Reskillience

Catie Payne
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Reskillience is a podcast about the hard, soft and surprising skills that'll help us stay afloat if our modern systems don't. Hosted by Catie Payne, released weekly.

  1. 2d ago

    Return to the Village with Kate Nottingham (or: how to be that fearless person who facilitates togetherness)

    BONUS EP three days early whaaaaat I’m bringing you this inspiring chat with Kate Nottingham (founder of the Off Grid Living Festival and director of the 2027 Permaculture Convergence/Return to the Village Festival) ahead of schedule because it contains time sensitive information! Last minute early bird tix to Return to the Village are available till midnight on October 31… so hop to it. In this episode I share a story about a spring love festival held in our local community, before quizzing Kate Nottingham on how the heck she makes such big shit happen, and why the #1 thing we need right now is TOGETHERNESS. Opting out when your career is taking you in a sickly direction Headstrong and confident in being different Relentless optimism as a superpower! Ecovillage immersion at Findhorn How to facilitate instant human connection We need to work harder on creating open hearted spaces where people can be themselves What makes a village work… or not De-emphasising failure Warehouse experiments in the city Creating the School of Self Sufficiency Do you need to be an expert to run a workshop? We need generalists/bumble bees! Heading up the Off Grid Living Festival Frugality and financial hacks to fund your passion Crowd-funding a property Running events under the radar It doesn’t really matter what you teach, just get people together! Top tips for successfully gathering people without awkwardness The commercial tension in running Off Grid Living Returning to the Village 50 years of permaculture! Kate’s POV on the near future and what we desperately need 🧙‍♀️ LINKY POOS [early bird tix till Oct 31] Return to the Village ~ April 2027 Return to the Village on Insta The Off Grid Living Festival 🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon 🧡 Thanks to field recordist Romuald Mikusek for the birdsong

    Return to the Village with Kate Nottingham (or: how to be that fearless person who facilitates togetherness)

  2. Oct 18

    How to read nature's clues to predict & respond to emergencies (aka. the disaster preparedness pep talk you need to hear!) with Chris Gilmour

    I tell a story about a freak storm that flattened our summer crops before sharing a super inspiring convo with Chris Gilmour, an emergency and disaster preparedness expert who believes that deep nature connection is key to surviving and thriving through uncertain times. 🦌 In this episode: Addressing that shaky feeling underneath modern life of not being able to survive in the wild The birch bark canoe incident! When emergency apps don’t work Tuning into our own body radar How to weigh risk versus reward in high stakes situations Is the infrastructure that “keeps us safe” actually working? Can we rely on the authorities? The chronic low level stress of knowing something is up in the world Even emergency services peeps can’t read nature! The birds are your early warning system Learning to trust nature’s patterns Landscape design for resilience A pep talk for people who feel “old and behind” in nature knowledge Humans are designed to do MORE than what we think we’re capable of, yeehaw! The spiritual dimension of reclaiming endangered skills Is comfort always a good thing? How tracking wildlife teaches us to apply critical thinking and not fall into polarising narratives Solid ways to build individual and household preparedness Tending your nervous system so you can stay calm in a crisis Taking an All Hazards Approach 🧙‍♀️ LINKY POOS Chris’s home on the web ~ Chris Outdoors Chris on Substack Chris on YouTube Chris’s other biz, Wild Muskoka  Return to the Village Permaculture Convergence ~ Early bird tix available till Oct 31 Thanks for the field recording of a beautiful rufous whistler, Matt Thomas! 🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon 🧡

    How to read nature's clues to predict & respond to emergencies (aka. the disaster preparedness pep talk you need to hear!) with Chris Gilmour

  3. Sep 20

    Kinking Collapse, Urgent Gratitude & Future Seeds with Shane Simonsen

    I tell a story about my inability to change before chatting with a guy who's obsessed with changing everything! Dr Shane Simonsen of Recombination Nation is a biochemist, research scientist and experimental farmer who is shaking up agriculture-as-usual by breeding plants that require ZERO INPUTS. No fertiliser, no pest protection, no weeding, no watering! We talk about how to run your own kinky plant breeding experiments at home, as well as: Why humans still have 50 million years left on the planet Shane's POV on GMO Low tech gene transfer you can do today! Are we addicted to working harder not smarter? Moving towards irrigation-free gardening Yet another neurodivergent superpower Being a plant snob Cities versus country towns during collapse Survival foods for the future How & why to take on projects that will outlive you CROSSING BRUSH TURKEYS & ASTRALORPS? Impermaculture Blessings on the internet SOLID real estate advice  Where to buy crazy seeds  🧙‍♀️ LINKY POOS Shane on Substack ~ Recombination Nation Shane's podcast ~ Recombination Nation Shane's book ~ Taming the apocalypse Folklore Pictures' film with Shane ~ Seeds for the Future Australian Grain Seed Bank Central Vic seed grower we love ~ Greg Mueller of Useful Seeds 🧡🧡🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon 🧡🧡🧡 Sound credit ~ cheers Nicholas Allan!

    Kinking Collapse, Urgent Gratitude & Future Seeds with Shane Simonsen

  4. Sep 6

    The climate-resilient nature-entangled way to garden with Duncan Cocking

    Planting guides and sow-what-when calendars are great and all, but what happens when the seasons don't play nice? When spring arrives earlier, frost hits later, or heatwaves burn your crops to a crisp? There's no controlling the weather, but with tools like phenology, you can make better predictions and grow more food! Duncan Cocking (of Leaf, Root & Fruit) is an amazing gardener and educator from Kyneton in Southern Australia. He helps people tune into more-than-human patterns and cycles to build their own hyper-local and climate resilient gardening calendars, and has a wealth of wisdom about living more joyfully too. In this convo: Why spring is two weeks earlier this year Duncan's early years immersed in nature and connected to country Why he's not that interested in working hard Mid-30s career change Pattern recognition in the veggie patch How to use phenology Nature based indicators to tell you went to plant The two most critical aspects of gardening!!! Connection through failures Why to RELAXXXXX about how to garden Wood ducks tell you when you plant tomatoes Crazy record keeping How the hell to collate so much data Habits of the highly observant How do nature’s patterns work, NO LIKE, HOW? Being conversant with the land Duncan is an ostrich Disconnecting from the World Wide Web How to preserve your mental health with a hyper-focus on local Getting kids into the garden Give your kids scary tools Garden gimmicks How to grow avos in cold climates Spring gardening to-dos RIGHT NOW 🧙‍♀  LINKY POOS Duncan’s home on the web Leaf, Root & Fruit on Substack Leaf, Root & Fruit on Instagram Andrew Turbill, the bird guy 🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon 🧡 ☕ Buy Me A Coffee (or an avo or a loaf of bread) ☕ Gratitude to the field recordist Romuald Mikusek, XC935811. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/935811.

    The climate-resilient nature-entangled way to garden with Duncan Cocking

  5. Aug 25

    Breathwork for grief, connection & coming to your senses with Ella Maryska

    NOTE: I’ve done breathwork every day since this interview and – you gaias! – it’s really helping me human.  Meet today’s guest Ella Maryska, who is responsible for getting me into this breathwork thing that I am the last person on the planet to know about. Ella is 21 years old, wise as the hills, a certified breathwork instructor, and brings a fresh and youthful perspective to the pod which has been sorely absent to date (sorry sorry sorry). In this sweet convo, you’ll hear about the geeky physiology of breathwork; how it rebalances our nervous system, changes circulation to our brain, oxygenates tissues and connects us to plants, as well as Ella’s own experience as a young person living through the polycrisis, navigating novel life paths as the old routes fall away. I learned so much from Ella. Let me know if you’re on the breathwork bandwagon, a brilliant tool for staying steady in the tumult. 🧙‍♀️ LINKY POOS Ella’s home on the web Ella/Coming Home Breathwork on IG Tuesday evening group class Guided breathwork sesh on YouTube [book] Atlas of the Heart ~ Brené Brown Catie’s natto Reskillience live recording at Words in Winter The Australasian Permaculture Convergence 🧡🧡🧡 Join the Reskillience community on Patreon 🧡🧡🧡 Catie on Substack

    Breathwork for grief, connection & coming to your senses with Ella Maryska

  6. Aug 9

    On Slowing Down & Looking Up with Kirsten Bradley

    “In a time of fracturing seasons, when everything’s going awry, there are still cycles that we can set our hearts by.”  It's Kirsten Bradley of Milkwood! She's writing a new book about the moon, penning love letters to parsley and currawongs on Substack, and here to share all about her daily rhythms in lutruwita, Tasmania. Oh, what a lovely conversation! Within 🌙  AI or not to AI Morning routines! Morning stargazing! Tea choices Moving to lutruwita/Tassie Fish farm woes and responses How to make decisions about where to move When the body says no Slow activism “You can rest. The problems will be there when you get up again. And the solutions.” Perimenopause rearrangements Coming back to creativity after burnout Wrapping knowledge in story Learning injuries Writing as a welcome Cultural astronomies Should we follow our interests? What does activism look like for Kirsten now? The Common Book of the Moon 🧙‍♀️ LINKY POOS  Kirsten on Substack Kirsten + Milkwood 🧡🧡🧡 Join the Reskillience community on Patreon 🧡🧡🧡

    On Slowing Down & Looking Up with Kirsten Bradley

  7. Jul 26

    Use less compost, make less money & follow your passion 100% with Steve Solomon

    BYO wheelbarrow to load up on Solomon’s wisdom, cos today we’re chatting with the grandaddy of beyond-organic gardening himself, Steve Solomon! If you don’t know Steve, he’s a bit of cult hero in food growing circles thanks to his deep research into soil remineralisation and why it is absolutely critical for human health. In this convo: How pre-industrial communities ate 4 x more nutrient-dense food Why MINERALS are the key to healthy soil and healthy humans Better nutrition… lower libido? Why compost is really bloody complicated …and how compost can ruin your soil if you’re not careful How to calculate how much organic matter your soil actually needs The ugly truth about commercial compost COF ~ Complete Organic Fertiliser Why Steve doesn’t recommend soil testing for everyone EVIL GOVERNMENT EDICTS Steve’s pact to intentionally follow his interests 100% “THE PURPOSE OF MY LIFE IS TO DO WHATEVER IT IS I’M INTERESTED IN” LINKY POOS 🧙‍♀️ Steve’s homepage The Soil & Health Library [book] The Intelligent Gardener ~ Steve Solomon [just released!] Growing Nutrient-Dense Vegetables: A Cool Climate Guide~ Steve Solomon Google: Steve Solomon gardening books Nutrition and Physical Degeneration ~ Weston A. Price Soil fertility and Animal Health ~ William Albrecht 🧡🧡🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon 🧡🧡🧡 Words in Winter ~ Live podcast with Mara Ripani & Natasha Morgan Return to the Village ~ Australasian Permaculture Convergence.

    Use less compost, make less money & follow your passion 100% with Steve Solomon

  8. May 26

    The Holy Fool, Hallowed Weeds & How To Just Start Writing Already with Helen Lehndorf

    I share a GRIPPING TALE about a droplet of water before sitting down with Helen Lehndorf, who is a radical forager, author, anarchist, poet and plenty more wonderful things besides. I loved her memoir A Forager's Life so much! Helen and I dive straight into the weeds about permaculture life strategies, unlocking creativity, writing for nature and how to rebel against The Machine by playing the Holy Fool. Medicine for muddled, blocked or chronically shy creatives. IN THIS CONVO Swimming upstream of the over culture Undoing cultural entrainment Social permaculture Permaculture design web Establishing a daily writing habit The world isn’t saying PLEASE ARTIST MAKE MORE ART but you should anyway Anarchism The YES, AND rule The Holy Fool archetype AI? *shrugs* Enspiriting your art ECOPOETICS Getting past sharing insecurity Writing for nature Why little lives are worth sharing Invisible care work Journalling versus publishing Blackberry medicine What is it to relate with plants? PUNK GRANDDAD DANDY Synesthesia The future has an ancient heart 🧙‍♀️ LINKY POOS 🧙‍♀️ Helen’s home on the web A Forager’s Life ~ Helen Lehndorf The Bruise Palette ~ Helen Lehndorf Social permaculture ~ Looby Macnamara Kirsty Porter Wild ~ Cheryl Strayed E.M Forster ~ Howard’s End Annie Dillard Sound credit: Morepork / Ruru (Owl) - Auckland, New Zealand by tdes -- https://freesound.org/s/319539/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

    The Holy Fool, Hallowed Weeds & How To Just Start Writing Already with Helen Lehndorf
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Reskillience is a podcast about the hard, soft and surprising skills that'll help us stay afloat if our modern systems don't. Hosted by Catie Payne, released weekly.

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  • Creator
    Catie Payne
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    81
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Reskillience

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