communication go to Rosemary Randall's lecture for the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXtJt9OoLA.  Ro Randall's podcast and blog pieces are also excellent on both communication and the activist trajectory https://rorandall.org/. Paul Hoggett and Rosemary Randall's insightful short paper ‘Sustainable activism: Managing hope and despair in social movements” (2017) can be found at https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org/explorations/papers/201-sustainable-activism-managing-hope-and-despair-in-social-movements