Theorem
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTheorem discusses various components that make up a sustainable lifestyle, by bringing the conversation back around to the Sustainability Theorem, comprised of the following elements: Consciousness - Being aware of ourselves in this world and how we act and react to each moment in life.Connection - Strengthening our bonds to self, nature, and all beings on the planet.Consumption - Getting connected and living consciously, automatically brings mindfulness to our consumption style and habits.Communication - Going beyond ourselves to contribute our voices to those who cannot speak for their sustainable future .
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Bonus Episode: Release EcoAnxiety Meditation
September 13, 2019 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBHello Friends! I know many of you talk about feeling ecoanxiety and I wanted to produce a meditation that would help you in those moments when all the feelings of the planet's pains are weighing you down. I know what it's like, I've been there! Feeling the pain of the animals, our Earth and even the pain of the people who cause so much destruction (because let's be honest, hurt people hurt people/planet) can feel debilitating and very unmotivating. I hope this meditation allows your ner...
Regenerative agriculture, Sustainable farming and climate change with @sustainablegrain
August 08, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBThe conscious, intelligent, and amazingly positive women from Sustainable Grain join me in this episode talking about everything food systems. Brenda Tjaden and Tamara McLellan are bringing the first Canadian Summit on Climate Action in Food Systems to Kelowna, British Columbia October 20-22 2019. In this episode we talk about the summit and various topics that will be covered, with some amazing guest speakers, experts in their fields. We talk about a lot and it's very diverse, which I lov...
9. Sara Rickards: what it means to be a fuckgiver for the planet
June 26, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBSara Rickards is a legend just like all the other fuckgivers she’s inspired around the world to get up and do something for the planet. (Yes there's swearing in this episode, so you might want earbuds if the kiddos are around.) From her youth growing up, with parents showing her you don’t have to do things like everyone else, Sara has worked with amazing institutions using her trainings as a biomedical scientist and environmental engineer. In this episode we discuss: letting her career ta...
8. How gender equality is saving the planet with Jessica Williamson
June 14, 2019 17:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBBased on current trends, women won’t have equal representation in governments until 2134. This is so crucial because when it comes to organizing, strategizing and prioritizing, women have different values than men that first and foremost focus on the health of people and the planet over profits. Things like re-routing a bus route to pass by a women’s health clinic and schools. Or putting profits back into the local business and making sure all basic needs of the community are met and sus...
7. Secrets I've Never Told While Creating the Sustainability Theorem
June 06, 2019 10:00 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBI decided it's time to talk more about the Sustainability Theorem. In the process, I needed to share some deep dark secrets about myself, that I've never shared publicly before. If you've ever felt so hopeless about the world or your life, that you've contemplated suicide, then you're not alone. I talk about my experiences with suicide and suicidal thoughts. The patterns I was stuck in my entire life and the process I took to free myself into a better life for me, and the planet. Startin...
6. Legend at 17, Lena Andres, "“Pessimism never changed the world, optimism will help save it”.
May 29, 2019 19:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBI met Lena Andres at a climate strike in Winnipeg, Canada. She was the MC for the event and is the organizer of the IG account @mbyouthforclimateaction. I knew I had to have her on the podcast. Lena is a force for good and uses that vibrant energy in all areas of her life. We talk about: what it's like growing up Lena and her love of nature how she learned about climate change at a young age where she gets her political awareness from how she overcame self limiting beliefs dark times in...
5. Joseph Pallant making the Paris Agreement accountable with blockchain technology
May 16, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBJoseph Pallant, the Director of Climate Innovation for EcoTrust Canada speaks with us about all things climate change. We talk about his path to working in the climate change field and his work with carbon offsets and how we can purchase smart offsets. Here are some links to the ones he mentioned: Verified Carbon Standards Gold Standard Climate Neutral Now Then we get into all that he does with EcoTrust Canada and his mission to put the Paris Agreement on the blockchain with the aha mome...
How to be an activist and protect the water in your own community with Jay Leus
May 10, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBJay Leus lives with his family of three in Ymir, a small town in British Columbia Canada. The British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS), an arm of the BC Government, has plans to log in the watershed that supplies the town's fresh drinking water. This is their only source and if it's damaged then there will be major consequences: loss of property value, relocation, community dismantling to name a few. Jay has enough passion and emotions to overrule the fact he has no special education or traini...
3. Taking rural communities to 100% renewable with Montana Burgess
April 24, 2019 20:00 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBMontana Burgess is a force unto herself. With her kindness, compassion and clarity about what it takes to mobilize people into action, she's making big strides in rural BC communities with the non profit West Kootenay EcoSociety. In this episode we discuss: finding her career niche in sustainability investing in strategies for building effective volunteers empowering small communities smashing the patriarchy...sort of ;) choosing to have kids in the face of climate change Montana's ta...
2. Consciousness and connection as a way to live a sustainable life with Lindsay Coulter, the Queen of Green for the David Suzuki Foundation
April 24, 2019 19:00 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MBGrowing up watching the Nature of Things on TV with David Suzuki, Lindsay knew she wanted to do something to help the planet and she wanted to do it with David. Dreams do come true, and after 13 years working with the David Suzuki Foundation, Lindsay has some stories to tell. We talk about: working with people to change the planet continuing education to gain coping skills faith over fear in the face of climate change her adventures with Margaret Wheatley the main causes of collapsing e...
1. Welcome to the Theorem Podcast
April 24, 2019 18:00 - 9 minutes - 4.38 MBIn this first episode I explain what the Sustainability Theorem is, expanding on the elements: consciousness, connection, consumption and communication. I talk about my origin story that brought me to a career in sustainability and a lifestyle that is good for me and the planet. I've not had a straightforward path to sustainability, likely not many of us have. Hopefully my story resonates somewhat with you and we can carry on the conversation to creating the life we all desire an...