Light the Campfire

Hedda Rehnberg and Lise Pretorius
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Light the Campfire is a space for the big, messy questions shaping our lives and futures. Hosts Lise Pretorius and Hedda Rehnberg explore inner and outer transformation with thought leaders within inner development, tech, spirituality, sustainability, finance, climate, and beyond - with humility, courage, collective wisdom - joined by experts with cosmic mischief.

  1. 4D AGO

    From Punishment to Relationship: A Conversation on Restorative Justice | Patrick Heneghan

    What if justice wasn’t about punishment, but about accountability, repair, and our shared humanity? Today we’re around the campfire with Patrick Heneghan, Director of Restorative Justice for Cheshire County, New Hampshire, exploring what it truly means to repair harm with compassion. In this episode, we learn how to make room for restorative healing - whether within the justice system or in our day-to-day relationships. These interrelational tools aren’t something most of us are taught, which is exactly why this conversation matters. Whether you’re curious about criminal justice, community conflict, or navigating challenges in your own life, this dialogue invites you into a different understanding of justice - one rooted in courage, responsibility, and connection. Patrick’s journey bridges adult education, systems change, and deep relational practice. Since creating and leading the Cheshire County Restorative Justice program in 2020, he has worked with victims, those who have caused harm, community members, prosecutors, and correctional institutions to transform how justice is understood and experienced, shifting the focus from punishment to restoration.

    1h 1m

  2. JAN 17

    The Cyclical Wisdom of Womanhood | Sanna Aulén

    What if PMS could be a superpower? We as women are cyclical beings, yet often move as if life was linear. Instead of attuning to natural phases and the wisdom they bring, we tend to adapt to be constantly “likable”, nurturing, and extroverted. And it seems we’re missing out. In this episode, we speak with Sanna Aulén, expert in women’s holistic and postpartum health, somatics and therapeutic bodywork. We explore how listening differently to our body, honouring our emotions (without getting attached to them) and embracing our cyclical wisdom can guide us back to self-discovery, empowerment, more energy and deeper connection. This is also for everyone who has women in their lives, this conversation is an invitation: to celebrate sensitivity (as receptiveness to life around us), reclaim power, and tap into the gifts that being a cyclical being brings to ourselves, our relationships, and our world.

    50 min

  3. 12/16/2025

    The Economy Is an Invention - Let’s Unmake It, and Make It Again | Prof. Lorenzo Fioramonti

    What if the economy isn’t broken but the game we’ve been playing is? Humanity has long played the ‘chimpanzee game’ of competition and extraction, but what if we could learn from the bonobos' collaboration: balance, and thriving together? Today, we sit down with Prof. Lorenzo Fioramonti - Italy’s former Minister of Education, member of the Club of Rome, Academic Director of NATIVA Campus (a new training academy for regenerative leaders), and leading voice in the movement for a wellbeing economy. From New Zealand measuring child well being in its national budget to innovations quietly reshaping production, consumption, and everyday life across the globe, Lorenzo shows us that we already have the tools to design an economy that serves people and planet alike. All that’s missing is the ability to connect the dots and imagine a system designed for life, not just growth.

    52 min

  4. 11/18/2025

    Talking Pensions to F**k You Funds: Women Breaking the Money Taboo | Elisabeth Prager

    Statistically women invest their money less than men.However, when they do, they outperform men. Why is it then that women invest less? What would it take to ensure women engage more with their financial futures and why is this so important to talk about it? Much of the issue (alongside many historical and structuralfactors) lies in the fact that women talk less about $$$ amongst themselves. It’s for this reason we’re so excited to have Elisabeth Prager around the campfire. With a background in insurance and pensions, private banking, consulting and founding a fintech to close the gender wealth gap, Elisabeth helps women overcome the many barriers that block them from these important conversations. In a time where people live longer and can expect less public pension support ahead, this talk couldn’t be more important. Together we explore how to think about financial futures,how to divide our salaries, how to educate our children to be responsible, how to learn from each other, and more.

    46 min

  5. 10/31/2025

    The New Power Race: AI, Ethics, and the Future of our Planet

    Power, ethics, and technology are being rewritten in realtime. Artificial intelligence is changing how the world works and who holds the reins. We’re joined by Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard, Denmark’s TechAmbassador and head of the country’s pioneering TechPlomacy initiative - a diplomatic mission that stands at the intersection of governments, Big Tech, and global governance. Our conversation explores some of the most defining questions of our time: if tech and AI development are a race, what happens when we prioritize speed over wisdom? Do we inherently then compromise ethics? Why we need to understand technology as deeply securityrelated? In this context, why is it important that Europe has a say and we don’t leave our future up to two global superpowers? We ask if regions like Europe can catch up to increase their tech sovereignty; can we infuse meaning, purpose and community into how AI is adopted, and can we retain agency and remain human?

    40 min

  6. 10/07/2025

    Generation Dread: Turning Climate Collapse Into Collective Purpose | Dr. Britt Wray

    Climate change and mental health: In this episode with Dr. Britt Wray , scientist, award-winning communicator, and Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, we meet one of the most vital voices at the intersection of climate leadership and emotional wellbeing amidst our planetary crisis. Together, we explore how to navigate anxiety, grief, denial (even numbness!) and the longing for meaning. Can we find courage and purpose in the face of ecological loss?How do we metabolize despair into collective care and responsibility?What does emotional resilience look like when the future itself feels unstable? Britt’s work invites us to turn toward our pain to recognize that feeling deeply may be the first step toward acting wisely. p.s. you are not alone!

    53 min

  7. 09/11/2025

    Who Owns the Future? Rethinking Women and Wealth | Emma Heikensten

    More women than ever are educated, employed, and financially independent, yet the wealth gap between men and women remains staggering. One key reason lies in the story of ownership. In this conversation with economist, sustainability leader, and Ownershift co-founder Emma Heikensten, we unpack what ownership really means: why women are still so far behind, and how ownership shapes power dynamics and the future. We explore questions like: How do women and men approach money differently? What systemic shifts are needed to close the gap? And what might the world look like if ownership were more equal? This episode is not only about women, but about society at large. Because when ownership is more evenly shared, power and outcomes are too.

    33 min

  8. 08/21/2025

    From Industrialism to Spiritualism: Can AI Help Us Find Our Purpose? | Jennie Sinclair

    We stand at a crossroads of evolution. As technology races ahead, the deeper question emerges: what is our true source of inspiration beyond human knowledge? In this episode with tech entrepreneur, futurist and storyteller Jennie Sinclair, we explore AI not just as a tool of speed, but as a mirror, a catalyst, maybe even a companion in our unfolding consciousness. Will we return to Source or replace it? Are we becoming something more-than-human? What ancient wisdom must we carry forward as guardians of the future? This conversation is about the stakes of our time: weaving spirituality into AI, and asking whether this leads us into dystopia or toward a more awakened humanity.

    49 min
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Light the Campfire is a space for the big, messy questions shaping our lives and futures. Hosts Lise Pretorius and Hedda Rehnberg explore inner and outer transformation with thought leaders within inner development, tech, spirituality, sustainability, finance, climate, and beyond - with humility, courage, collective wisdom - joined by experts with cosmic mischief.

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  • Creator
    Hedda Rehnberg and Lise Pretorius
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Hedda Rehnberg and Lise Pretorius
  • Show Website
    Light the Campfire