Crabs offer us one of the most profound models for transformation that I’ve come across in nature. As the Sun hangs in the sign of the crab, Cancer, I’m exploring what this creature can teach us about how to become so filled up that our old shells can’t help but break open. In this episode, I cover:

* The vocational themes of Summer: fruition and alignment
* How crabs molt and what that shows us about our own personal transformations
* How to change your life and work in easier, more joyful ways

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About Megan:
Megan Leatherman, MS, is the founder and director of A Wild New Work, an ecological career and organizational development agency based in the Pacific Northwest. As a mentor, nature lover, writer and speaker, Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her at http://awildnewwork.com/about.

70. The Crab, Alignment, and Personal Transformation

Trees hold a special and mythic place in the hearts of humans, and in this conversation with Heather Dorfman, the founder of Rose and Cedar Forest Therapy, we explore these amazing beings and how we can build relationships with them in a thoughtful way.

About Heather Dorfman:
Heather Dorfman, LMSW (she/her) is the founder of Rose and Cedar Forest Therapy. Heather guides groups and individuals in the practice of Forest Therapy; offers Grief Care; provides organizational consulting, training, and retreats; and is also an adjunct professor of social work. In all of these realms, Heather is co-creating a world of justice and liberation for all beings.

To connect with Heather:
-Website: https://www.rosecedarforesttherapy.com/ 
-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roseandcedarforest

To learn more about the upcoming workshop series called “Eating Capitalism,” visit https://awildnewwork.com/eating-capitalism  

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Resources Mentioned:
The work of Suzanne Simard: https://suzannesimard.com/

115. Remembering Our Love of Trees, with Heather Dorfman

Learning how to recognize new growth in your life and make the right type of room for it is an advanced practice. In this in-between time before the Spring Equinox, we explore how to notice and honor the seeds that are alive within us, how to create an environment in which they can grow, and why some of them may not activate in this growing cycle. 

To learn more about “Eating Capitalism,” my new workshop on the origins of capitalism that’s starting February 23rd, visit: https://awildnewwork.com/eating-capitalism 

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116. Seeding New Possibilities

We can sense how chaotic, disconnected, and troubled our world is, and many of us feel the need for sturdier skills to help us be with these times. In this conversation with trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch Carmen Spagnola, we explore the poignancy of being alive right now as well as the frameworks and practices that can help us metabolize what’s happening and find the deliciousness that’s available.

About Carmen:
Carmen Spagnola is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef turned trauma recovery practitioner, clinical hypnotherapist, and kitchen witch. She has hosted The Numinous Podcast since 2014. She's the author of The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes & Rituals for the Wheel of the Year, and founder of The Numinous Network, an online learning and support portal for people healing from trauma through a cross-pollination of somatics, attachment, and nature-based spirituality. 

Ways to connect with Carmen:
The Spirited Kitchen: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781682686676
www.carmenspagnola.com
www.numinouspodcast.com
Insta: @carmenspagnola
TikTok: @itscarmenspagnola

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117. Connection in Collapse, with Carmen Spagnola

Navigating this murky late Winter / pre-Spring period requires that we know how to make the best choices we can, given the constraints and circumstances we’re dealing with. Does a seed get stuck in analysis paralysis? Probably not. Does a nesting bird get frozen in indecision about when to lay her eggs? No. We can tap into this free flow of energy and choice that we see modeled around us and remember how to take one right step, then another, and then another.

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Resources mentioned:
Becoming the Dawn: a 4-week Sunrise Series: https://mailchi.mp/awildnewwork/becoming-the-dawn 
Eating Capitalism: https://awildnewwork.com/eating-capitalism 
Pay What You Can Tarot Readings: https://awildnewwork.com/intuitive-career-readings 
Deeper 1:1 Work: https://awildnewwork.com/one-on-one-coaching

118. We Take the Next Right Step

Life happens in cycles, but we work as if we’re walking a straight line. In this encore episode, I’m sharing how you can move through four seasons on your vocational journey and why doing so can bring more ease, alignment, and wisdom to your professional life.

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Resources mentioned:
Becoming the Dawn: A 4-week Sunrise Series: https://mailchi.mp/awildnewwork/becoming-the-dawn 
Rise Up Rooted: Rite of Passage Program for Adults: https://awildnewwork.com/rise-up-rooted 
Eating Capitalism: https://awildnewwork.com/eating-capitalism

119. Your Vocational Journey: Four Seasons (Encore)

How does a seed grow to become the fruit? It does so by meeting its needs. In this first episode of the Spring 2024 season, we’ll be discussing what our actual, original needs are, the extraneous needs put upon us by capitalism, why it’s so hard to meet our needs in this culture, and why we need fresh strategies for meeting the needs that will actually help us become who we deeply are.

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Resources mentioned:
*Rise Up Rooted: Rite of Passage Program for Adults: https://awildnewwork.com/rise-up-rooted 
*Eating Capitalism: https://awildnewwork.com/eating-capitalism 
*One on One Work: https://awildnewwork.com/one-on-one-coaching

120. What Are Your True, Original Needs?

Many of us yearn for a way of living that is evoked by the term “village,” and it’s true that for millenia, humans met their needs inside of a communal setting such as this. In this episode with anticapitalist, nature-loving co-conspirators Heather Dorfman and Megan Hayne, we discuss what the term “village” means to us, what needs might be met in a village setting that aren’t met in our modern way of living, and accessible ways to re-village right where we are, with what we’ve got.

Resources Mentioned:
*Rise Up Rooted: https://awildnewwork.com/rise-up-rooted 

About Megan:
Megan Hayne (she/her), is a shepherd’s daughter, mother, body worker, and menstrual circle facilitator. She is also an authorized Kum Nye (Tibetan Yoga) instructor, Licensed Massage Therapist, and holds a Bachelor of Health Science Degree. Megan is presently studying ritual with Old School Nate. You can learn more about Megan’s work at moonschoolcircle.com or on Instagram @mooncyclemegan

About Heather:
Heather Dorfman, LMSW (she/her) is the founder of Rose and Cedar Forest Therapy. Heather guides groups and individuals in the practice of Forest Therapy; offers Grief Care; provides organizational consulting, training, and retreats; and is also an adjunct professor of social work. In all of these realms, Heather is co-creating a world of justice and liberation for all beings. You can learn more about Heather’s work at roseandcedarforesttherapy.com or on Instagram @roseandcedarforest 

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You can learn more about Megan and her work at: https://awildnewwork.com/

121. Re-villaging, with Megan Hayne and Heather Dorfman

How can we make the tiny area of life that we inhabit more caring, less transactional, and free from extraction? In this conversation with Toi Smith, we discuss strategies for embodying more beauty and less exploitation, whether it’s in our parenting, work, relationships to one another, or our relationships to the wider world. 

About Toi:
Toi Smith is a Growth + Impact Strategist and her work centers on doing life, business, and motherhood differently. Toi works with people whose work is countercultural, liberatory, and revolutionary in nature...or people who desire and are committed to moving their work or lives in that direction. 

To connect with Toi, visit:
www.toimarie.com
deepening.toimarie.com 
www.lovingblacksinglemothers.com
www.projectbloom.com 
Instagram @toimarie

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122. Creating Pockets of Care, with Toi Smith

Welcome to A Wild New Work. You'll learn about the Seasons, how the natural world "works," capitalism, animism, and what it can all mean for you and your life. Hosted by Megan Leatherman, a writer, mother, and teacher in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more on Instagram @awildnewwork or at awildnewwork.com.

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