Make It Sacred

About Make It Sacred

The root of the problem in the sustainability crisis is a loss of the sacred. Through conversations with scientists, theologians, scholars, and thought-leaders, Make It Sacred explores the intersectionality of spirituality and sustainability and why this intersection is critical at our existential societal tipping point. Without spiritual grounding, we won’t have a commitment or political will to create hope for sustainability. Co-creation always starts with a conversation. And what are we co-creating? A spirituality-grounded passion comes from a sacred understanding of humanity and the ea

Publisher

Spirituality & Sustainability Global Network

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jan 2022

Latest episode

2 Jun 2023

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Jun 2023

   Christina Furst — Sustainable Development, Compassion, Composting Toilets, & Living as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi

   Christina is interested in the intersection of research and creativity. She is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, where she hardened her skills improving food security and teaching small business development. Christina earned a Masters's in Global Management in Creative Industries and Design Thinking and is switching careers from marketing to being an art teacher. She loves being outside and spending time with people. In this episode, we discuss her work in Malawi, what sustainable global development looks like, the lessons she learned from the Malawian people, and how kindness and compassion fuel change. LINKS Donate to the SSGN (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate) SSGN Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/) On her days as a Peace Corps Volunteer: "My neighbor Rebecca came to my bedroom window and would ask me to come to get water with her. I would help her pump, and that would help her with her chores. That's how I woke most mornings, I would get up early to do work before it got too hot. I liked to only make one fire a day for cooking, and I'd prepare all my meals in the morning, cooking tea and oatmeal for breakfast and rice and beans for later in the day. Then, I would fill my day with two big activities to keep me busy. In the morning, I did work in a community group presenting a demonstration or conducting a meeting. The afternoons were spent in schools doing wildlife club activities or HIV prevention work. Days would vary a lot because my job title was so varied and broad. The work I did was always changing, especially in regards to seasons of the year."

2. 

   5 May 2023

   Brooke McDonough — Insect Decline, American Lawn Culture, Being a National Geographic Photographer, and the Link Between Pesticides and Parkinsons

   Brooke McDonough is a Richmond, Virginia-based storyteller. She uses text, photography, and video to share conservation and natural history stories. Brooke is a National Geographic Explorer and a recipient of National Geographic’s Second Assistant grant. She also works with the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP). In this conversation, we discuss factors affecting insect decline, photographing insect decline with David Liittschwager, the history of lawn culture in the United States, and how to optimize your yard for insect health and diversity. LINKS Brooke's photography & Instagram  (https://www.instagram.com/brooke_mcdonough/) Watch Brooke's documentary on Parkinson's (https://www.michaeljfox.org/news/veteran-parkinsons-film) Donate to the SSGN (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate) SSGN Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/)

3. 

   28 Mar 2023

   Amanda Bennett — Peace, The Earth Charter, & Growing Up Between Two Cultures

   The Earth Charter is a document with sixteen principles that drive a global movement towards a more just, sustainable and peaceful world. Amanda Bennett is the Project Assistant and Youth Programme Coordinator at the Earth Charter Secretariat and the Center for Education for Sustainable Development at UPEACE. She was born in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, and grew up in South Carolina, United States. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Experimental Psychology at the University of South Carolina, and a Master’s in Public Policy at the University of Maryland. While studying in Maryland, Amanda interned at the National Center for Healthy Housing and the Fundred Dollar Bill Project. After graduating, she moved back to Costa Rica and taught English in San José and briefly in Cusco, Peru. Amanda is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Environment, Development, and Peace at the University for Peace. LINKS The Earth Charter  (https://earthcharter.org/) Leadership, Sustainability, and Ethics online youth course  (https://earthcharter.org/courses/leadership-sustainability-ethics-lse-online-course-september-2023/) Donate to the SSGN (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate) SSGN Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/) Earth Charter Instagram  (https://www.instagram.com/earthcharterinternational/)

4. 

   28 Feb 2023

   Sam King — Buddhism, Biodiversity, Creative Writing, & the Cosmic Christ

   We discuss Sam's religious journey, the cosmic christ, biodiversity and species loss, Thomas Berry, Harvard, creative writing, and Jurassic Park. One of those items is not in this episode, but you'll have to listen to find out which. Sam King is an environmental educator, public speaker, writer, and activist. He serves as Director of Sustainability for the United States Marist school network and Project Manager for the Journey of the Universe film and multimedia project. He has also worked as a Research Associate for the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, assisting Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim in creating six online courses on religions and the environment. A former teacher in Peru, Sri Lanka, and Connecticut, he holds a Master of Arts in Religion and Ecology from Yale Divinity School with a certificate in Educational Leadership and Ministry. Sam is passionate about bridging science and spirituality to inspire a more just and sustainable world. LINKS Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology (https://fore.yale.edu/) Journey of the Universe (https://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org/) Journey of the Universe Course (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/journey-of-the-universe) ENGAGE WITH THE SSGN Donate (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/)

5. 

   31 Jan 2023

   Nicole Robinson — The Healing of the Planet Starts with Healing Me

   Nicole is a Somatic Healer & Coach and a CranioSacral Therapist in Frederick, MD. She loves diving into all things Body. She was brought to her work as a healer through her own journey of healing from chronic illness and trauma. She did this by tapping into her inner wisdom through her body, which guided her toward health, purpose, and love. As a Coach, she specializes in working with women entrepreneurs, using somatic healing to regulate the nervous system, generate embodied self-trust, plug in to that inner wisdom/intuition, and increase their capacity for being calm, confident, and receiving abundant money for offering their gifts to the world. Nicole loves nature, gardening, food, art, music, and writing. She believes in living co-creatively in community with the divine and the earth. In this episode, we discuss Nicole's work and how the healing of the planet begins with the healing of us. She also leads us through a somatic practice. LINKS www.themind-bodyway.com (http://www.themind-bodyway.com/) www.nicolerobinsonlmt.com (http://www.nicolerobinsonlmt.com/) https://www.instagram.com/nicolerobinsonsomatics/ (https://www.instagram.com/nicolerobinsonsomatics/) ENGAGE WITH THE SSGN https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate) https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/)

6. 

   29 Dec 2022

   Tom Pliske and Martha Keys — Fire in the Forest

   “Evolution has given us the wisdom of our origin; ecology has given us the wisdom of our integral unity; and spirituality will give us the experience of clear guidance and wisdom to joyously transform ourselves and the world.” — Tom Pliske To this day, the Amazon remains the most endangered rainforest on the planet. Fire in the Forest is a role-play simulation designed to stimulate a fresh and wider understanding of the global significance of the Amazon and the urgent need to address its problems. The simulation delivers a transformative experience, empowering players to take on local or global problems and devise effective policies and courses of action. This episode discusses how Fire in the Forest catalyzes engagement in diverse, interconnected, and pressing challenges, facilitating global impact via local action. Twenty years as a teacher and counselor equipped Martha Keys to translate this goal into numerous educational programs. Tom Pliske has spent fifty years as an ecological researcher and environmental educator with decades working in Latin America and with indigenous peoples. His two recent books, Light, Truth and Nature, and A Himalayan Hope and a Himalayan Promise focus on exploring the role of humanity in global ecosystems from the viewpoints of major spiritual traditions — East, West, and Indigenous. In this conversation, we learn more about Tom and Martha's backgrounds and involvement in creating Fire in the Forest. LINKS https://fireintheforest.org/index.html (https://fireintheforest.org/index.html) https://something-in-common.org/ (https://something-in-common.org/) ENGAGE WITH THE SSGN https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate) https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/)

7. 

   29 Nov 2022

   Camden Leigh — The Big Impact of Shopping Small

   “We want to help people connect to their home, to their food, and to their neighbors. Our mission is to create a space for all people to connect to their local farmers, producers, and artisans.” Camden is the co-owner of Neighbors, a local market in Leesburg, Va. She’s deeply passionate about food, especially growing it. In this conversation, we talk about the sustainability of shopping locally (what’s good for us is good for the earth), how healing our planet begins at the community level, and the importance of gathering. Camden loves gathering with friends & sharing meals with homegrown veggies. You can typically find her dancing or practicing Jiu Jitsu in her “free” time. Camden is a joyful, energetic, and passionate young woman, infusing her values into all she does. We hope you enjoy this inspiring conversation. LINKS https://www.neighborslbg.com/ (https://www.neighborslbg.com/) ENGAGE WITH THE SSGN https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate) https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/)

8. 

   27 Oct 2022

   Rev. Dr. Gregory Simpson — Science and Spirituality

   You can't separate the science from the lived experience and you can't separate the theology from the science. They're all intertwined. This is a conversation about environmental justice, activism, historical oppression, spirituality, and how you can't talk about one of these things without talking about the others. Gregory Simpson is a scientist, pastor, theologian, (STEM) consultant, and friend of the Spirituality and Sustainability Global Network. ENGAGE WITH THE SSGN https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate) https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/)

9. 

   22 Sept 2022

   Sarah Nordseth — Ecological Gardening

   Sarah creates purpose-driven gardens that provide inspiration, wildlife habitat, food, and medicine through her ecological gardening business, Living Landscapes Design. She sees us all as active members of our ecosystem that give and take from the land on a daily basis to meet our needs. For her, the phrase, “ecological gardening” reminds us that we are part of the garden and the garden can be woven into wild nature herself. Over the past ten years, she’s studied and worked in horticulture, permaculture, sustainable agriculture, and herbalism. As an avid gardener with a passion for encouraging others to cultivate a deeper relationship with the earth, she wants Living Landscapes Design to offer something for everyone. Through Living Landscapes Design, Sarah aims to provide the knowledge and tools to harmonize the rhythms of nature with her client’s vision to cultivate gardens that are both beautiful and functional. The materials she uses are always high-quality, organic, and holistically supportive. she selects plants that are well-adapted to grow at your site and primarily focuses on perennial species that require less maintenance and give more return over time. She’s local to the northern Virginia area, but if you live elsewhere and can’t utilize her services, you’ll learn a lot from Sarah in this episode! LINKS https://www.instagram.com/living.landscapes.design/ (https://www.instagram.com/living.landscapes.design/) ENGAGE WITH THE SSGN https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate) https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/)

10. 

    25 Jul 2022

    César Baldelomar — The Hopefulness of Hopelessness

    A scholar with wide-ranging interests, César "CJ" Baldelomar is a Ph.D. candidate in Theology and Education at Boston College. In this conversation, we discuss imagination, the hopefulness of hopelessness, creativity, the book of Ecclesiastes, and 2Pac. CJ’s research blends critical theory and decolonial thought, exploring how knowledge production and consumption inform the formation of identities. His work seeks to find different ways to imagine and talk about the self and about justice in an effort to envision personal, social, and educational ethical paradigms that could serve as possible sites of resistance. He holds two law degrees from St. Thomas University School of Law and two master’s degrees from Harvard. LINKS https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/03/16/2pacangst/ (https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/03/16/2pacangst/) https://spirituality-sustainability.net/blog/cesar-baldelomar-a-conversation-about-conversation (https://spirituality-sustainability.net/blog/cesar-baldelomar-a-conversation-about-conversation) ENGAGE WITH THE SSGN https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/

11. 

    28 Jun 2022

    Katie Harbolick — A Conscious Earth

    "Through sharing knowledge and educating one another, we embody resiliency. We weave together a sturdy net that can hold the seeds for tomorrow. Let us put down isolation and desolation and gaze toward community, togetherness, and fundamental strength. Let us learn what is here and come to know its intricate role in our ability to exist in this ecosystem. In this way, we can move from surviving into thriving, on a global scale." Katie runs an education-based business called Conscious Earth, where she and her partner lead donation-based and private plant walks in the Northern Virginia area. An avid forager, she focuses on wild edible and medicinal plants. Katie also leads a women's circle, is a yoga and meditation teacher, and has trained in herbalism. She currently resides in an off-grid 32’ RV pull-behind, rising with the sun and tending to the chickens before giving into morning hunger. As a student of permaculture, Katie spends her days harvesting roots, greens, berries and nuts as the sun makes her way over the mountain. Katie isn't just someone who is passionate about spirituality and sustainability. She is someone who lives these values in every aspect of her life. Please enjoy this inspiring conversation with her. LINKS https://www.consciousearth.net/ https://www.instagram.com/consciousearth.va/ https://www.sanctuaryberryville.com/practitioners/katie-harbolick ENGAGE WITH THE SSGN https://spirituality-sustainability.net/donate https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/

12. 

    4 Jan 2022

    Make It Sacred

    Welcome to a new year and a new project for the Spirituality and Sustainability Global Network — the Make It Sacred podcast! The root of the problem in the sustainability crisis is a loss of the sacred. Through conversations with scientists, theologians, scholars, thought-leaders, and friends of the Spirituality and Sustainability Global Network Make It Sacred explores the intersectionality of spirituality and sustainability and why this intersection is critical at our existential societal tipping point. Without spiritual grounding, we won’t have a commitment or political will to create hope for sustainability. Co-creation always starts with a conversation. And what are we co-creating? A spirituality-grounded passion that comes from a sacred understanding of the earth.

13. 

    4 Jan 2022

    Rev. Fletcher Harper — A Greener Faith

    "I think God wants all of us to be as fully, lovingly, and compassionately alive as we possibly can be, and I think the beauty, wonder, and awe of the natural world helps evoke our better and stronger selves." The Rev. Fletcher Harper is GreenFaith’s Executive Director. A pioneer of the global religious environmental movement, he helps spearhead the faith-based fossil fuel divestment movement, organizes faith turnouts at major climate mobilizations, and is a co-founder of Shine, an international campaign that supports women and community-led renewable energy access initiatives in Africa and India. He is the author of GreenFaith: Mobilizing God’s People to Protect the Earth. In this episode, we discuss Greenfaith, its vision, and why a sacred understanding of the earth is necessary for the climate movement. We also cover Fletcher's experience at COP26 in Glasgow and learn more about him as a person, reverend, and activist. "Our faiths call for a different kind of social order that's based on compassion, love, justice, and generosity. If we think that's naive and unattainable, I would ask people, 'Why do you have faith in the first place? Why can't we work to make a world like that?'" LINKS https://greenfaith.org/ https://www.instagram.com/greenfaithworld/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6oqZ0h_CUUaII7i8tpJBaQ/videos ENGAGE WITH US ON INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/makeitsacred.podcast/ SSGN WEBSITE https://spirituality-sustainability.net/

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