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A Wild New Work: Ecological guidance for your work life Megan Leatherman
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Welcome to A Wild New Work. You'll learn about the Seasons, how the natural world "works," capitalism, animism, and what it can all mean for you and your life. Hosted by Megan Leatherman, a writer, mother, and teacher in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more on Instagram @awildnewwork or at awildnewwork.com.
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128. Earth and Soul, with Leah Rampy
Why should we listen to the land, and how do we even do so? In this gently flowing conversation with Leah Rampy, we discuss the benefits of communing with the Earth and ways to deepen the relationship that we already have with the land and that can never be severed.
About Leah:
Leah Rampy, Ph.D. is a writer, speaker, retreat leader, and educator who weaves ecology, spirituality, personal stories, and practices to help others deepen their relationship to the natural world. She is the author of Earth & Soul: Reconnecting amid Climate Chaos and a frequent speaker on spiritual ecology and leadership in these uncertain times.
To connect with Leah, visit:
Web: www.leahrampy.com
Instagram: @leahrampy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553196486975
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Resources mentioned:
*To learn more about Old School Nate and the divinations he offers, visit him on Instagram @old.school.nate
*Fruition: Expand Your Options and Make Fruitful Choices: https://awildnewwork.com/shop/fruition-expand-your-options-and-make-fruitful-choices
*Rise Up Rooted Gathering August 17-18: https://awildnewwork.com/events/2024/we-are-the-sturdy-ones
*Summer Tarot Readings: https://awildnewwork.as.me/3-card-reading
*Save Our Soil: www.saveoursoilwv.com
*Church of the Wild Two Rivers: www.churchofthewild2rivers.com
*The Center for Spirituality in Nature: www.centerforspiritualityinnature.org -
127. The King and the Queen Must Wed the Land
Welcome to the first episode of the Summer 2024 season of A Wild New Work! In this season, we’ll be exploring how to communicate with the Earth. In today’s episode, we’re looking at a pre-Christian Celtic ritual in which the land and the people were brought into intimate partnership. We’ll explore how our own modern lives could change if we were sovereign and in committed relationships with the enspirited lands we inhabit.
If you enjoyed this episode, please help get it to others by subscribing, rating the show, or sharing it with a friend! You can also pitch in to support the show once or monthly at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/meganleatherman
*Fruition Class: https://awildnewwork.com/shop/fruition-expand-your-options-and-make-fruitful-choices
*Rise Up Rooted: Rite of Passage Program for Adults: https://awildnewwork.com/rise-up-rooted
Celtic Ceremonial Marriage Resources:
https://sharonblackie.substack.com/p/marrying-the-land-how-we-broke-the-ancient-bargain
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126. Your Blooming is Inevitable
When an organism’s needs are met, growth naturally occurs and takes the form of some kind of flower, fruit, spore, or offspring. In the same way, when our needs are met, our blooming is inevitable. In this episode, we explore how that process occurs, how we know when something is blooming in our lives, and how to make more room for it as we head into the Summer season.
If you enjoyed this episode, please help get it to others by subscribing, rating the show, or sharing it with a friend! You can also pitch in to support the show once or monthly at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/meganleatherman
Rise Up Rooted: Rite of Passage Program for Adults: https://awildnewwork.com/rise-up-rooted -
125. You Can Shapeshift: How Animals Meet Their Needs
Meeting our needs in today’s landscape requires that we remain flexible and shift how we relate to ourselves, our work, our income, and one another. Across the animal world, we find countless options for how to feed ourselves, and in this episode we explore some of the major strategies our animal friends employ and how we can adopt them in our own lives.
If you enjoyed this episode, please help get it to others by subscribing, rating the show, or sharing it with a friend! You can also pitch in to support the show once or monthly at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/meganleatherman
June 17th: How to Expand Possibility and Choice Inside of Capitalism, a Summer Solstice class to help you reset for the rest of 2024: https://awildnewwork.com/events/2024/summer-solstice-workshop
Rise Up Rooted: Rite of Passage Program for Adults: https://awildnewwork.com/rise-up-rooted -
124. Our True Nature is Generosity: How Plants Meet Their Needs
In this episode, we’re learning how plants meet their needs and what it can show us about how to be here in a good way. Plants receive sunlight and carbon dioxide freely and then, in turn, offer us an abundance of oxygen, medicines, building materials, and nourishment. Their truest nature is collaborative and generous, and the same is true for us.
If you enjoyed this episode, please help get it to others by subscribing, rating the show, or sharing it with a friend! You can also pitch in to support the show once or monthly at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/meganleatherman
Rise Up Rooted: Rite of Passage Program for Adults: https://awildnewwork.com/rise-up-rooted -
123. Endless Threads and Spores: How Fungi Meet Their Needs
In this episode, we’ll learn how fungi meet their needs and the unique teachings they offer us through their millenia of experience adapting to life on Earth. Fungi are masters of absorption, decomposition, and collaboration, and most of us could use a dose of their teachings.
If you enjoyed this episode, please help get it to others by subscribing, rating the show, or sharing it with a friend! You can also pitch in to support the show once or monthly at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/meganleatherman
You can learn more about Megan and her work at: https://awildnewwork.com/
Customer Reviews
Breath of fresh air
I’m so glad I found this show! I really appreciate Megan’s perspective around new ways of working in the world. She illuminates hard questions with such grace and softness. And her guests are fantastic.
Love, love, love
I can’t believe this shell only has 22 ratings right now! I was inspired to leave a review by an ask that could’ve led to an hour with megan. I heard the episode after the possibility was passed, but I knew the podcast was deserving of a shout out, regardless. There are so many episodes that have really spoken to my spirit. Even the invocation Megan shares at the beginning of every episode is simply lovely. I just found out about her podcast from someone in my nature in force therapy cohort a few months ago, but I’ve now listen to almost all of the back episodes. Definitely one of my favorite podcast at this point in my life.
A breath of fresh air!
In a world where we are told we need to work harder, market ourselves more, and constantly improve and expand our skills ; Megan brings things back down to earth-level.
With a calm and compassionate approach, Megan reminds us what our priorities are, encourages us to find work that aligns with our values and to restore a healthy work-life balance.
This podcast is excellent for the times when one is feeling overworked and under appreciated. I’ve been listening to this podcast for the last three years; it is one of my favorite podcasts and Megan is one of my favorite people.