Economic Collapse - Chpt 1 of "Breaking Together" by Jem Bendell (published May 9th 2023).

In Chapter 1 "Economic Collapse - a time of limits and contradictions" Professor Bendell provides a summary of the economic data and theory that supports the view that the collapse of industrial consumer societies has already begun. The chapter is narrated by Matthew Slater. The Chapter appears after a detailed introduction. To read more about the book:
https://jembendell.com/2023/04/08/breaking-together-a-freedom-loving-response-to-collapse/

Good Works (GW) believes that critical thought and open debate are some of the most important contributions to ensuring we are able to create a fairer, balanced and harmonious world for all living creatures. The views expressed in this book are those of the author and do not represent the views of Good Works or The Schumacher Institute.

Full audiobook:
https://www.audible.com/pd/B0C8PHMP35/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-354993&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_354993_rh_us

Economic Collapse - Chpt 1 of Breaking Together

Introduction - recognising and responding to collapse, in "Breaking Together" by Jem Bendell (published May 9th 2023).

In this Introduction Professor Bendell outlines the full argument of the book. The chapter is narrated by Matthew Slater. 

Full audio book:
https://www.audible.com/pd/B0C8PHMP35/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-354993&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_354993_rh_us

To read more about the book:
https://jembendell.com/2023/04/08/breaking-together-a-freedom-loving-response-to-collapse/

Good Works (GW) believes that critical thought and open debate are some of the most important contributions to ensuring we are able to create a fairer, balanced and harmonious world for all living creatures. The views expressed in this book are those of the author and do not represent the views of Good Works or The Schumacher Institute.

Breaking Together

Introduction

Introduction to Breaking Together by Jem Bendell

Food Collapse is Chapter 6 in "Breaking Together" by Jem Bendell (published May 9th 2023 by Good Works).

To read more about the book:
https://jembendell.com/2023/04/08/breaking-together-a-freedom-loving-response-to-collapse/

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To download a copy of this chapter:
https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/6927/

Good Works (GW) believes that critical thought and open debate are some of the most important contributions to ensuring we are able to create a fairer, balanced and harmonious world for all living creatures. The views expressed in this book are those of the author and do not represent the views of Good Works or The Schumacher Institute.

Food collapse - Chapter 6 of Breaking Together

#BreakingTogether: a freedom-loving response to collapse, is available for purchase as kindle or hardback from Amazon and as paperback from www.schumacherinstitute.org.uk 

This chapter summarises some of the arguments in the first half of the book, why such insights are uncommon, as well as presenting recent data on the "uncementing" of modern societies. 

Recognising Collapse and Cultural Decay - Chapter 7 of Breaking Together

This chapter explains how energy systems have begun to degrade and the impossibility of maintaining current trajectories of energy consumption. It is a reality which undermines the 'ecomodern' story of maintaining consumer lifestyles through new technologies. Instead richer societies need to 'power down' - voluntarily or otherwise. 

Full audio book:
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Breaking-Together-Audiobook/B0C8PTD9ZL
(or search Breaking Together in audible/itunes/etc in your country)

To read more about the book:
https://jembendell.com/2023/04/08/breaking-together-a-freedom-loving-response-to-collapse/

Good Works (GW) believes that critical thought and open debate are some of the most important contributions to ensuring we are able to create a fairer, balanced and harmonious world for all living creatures. The views expressed in this book are those of the author and do not represent the views of Good Works or The Schumacher Institute.

Energy Collapse and Problems with Net Zero - Chpt 3 of Breaking Together

This is me, Jem, reading a chunk of my book, Breaking Together, to my Dad in the wonderful Rowcroft Hospice, in Torquay, UK. 

It was the first reading I'd done. It's from the opening of Chapter 12. 

You can order the book from the links on http://www.jembendell.com - including the full audiobook that is narrated by my friend Matthew Slater. 

Rowcroft Hospice
https://rowcrofthospice.org.uk/get-involved/donate/make-a-donation/

Bits of #BreakingTogether #1 - The Reverend's Trifle.m4a

Chapter 5 of 'Breaking Together: a freedom-loving response to collapse' by Jem Bendell, explores the latest science on climate change, challenging some of the orthodoxy. It is narrated by Matthew Slater. 

The paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook are available via www.jembendell.com 

Climate Collapse - chapter 5 of Breaking Together

Chapter 9 of 'Breaking Together: a freedom-loving response to collapse' by Jem Bendell, explores the latest archeology and anthropology that indicates how ancient societies had mutually beneficial relationships with nature, to challenge orthodox ideas on both material progress and the human condition. It is narrated by Matthew Slater.

The paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook are available via www.jembendell.com

Freedom from Progress - Chapter 9 of Breaking Together

Chapter 8 of 'Breaking Together: a freedom-loving response to collapse' by Jem Bendell, integrates insights from relevant academic disciplines to explain a liberating approach to language and culture. It is narrated by Matthew Slater.

The paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook are available via www.jembendell.com

Freedom to know - critical wisdom in an era of collapse - Chpt 8 of Breaking Together

Chapter 2 of 'Breaking Together: a freedom-loving response to collapse' by Jem Bendell, presents an analysis of the monetary system and how it has been abused by Central Bankers even more since the start of the pandemic. It is narrated by Matthew Slater.

The paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook are available via www.jembendell.com

Monetary Collapse - Chapter 2 of Breaking Together

Chapter 12 of 'Breaking Together: a freedom-loving response to collapse' by Jem Bendell, explores many the positive responses of people after they accept the unfolding collapse of modern societies. It is narrated by Matthew Slater.

The paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook are available via www.jembendell.com

The Doomster Way - Chapter 12 of Breaking Together

Former Occupy Wall Street activist Karen Perry explains her list of 15 benefits of collapse acceptance, and the thinking behind them, with Professor Jem Bendell. 

These are explained in a 2 part essay. The first: 
https://jembendell.com/2023/09/21/the-benefits-of-collapse-acceptance-part-1/

The Benefits of Collapse Acceptance with Karen Perry - Jem Bendell's DA conversation #1

This chapter of Breaking Together describes the underlying cause of what current commentators are describing as #polycrisis, #permacrisis, #metacrisis, #multicrisis and #omnicrisis, but that is more accurately understood as societal #collapse. The book can be ordered or downloaded via www.jembendell.com  

Freedom from banking: how the money power drove collapse / Chapter 10 of Breaking Together.

'A Climate of Trauma' is an essay written by Jem Bendell ahead of #cop28. 

https://jembendell.com/2023/11/26/a-climate-of-trauma/ 

A Climate of Trauma. An essay narrated by Prof  Bendell

A guest essay for jembendell.com by Reverend Wright, narrated by Jem. 


Deep Spirituality in an Era of Collapse, essay by Reverend Stephen G Wright

Healing Hearts is the #1 release from a British folk group that formed in South East Asia.. Barefoot Stars! This song was composed by Jem Bendell, then performed and produced with Vasudev, Hara, Mia and Adam. Every step of the creative journey was barefoot. 


Healing Hearts by Barefoot Stars

An essay from doomster economist and community currency innovator Matthew Slater. He explores the various theories on why the financial system is about to collapse or already in that process. He then explains why the ways we are often told to prepare are not actually useful. The essay appears on www.jembendell.com in June 2024. 

Preparing for financial collapse (and what to do about it)

Publié par Good Works de l’Institut Schumacher, “S’effondrer ensemble: Vers l’écoliberté” écrit par Jem Bendell, est désormais disponible.

https://jembendell.com/2024/08/17/seffondrer-ensemble-breaking-together-in-french/  


S’effondrer ensemble - l'introduction du livre

This essay critiques mainstream public health strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing they were heavily influenced by corporate interests, which limited exploration of alternative methods, for which there is published science. Professor Jem Bendell highlights failures in lockdowns, vaccines, and mask efficacy, suggesting these may have been exaggerated due to corporate lobbying. Bendell advocates for approaches like better public education, nutritional strategies (e.g., vitamin D), workers' rights, and accountability for policymakers and corporations. He calls for more independent scientific discourse and resistance to authoritarian health policies, including those promoted by the WHO. The essay is relevant to collapse risk, readiness, and response, as public health emergencies are likely to increase, and both the phenomena of ‘elite panic’ and ‘disaster capitalism’ make specific disruptions worse.

Essay published in June 2023. Audio by Matthew Slater. 

https://jembendell.com/2023/06/10/alternative-approaches-to-combat-respiratory-viruses-freedom-from-the-failing-corporate-induced-orthodoxy-of-the-early-2020s/  

Alternative approaches to combat respiratory viruses - Jem Bendell essay.

This essay explores how organizations can adapt to the predicament posed by climate change, societal collapse, and systemic disruptions. It emphasizes "Deep Adaptation," a framework that anticipates societal breakdown and seeks transformative changes in thinking and action to navigate such a future. The essay calls for a shift to a Human-Centered Workplace: Bendell proposes a shift in workplace culture, advocating for "kind realism," which places human needs above corporate priorities, and the integration of psychological and practical preparation for disruptions. It also outlines the need for collaboration and advocacy: Organizations are urged to unite with unions, professional bodies, and communities to address the wide-reaching impacts of societal changes. Furthermore, rather than succumbing to survivalist or despairing attitudes, Bendell advocates for collective action rooted in compassion, emphasizing the potential for meaningful transformation. The essay appeared in April 2024. The audio is narrated by Matthew Slater. 

https://jembendell.com/2024/04/03/keeping-your-job-at-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/

Professionals help each other integrate their collapse awareness into their work when attending the online short course "Leading Through Collapse"
https://www.katie-carr.com/leadingthroughcollapse 

Keeping your job at the end of the world (as we know it) - Jem Bendell essay

This is an audio release of an essay by Prof Jem Bendell: 
https://jembendell.com/2023/08/05/lets-tell-the-moodsplainers-theyre-wrong-and-then-get-back-to-work/ 

How elitists #moodsplain the public on hope

March 2024 marked 5 years since the launch of the Deep Adaptation movement, when the Deep Adaptation Forum began. Professor Jem Bendell drafted this essay ahead of his speech in Budapest to mark the occasion. 
www.deepadaptation.info 

Sacred Pessimism - celebrating the Deep Adaptation movement at 5 years

Climatologist Dr Wolfgang Knorr is being ignored by the mainstream media and the climate industry He is blowing the whistle on the limitations of his profession and how many climatologists are enabling a technocratic, authoritarian, and counterproductive response to climate change. He calls for greater alignment with social movements. 
The essay:
https://jembendell.com/2024/06/26/the-emperors-new-lab-coat/ 



The Whistleblowing Climatologist (and the Emperor's new lab coat)

As disasters occur, the role of climate, among other factors, is sidelined by fanciful stories and partisan political attacks. How the rise of "Conspiracy Porn" is undermining substantive radical and anti-establishment agendas is explained in this essay, written after the Hawaii fires in 2023. 
https://jembendell.com/2023/08/21/conspiracyporn-hits-hawaii-and-the-world/ 

Fearing to Face the Truth of the Wildfires? An essay on conspiracy escapism.

Chapter 13 of Breaking Together (Jem Bendell, 2023), which explains what to resist as societies fall apart. 

Freedom from Fake Green Globalists - Chapter 13.mp3

An essay on how a craving, not just intention, to positively impact the world, can distort our understanding. Instead, there is a deeper drive to stay engaged for good. 

https://jembendell.com/2024/06/19/beyondmattering/ 

Beyond Mattering - poem and essay on non egoic activism

Former funding team member of the Deep Adaptation Forum reflects how to re-think our responses to the unfolding tragedy in Gaza.  

What did you do in the genocide, daddy?

Ceci est l'introduction du livre audio « S'Effondrer Ensemble », en français.

Narré par Valérie Garcia. Le livre audio complet sera bientôt disponible.

La version brochée est disponible chez Dandelion (2025) et Schumacher Institute (2024). This is the introduction to the audiobook Breaking Together, in French. 

Narrated by Valérie Garcia. The full audiobook is coming soon. 

The paperback is available from Dandelion (2025) and Schumacher Institute (2024). 




S'Effondrer Ensemble - Breaking Together in French

Author of #BreakingTogether, a freedom-loving response to collapse. 

Full Professor, research analyst, sociologist, songwriter, syntropic farmer. Author of the Deep Adaptation paper and movement. 

"Doomer-in-chief" GQ Magazine 

Member of the band #Sambiloto. 

http://jembendell.com 

Jem Bendell

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