I have been thinking a great deal about resilience--it is the nexus point between my two most salient studies: healing and ecology. Both psychotherapy and ecology talk about resilience as our capacity to bounce back, to recover after change, shock or trauma. This happens for people, and this happens for the earth, in lots of different ways. While certain people appear to have more "resilience" … [Read more...] about Resilience Thinking
Somatic Resilience
The Art of Bouncing Back
If there’s one simple lesson I could download into hearts and minds of people everywhere, it’s this: Happiness and success depend on our ability to bounce back from set-backs, quickly and efficiently. There are a few givens in life--we all will be tested, both by forces outside our control and by internal forces that break us before putting us back together. We all have to upgrade our mental … [Read more...] about The Art of Bouncing Back
Rachel on Media Prepper Radio
Interview with Carolyn Evans-Dean, an urban homesteader and prepper in upstate New York. Her new radio spot features urban farm artists like Ruby and Rachel, doing what we can to respond to the moment with grit and grace. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/doctorprepper/2013/07/24/the-media-prepper-show … [Read more...] about Rachel on Media Prepper Radio