Living Ancestry, with Magda Permut and Molly Klekamp

What we’ve inherited from our ancestors is always alive within us, even when we feel disconnected from the wise ones who came before us and will come after us. In this episode with trauma therapists and deep thinkers Molly Klekamp and Magda Permut, we explore heritage, colonialism, somatics and more.

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Renew Your Courage, with Norther Emily

Being out in wild spaces, especially when we’re alone, can bring up so much fear. But just on the other side of that fear is a life that’s in touch with something much greater than our concrete culture. Norther Emily is a writer and wilderness guide, and in our conversation, we explore her own journey into this work, how to build your own competency, and how to renew your courage.

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Wildness, Work, and Pre-history, with Peter Michael Bauer

How did our pre-civilization ancestors "work"? What does it mean to be held captive to capitalism, and can we find ways to be more free? In this very rich conversation with anthropologist and rewilding catalyst Peter Michael Bauer, we address these questions and discuss:

*Where we are in the cycles of decline and the collapse of civilization (and why collapse can be a good thing)
*What “work” looked like for our hunter gatherer ancestors
*How we can bring our adaptive, wild nature into the contexts and communities we live in today

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On Your Own, But Not By Yourself, with Sasha Davies

Change is one of life’s greatest challenges, and it can also be a primary source of isolation. While no one can walk our paths for us, we can most certainly be accompanied. In this conversation with Sasha Davies, we explore her varied professional journey, the ins and outs of her work as a writer, and what she’s learned about major life transitions such as menopause.

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Your Longing Will Lead You, with Amanda Verdery Young

Where could your longing take you? In this episode, my guest Amanda Verdery Young - soul guide, ecomystical writer, and initiated medicine person in her Celtic ancestral tradition - helps us understand how to weave together a life of calling and purpose. Amanda and I explore how longing can show us the way, and how our own talents can meet the longing of the world around us.

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Living into the Paradox of Summer

In today’s episode of A Wild New Work, I’m sharing my thoughts about the Summer Solstice as a gateway and how we can work with the paradox of this season: that there is tremendous growth ahead, and we’ve begun the descent into the darkest point in the year. How can we feel into the fullness of our aliveness without doing more? How can we hydrate in the midst of heat? Come find your steadiness as we approach this dynamic season. 

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