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another world is possible – but we need to believe in her first.
Feeling anxious about the world?
Feeling anxious about the world? Yeah, me too. We live in uncertain times. From the climate crisis to racial violence to COVID and the pandemic - the scale and urgency of it all can be overwhelming. Our nervous systems can feel like they are in hyper-drive, each piece...
On Afghanistan: Head, Heart & Hands in Action
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been devastated by the news this week. Watching the scenes in Afghanistan has been heartbreaking, and I’ve had feeling of grief, anger & powerlessness wash over me. It can be hard to know what to do with news so far away, so...
Self Care Should Be a Driver to Community Care
I was on a podcast this week with Royal Homecare in Dublin on the topic of Caregiver Burnout, and I was asked an interesting question about what self care is (you can listen to it here if you like, though please excuse the poor audio quality – said mic has a funeral...
Are you results or process oriented?
Regenerative Work Our world is all about results. Did we hit our targets? Did we achieve our KPI’s? How strong were our campaign metrics? Did the action succeed or fail? Our measurements of success and our motivation become enmeshed with the goal or end product, with...
Happiness & Climate Change
Happiness & climate change Do you think you can be happy in the future? I mean really, truly happy? And what does happy even mean? It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot, and I think we sometimes get confused about what happiness is. I was at a workshop on...
Being Positive Does Not Mean Ignoring Injustice
Being positive does not mean ignoring injustice. I’m gonna say this again for those in the back – being positive does not mean ignoring injustice. There’s an idea in the spiritual/new age world that we shouldn't follow the news or stay up-to-date with 'negative'...
How To Stay Motivated When Change Doesn’t Come
HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED WHEN CHANGE DOESN'T COME Changemaking is a long game. Whether we're working through a social enterprise or business, or we're an on-the-ground activist or community organiser, it can be hard to stay motivated when change seemingly doesn't come....
It’s not enough to know what you’re against
Most of us know what we are against. We’re against racism, against inequality, against fossil fuels, against war, against the alt-right, against trans-and-homophobia. We’re against corporate political donations, we’re against capitalism, we’re against xenophobia,...
Notes on burnout and the body
Notes on burnout and the body How well do you listen to your body? Do you understand what it is telling you? Are we over-extending? Are we under-extending but so afraid of over-extending that we tell ourselves otherwise? Are we being called to serve somewhere new or...