My favorite "Post Doom Soul Nourishment" audio files, from Michael Nabert, Paul Chefurka, Jem Bendell, Catherine Ingram, Barbara Cecil and Dahr Jamail, Jonathan Franzen, Alan Weisman, Roy Scranton, Vicki Robin, James Allen, Dave Pollard, Rupert Read, Emily Johnston, Collapsosaurus Rex, and Samuel Alexander. A link to the text version of each file is in description box. All these audio files, plus two dozen other excellent ones along similar lines, can be found here: “RIP Homo colossus": https://soundcloud.com/michael-dowd-grace-limits/sets/rip-homo-colossus

Post-Doom Soul Nourishment

TEXT: https://sustainablesong.medium.com/how-ill-die-when-and-why-a75933ed1cc5

Michael Nabert - How I'll Die, When And Why

The following excerpt is from a longer talk recorded at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. The topic of the evening was “Wisdom Working for Climate Change.” People of the world are unconsciously mourning the devastating impact we are having on our planet. Stephen Jenkinson answers the question “Is it too late to avoid catastrophe?” To learn more about Stephen Jenkinson and his teachings, visit orphanwisdom.com - Recorded and produced by Ian Mackenzie (ianmack.com)

2014 - Grief: Wisdom working for Climate Change by Stephen Jenkinson

TEXT: https://truthout.org/articles/climate-collapse-is-on-the-horizon-we-must-act-anyway/
This series by Dahr Jamail and Barbara Cecil is the best of the best re being in heartful action in the face of radical acceptance of overshoot and impending collapse on multiple fronts. I consider these essays to be the heart and soul of, what I'm calling, "The Human Redemption Project" -- i.e., how we can participate in the "redemption" of our species within the body of Life, whether we have 5 years, 500 years, or 5 million years left before we go extinct and pass the baton onto another of God's beloved species.

Jamail, Cecil (2) Rethinking Activism In The Face Of Catastrophic Biological Collapse

TEXT: https://truthout.org/articles/as-the-climate-collapses-we-ask-how-then-shall-we-live/
This series by Dahr Jamail and Barbara Cecil is the best of the best re being in heartful action in the face of radical acceptance of overshoot and impending collapse on multiple fronts. I consider these essays to be the heart and soul of, what I'm calling, "The Human Redemption Project" -- i.e., how we can participate in the "redemption" of our species within the body of Life, whether we have 5 years, 500 years, or 5 million years left before we go extinct and pass the baton onto another of God's beloved species.

Jamail, Cecil (1) As The Climate Collapses, We Ask - How Then Shall We Live?

TEXT: https://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdf ALSO SEE: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2019-03-17/deep-adaptation-post-sustainability-and-the-possibility-of-societal-collapse/ AS WELL AS: http://www.scientistswarning.org/deep-adaptation-a-map-for-navigating-climate-tragedy/
My recording of Jem Bendell's "must read" or "must listen to" paper, DEEP ADAPTATION: A MAP FOR NAVIGATING CLIMATE TRAGEDY.

Deep Adaptation, Jem Bendell (Dowd narration) - A Map For Navigating Climate Tragedy

TEXT: http://www.approachingthelimits.com/FindingTheGift.html
Here I have narrated my favorite posts from Paul Chefurka's site Approaching the Limits. (The first few I mispronounced his last name. :-)

Paul Chefurka - Finding The Gift

TEXT: http://www.approachingthelimits.com/LadderOfAwareness.html
Here I have narrated my favorite posts from Paul Chefurka's site Approaching the Limits. (The first few I mispronounced his last name. :-)

Paul Chefurka - Climbing The Ladder Of Awareness

TEXT: http://web.archive.org/web/20210306102016/http://collapsosaurus-rex.com/collapse-and-the-stages-of-grief/
ALSO SEE: http://web.archive.org/web/20210306102507/http://collapsosaurus-rex.com/
A real gem ... one of Connie's and my favorites.

Collapsosaurus Rex - Collapse and Stages of Grief

A fabulous interview of Jem Bendell by Amisha Ghadiali, on her podcast, "The Future Is Beautiful".

The Future Is Beautiful with Amisha Ghadiali

Jem Bendell on Deep Adaptation, Climate Change and Societal Collapse -E45

TEXT: https://truthout.org/articles/standing-in-the-fire-with-young-climate-activists/
This EXCELLENT essay is the third installment in a "must read or listen to" series by Barbara Cecil and Dahr Jamail. See here for text versions of all three (and where you can find the next ones, too, posted once a month): https://truthout.org/authors/barbara-cecil/
This "RIP Homo colossus" playlist includes my audio recording of each of them, plus other essays from other writers along similar heart-centered lines: https://soundcloud.com/michael-dowd-grace-limits/sets/rip-homo-colossus

Cecil, Jamail (3) Standing In The Fire With Young Climate Activists

Here's Catherine Ingram's narration of her own 'must read' essay. It's excellent!
TEXT: www.CatherineIngram.com/facingextinction
ALSO HERE: www.FacingExtinction.com.au This is a superbly written, big hearted essay regarding accepting inevitable contraction and collapse (and possible extinction) and still having a great life, healthy relationships, peace of mind, and motivation to lovingly act on behalf of life.

Facing Extinction - narrated by Catherine Ingram

TEXT: https://truthout.org/articles/climate-crisis-forces-us-to-ask-to-what-do-we-devote-ourselves/
This is the fourth in a Truthout series with Barbaba Cecil.

Jamail, Cecil(4) Climate Crisis Forces Us To Ask - To What Do We Devote Ourselves?

TEXT: https://carolynbaker.net/2019/03/29/my-life-in-collapse-by-bodhi-paul-chefurka/

Paul Chefurka - My Life In Collapse

TEXT: https://truthout.org/articles/what-would-it-mean-to-deeply-accept-that-were-in-planetary-crisis/

Jamail, Cecil (5) What Would It Mean To Deeply Accept That We’re In Planetary Crisis?

TEXT: https://truthout.org/articles/in-the-face-of-climate-collapse-we-need-the-wisdom-of-elders/

Barbara Cecil (6) In the Face of Climate Collapse We Need The Wisdom Of Elders

TEXT: https://jembendell.com/2019/07/07/a-year-of-deep-adaptation/
Read (or listen to) this first! Then read or listen to the others in this playlist. They are all excellent...indeed, potentially life-changing!

Jem Bendell - A Year Of Deep Adaptation

Jem - Don’t Police Our Emotions – Climate Despair Is Inviting People Back To Life

Another 'must read' gem from Dahr and Barbara!!

Jamail, Cecil (7) Living In Two Worlds - Capitalism Pretends All Is Well While The World Is Burning

A really fabulous teaching and Q&A session with Catherine Ingram, author of the 'must read' essay, Facing Extinction, which can be found in text and audio forms here: http://www.catherineingram.com/facingextinction/

Catherine Ingram - Kindness In Harsh Times

MAHB - Megan Seibert - Planet Of The Humans Review - Shining A Light On The Energy Black Box

Michael Dowd died October 2023. This soundcloud list is a substantial part of his legacy. Here he shares, via his voice, the major books, blogs, and other texts that instructed his own worldview shift into recognizing the multiple causes of the civilizational collapse underway and wisdom for moving into a postdoom perspective of clarity, calm, and compassionate love-in-action. As a Postdoom pastor, Michael aimed to support others in deeply adapting to abrupt climate change and societal and ecological breakdowns. Websites: https://www.postdoom.com and http://thegreatstory.org