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In Our Nature
Why do we feel so overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected and lost...and what does that have to do with what's happening on our planet?
This show explores the hidden connections and deeper patterns that are forming our inner struggles and the wider crises unfolding around us. From mental health to ecological collapse, productivity culture to planetary grief, from burnout to reconnection, join me to poke around in the stories, systems and patterns shaping this extraordinary time...
...and then let's riff on what becomes possible when we stop pretending it’s fine and feel the feels.
Your host is me: Siobhán Friel. I'm a mental health practitioner, a Work That Reconnects facilitator and I was probably a lavender plant in a past life.
This podcast offers a way to make sense of your inner and outer world, especially if you were shaped by capitalism (like me) and not by a lineage of ecological literacy, love and wisdom.
You haven't missed the boat. There are many boats and this is one. Get in.
In Our Nature
Coming Together to Go Forth: Molly Brown on Activism & the Work That Reconnects
Today I'm joined by the wise, generous, and captivating Molly Brown: author, facilitator, and long-time practioner of The Work That Reconnects (among many other roles and passions)
This one is for those among us feeling the weight of these times. For those who may be tired (so tired) but still yearning to serve this beautiful earth.
It’s for those who need a different way to think about their role in our planetary moment of extraordinary uncertainty.
It’s for the earthlings who care (and know their care can lead them into fatigue and overwhelm).
Join us for a conversation that explores:
- What is the Work That Reconnects and why does it matter now more than ever?
- The evolution of the Spiral of the Work That Reconnects since it’s conception many years ago
- How the way we practice the Work has needed to adapt to changing contexts and the way we understand oppression
- What does “Going Forth” mean now, in an age of rising fascism, visible collapse and endemic burnout? How is “activism” re-imagined for these times?
- And way, way more than my podcast notes limit allows
My guest: MOLLY BROWN
Molly Brown co-authored Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects with Joanna Macy, and Coming Together in the Great Turning, with Aravinda Ananda and Kurt A. Kuhwald ( Pre-order here)
Molly brings ecopsychology, the Work That Reconnects, and psychosynthesis to her work writing books and essays, teaching on-line courses, phone coaching, talks and workshops. Her six books include Growing Whole: Self-realization for the Great Turning and Lighting a Candle: Collected Reflections on a Spiritual Life. Molly edits Deep Times journal and co-directs the Spiral Journey Facilitator Development Program for the Work That Reconnects with Constance Washburn and Yulia Smagorinsky here SpiralJourneyWorkThatReconnects.org
Coming Together in the Great Turning: Collective Liberation and Work That Reconnects, co-authored with Aravinda Ananda & Kurt Kuhwald, New Society Press, November 2025. Pre-order here.
Me: Siobhán:
- I’m on summer slow-down until 2026 but have a few lovely things happening: head here for details and registration.
- Get support or guidance from me here
- Everything I do is by donation or gift. You can donate to support my work here if you want (thank you, amazing person)
- A reminder to industry and government: We don’t want an enormous coal mine in places of unique biodiversity (we don’t want a coal mine anywhere, actually) like the Denniston Plateau in Aotearoa. Get involved here if you agree.
Thank you so much for being with me. You are the alluring proximity of the horizon 🌅
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