Spiritual Ecology & Cultivating Compassion in Crisis with Kailea Frederick [episode 6]
Video coming soon!
In this episode, we meet Kailea Frederick, spiritual ecologist and co-author of Compassion in Crisis: Learning to Live in the Age of Disaster. This timely conversation initiates a grounding space to process emotional stress from the global pandemic, Coronavirus. Kailea drops several gems on how to cope with grief and uplift your community amid a traumatic experience.
Kailea Frederick is a mother and First Nations woman dedicated to supporting individuals of all cultures in remembering their ties to the earth. Growing up off the grid in Maui, Hawaii, forever imprinted in her the importance of reciprocity through the indigenous worldview. Living her truth, Kailea works as the Co-Executive Director with Black Mountain Circle, the Editor for Loam, and as a Climate Commissioner for the City of Petaluma.
Proceeds from Compassion in Crisis will be donated to provide relief aid for those who face challenges due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
LISTEN VIA PODCAST:
LISTEN TO HEAR:
Cultivating your inner voice as a compass
Being in daily conversation with ethics and morals as a calibration point
Crone medicine as a source to navigate challenging times (like the Coronavirus pandemic and climate change)
How plant spirits inspire personal growth
Shedding and growing into new skin as a mother
Kailea’s creation process for Compassion in Crisis (in collaboration with Kate Weiner)
The intense fire season in California that brought Kate and Kailea together
Ideas around what home is
The way language is used in disaster - and how to re-language
Reframing what it means to feel vulnerable
The importance of community rising up after a traumatic experience
The difference between social distancing vs. physical distancing
How Language Frames Disaster excerpt by Lauren Peak
Adapting from personal to collective thinking
What is being said between the lines and hidden political agendas
The effects of Coronavirus vs. the effects of climate change
Cultivating resiliency in a moment of unprecedented unpredictability
How spiritual ecology can bring you support in changing times
How to be present with yourself and family
What does this challenging moment teach you? What openings are created?
How quickly misinformation spreads and goes “viral”
How to do due diligence before sharing information
Bonus Secret Episode! Kailea brings forward the power of vulnerability to heal and shares how her dark shadowed past has created who she is today in this week’s secret episode!
Links:
Learn more about Kailea’s offerings at www.earthisohana.com
Connect with Kailea on Instagram @earthisohana & @loamlove
Check the book Kailea coauthored, Compassion in Crisis: Learning to Live in the Age of Disaster
References:
Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague https://mlesprg.info/
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