#80 Leah Rampy on eco-grief and the paradox of reconnection to the more-than-human world
This month we bring to the space Leah Rampy, a writer, retreat leader, and educator who weaves ecology, spirituality, personal stories, and practices to help others deepen their relationship to the natural world.
#79 Maanarak of Grey on de-commodifying creativity and invitations for flow
This month, we bring back to the space the wonderful Maanarak of Grey to explore the ways in which we can balance capitalistic tendencies to monetise joy and basic financial needs in our lives, and challenge urges to perfect and structure as a way to expand our limitless imaginations.
#75 Hajar Yazdiha on the politics of togetherness and imagining collective futures
In this month’s episode we are joined by Hajar Yazdiha, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California and faculty affiliate of the USC Equity Research Institute. Hajar researches the politics of inclusion and exclusion, examining the forces that bring us together and keep us apart as we work to forge collective futures.
#74 Katya Lovejoy on the remembrance of ancestral joy and resilience
Today we are joined by the wonderful Katya Lovejoy, a clinical hypnotherapist, trauma coach, and mental health educator who supports highly sensitive people to reclaim a sense of wholeness and empowerment after trauma. She approaches trauma healing from an individual, ancestral, and collective lens, and utilizes subconscious, somatic, and spiritual approaches to finding release and resolution.