Nurture Pod 4o: The Fool Steps Forward

When new chapters are unfolding very often the heart will go where the mind fears to tread. How do we know when to follow our heart/soul's urge to step into the unknown and when to stick to the path well trodden? 

In this episode Iris and Ginger break down 5 ways the heart is indicating she would like to take the wheel. To create a new nurture culture/future we must get familiar with trusting what feels like uncharted territory. When in doubt- use this check list as confirmation you're moving in the right direction. 

Many thanks to author Brianna Wiest for this excellent list! 

Listen to her talk more about this topic on her full podcast here

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Nurture Pod 39: Mediating the Media

In this episode Ginger and Iris dive into the "theory of change" a term coined by David Bornstein of the Solutions Journalism Network. Basically the idea that  reporting on how bad everything it will lead to a better world. 

Now that the global news stream on our phones is being updated every 2 minutes how can our nervous systems handle to being inundated with everything that's going wrong while being offered few if any solutions? 

Can a better world emerge when so many avoid, deny, blame and don't trust the media? What could nurture journalism look like and what impact would it have on how we view and respond to the world around us?

Notes: 

This conversation was inspired by an interview of David Bornstein by Krista Tippet  of the On Being podcast. Find the whole episode here.

Solutions Journalism Network is an organization addressing this very issue in journalism and presenting solutions and new ways of covering world events. Find them here. 

Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard is a book by Chip and Dan Heath. No longer available by the Ford Foundation but here is a link to Powell's books or check your local library!

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Nurture Pod 38: We Never Left the garden

Happy Beltane (aka May Day) everyone.  In this episode Iris and Ginger talk about the blossoming of life as spring tips towards summer, doing the dew magic, being ecstatic as our natural state and the power of imagination. 

Light a candle. Pick yourself a bouquet of flowers. Eat cake under the crescent moon tonight. Magic is the real deal. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 

Special shout out to:

Adrienne Maree Brown whose work inspired this podcast. Find all her books and more info here

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Nurture Pod 37: Death Cults and Renewal

Recorded on a misty Oregon coast Easter (Ostara) Sunday, Iris and Ginger discuss spring renewal; in mythology, personal practice and as a necessary part of life.  

The beauty of spring in 2025 is juxtaposed against the unprecedented political rise of techno-fascist-deathcults that seek their own eternal life through AI and biotechnology while at the same time accelerate the destruction of natural life here on Earth. 

What can we learn by stepping back and viewing the current moment with the mythic lens that all parts of life and in a constant state of death and renewal? 

How do we harness the energy of renewal to help us respond with creative, vital and powerful energy to a culture and economic system that is in drastic need of change?

Show notes:

News Article:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk

Alan Watts on Zen:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-33-zen-reconsidered/id1569521748?i=1000677936909New Folk Music:

Carsie Blanton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAFmxnJA_OQ

Jeffrey Martin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8WI9uu5D50

Jesse Welles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DmAu4g95xc

Ted Talk and Book:

Dave Logan: Tribal leadership

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTkKSJSqU-I

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Nurture Pod 36: Season Two Begins!

Welcome to Season Two of the Nurture Pod!

Iris and Ginger begin each season by calling in the five elements that nurture all of life; air, fire, water, earth and spirit.

We're living in wild and unprecedented times but the elements are ancient guides- showing us how to renew, transform and envision our way forward. 

2025 will be a season of new adventures, new friends and many conversations about how we can nurture the "beautiful world our hearts know is possible" into being.  

Thank you for joining us for another turn around the wheel of the year!

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