How can birding help us feel more connected and committed to the natural world? Who gets to call themselves a “birder”? We discuss this and more in this week’s episode with Hannah Wurster, PhD. Hannah is a Early Childhood Mental Health expert and birding enthusiast. She discusses how she fits birding into a busy schedule of being a full time working toddler mom - and how you can too!

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Resources from today’s episode:

“The Bird Way” by Jennifer Ackerman

https://www.jenniferackermanauthor.com/the-bird-way

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

https://www.aldoleopold.org/products/a-sand-county-almanac

Invisibilia Saving the Whales Episode

https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/812703083/two-heartbeats-a-minute

Merlin Birding App

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/?utm_source=adgrant&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=merlin&utm_content=birdidapp&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=367929544&gbraid=0AAAAADzNbpx6-E__fRZTy__Ct6xep-G0Z&gclid=CjwKCAjw3f_BBhAPEiwAaA3K5JYrTkxmSgL-uJgwznUXBplY76Jt46sdh9Ariw1Q5oMWb0zNV3ZDdBoCU8wQAvD_BwE

How do we slow down and notice what’s happening within and around us? How do we build a great connection to the universe? On today’s episode, we speak with spiritual mentors, Jon and Susan Hokama. We talk about spending time in nature, ancestral wisdom, and getting comfortable with the unknown.

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Resources from today’s episode:

Center for Action and Contemplation

https://cac.org/

Wisdom and Money

https://wisdomandmoney.org/

“Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver

http://www.phys.unm.edu/~tw/fas/yits/archive/oliver_wildgeese.html

Today we interview Layra Marte, a boudoir photographer based out of NYC and founder of Layra Marz Photography. We take a deep dive into ways to get comfortable with yourself, honor your body how it is right now, and listen to what you need.

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Resources from today’s episode:

Layra Marz Photography https://www.layramarz.com/

Shauna Shapiro Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeblJdB2-Vo

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/

The Body is Not an Apology https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love-h2x6p

Kimberly Lucht coaching www.kimberlylucht.com/about

Love Your Body Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iy792hWM3ipUN7KapTKxK?si=JJZgkGHNT6qQVljYdJ6blg