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Ecophobia or biophilia? Kids (and parents) today are being overwhelmed with pictures of burning fires, melting ice and plastic-filled oceans and many are feeling lost at what to do and how their little steps can truly make an impact.

So how do we approach topics like climate change and waste, so our children will feel empowered instead of scared, conscious instead of detached and feel ownership to their actions as our regenerative ambassadors?

Through Mathilde's educator course at The Green School she looked at approaches to how we can teach sustainability to kids holistically, and specifically spoke to Dr. Nicolene du Preez, Lower School Green Studies Program Developer and Integration Specialist on the topic of how we best parent with these challenges we are faced with.

In this podcast we look at:

The challenges of being a sustainable parent today
How we can be role models?
How we can talk to our kids about plastic pollution & climate change in a language the understand & without scaring them?
How can we work together as a conscious and mindful family?
What – on a more concrete level we can do together day-to-day to reduce energy, water & waste & preserve & regenerate our nature.

Also watch the video and read more on Nicolene here: https://orgayana.com/family/how-to-be-a-sustainable-parent-in-a-conscious-way/

24th April 2013, the world witnessed a horrific disaster, when the clothing industry building in Rana Plaza in Bangladesh collapsed and over 1.000 workers lost their lives.

After the initial shock of this happening, our podcast guest saw the collapse as an opportunity to get clothing companies all over the world to wake up and become more transparent as to where their products were made and under what conditions. With over 20 years of experience with her own brand as well as research into the textile industry and fair trade - the idea came to her - when taking a bath.

Now Fashion Revolution is run in over 100 countries and we are very excited to welcome to our podcast, in a slightly distorted version from Singapore to England, with a bit of authentic hammering going on in the background - founder of Fashion Revolution, Carry Somers.

HearJeroen van de Waal's vision on how we can teach our kids to be eco warriors, using scuba diving as a catalyst + how he plans to educate children both in the Western World and in the areas that are truly affected by environmental damages. Jeroen van de Waal is a man with a vision, a mission and a man who want to change tides. We are excited to invite you along to hear about his journey on this podcast.

Fitness Trainer & Entrepreneur, Kayla Itsines speak to orgayana in Singapore! She talks about:
- her love of meeting people in FRONT of the SoMe screen
- her zero interest in becoming famous
- her family's indifference to this fame
- how she copes with expectations
- what she would do, if she could choose another career
- how she still manages to stand out in an increasingly crowded space
- her advice to you who are just starting your fitness journey and to future fitness entrepreneurs.

Former banker, Andrew Dixon had a dream to create a green getaway on his own island. A dream that rapidly took shape 10 years ago, and today, not just one, but two islands in Indonesia, just south of Singapore, are a reality. The islands Nikoi and Cempedak are booked up a year in advance and numerous awards and features on Forbes’s bucket list and CNN’s Hot list are just a few of the amazing reviews the two islands have received in international media. Meet Australian born initiator, founder and frontrunner within green travel, on the orgayana podcast: Andrew Dixon.