Unfurling

About Unfurling

Join us as we explore the power of the natural world to inform and inspire us -- in our everyday lives, and in the complex challenges the world is facing. With nature as our guide (and drawing on our own experience in coaching and consulting, international work, non-profit management, writing, local politics, and community) we explore diverse topics like climate change, confidence, listening, health, economics, storytelling, and more. We look from different perspectives - including science and art; city and rural; individuals and systems - and try to cross pollinate ideas and uncover new ways of thinking. We offer up personal experiences, as well as ideas and experiences from guests, books, and elsewhere, all the while asking what the natural world can teach us. Unfurling is hosted by UK-based Catriona Horey and Elizabeth Wainwright. Elizabeth is a writer, a coach and consultant operating locally and globally, and an elected District Councillor. Catriona is a coach – specialising in leadership, life, climate change and nature coaching – and a coaching skills trainer. Join the Unfurling Facebook group to carry on the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/313645743154222 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/313645743154222) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Elizabeth Wainwright & Catriona Horey

Category

education · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jul 2020

Latest episode

29 Apr 2022

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Apr 2022

   How To Move Forward

   It’s our season 2 finale! Join us, Elizabeth and Catriona, as we share this episode with Robbie Swale, a leadership coach and author of ‘How to Start When You’re Stuck’. Robbie helps us think about how each of us can move forward in a way that feels true - with creativity and persistence, and by choosing the next right steps. The conversation ranges from the philosophical to the practical. Robbie touches on his experience of creative hell, the importance of releasing our creative potential, taking actions towards who we want to become, and trusting in an emergent creative process. The episode concludes with Elizabeth and Catriona reflecting on the topic - inspired by Robbie and by some unusual trees. We also share a special announcement about Unfurling’s next right step! Robbie Swale is a writer and leadership coach whose work focuses on creativity, leading with honour, and the craft of coaching. Alongside his client work, he has run coaching, training and facilitation for organisations including Moonpig, the Royal Opera House, Swiss Re and the University of Edinburgh. He is the host of ‘The Coach’s Journey’ Podcast. For more on Unfurling and to keep updated on our creative journey, please join our Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/313645743154222/) or visit our website (https://www.unfurling.co.uk/). ~4: The Coach’s Journey (https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/) ~5 & ~52: “How to Start When You’re Stuck” by Robbie Swale (https://geni.us/startwhenyourestuck) ~10: Robert Holden ~15: “The Happiness Hypothesis” by Jonathan Haidt ~20 & ~52: “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield ~20: Stephen Pressfield: “The more important a call to action is to our soul's evolution, the more Resistance we will feel about answering it.” ~21: Joel Monk ~27: “Show Your Work!” by Austin Kleon ~28: Seth Godin ~30: “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman ~35: Olivia Owen (https://www.olivialaraowen.com/) ~37: “100 LinkedIn Articles - Key Lessons” by Alex Swallow (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/100-linkedin-articles-key-lessons-alex-swallow/) ~39: Boyd Varty - The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life (https://tim.blog/2022/02/15/boyd-varty/) ~41: Hermann Hesse (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/27688-for-me-trees-have-always-been-the-most-penetrating-preachers) ~44: Fred Kofman ~49: Free worksheet to design your own 12-Minute Method (https://www.robbieswale.com/12minute-method-free-worksheet) ~49: The 12-Minute Method Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/611939479993065) ~50: Duolingo (https://www.duolingo.com/) ~51: Robbie Swale's website (https://www.robbieswale.com/) ~52: “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert ~59: Palmeral de Elche (https://www.visitelche.com/en/patrimonios-de-la-humanidad/palmeral-de-elche/) ~60: The Huerto del Cura Garden (https://www.huertodelcura.com/en/) ~62: Baobab trees (https://baobabstories.com/en/baobab-reproduction-of-a-giant/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   26 Mar 2022

   Power: A Wider Lens

   Join us, Elizabeth and Catriona, as we explore Power - in ourselves, collectively, and in the natural world. We look at the awe that power can invoke, the pitfalls of power, and the possibilities in thinking about power differently. We learn from power in nature: from obvious (tsunamis, hurricanes, crocodiles) to lesser known examples (mantis shrimps, mites) and nuanced expressions (glaciers, rivers, forests, elephants). We touch on topics linked to power: language; narratives; creation; destruction; inner belief; control; respect; listening; empowerment; history; myths; inclusion; and leadership. And we consider what might be possible if we choose to think about and connect with power differently and wholeheartedly. For more on Unfurling, please join our Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/313645743154222/) or visit our website (https://www.unfurling.co.uk/). ~2: Online Etymology Dictionary: Power ~6: Emily Dickinson (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/82436) ~7: Gorillas; eagles (https://www.ranker.com/list/strongest-animals-in-the-world/ranker-science) ~7, 13: Crocodiles, elephants (https://www.popsci.com/most-powerful-animals-ranked/), mantis shrimps, mites (https://www.popsci.com/most-powerful-animals-ranked/) ~8: Hurricane Power (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/hurricane-power/) ~12: “London” by William Blake ~14: Dalai Lama XIV (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7777) ~15: “Empowerment” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empowerment) ~15: Gloria Steinem (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/849139) ~16: “The Death of Nature” by Carolyn Merchant ~18: Girl Power ~19: The Marvelous Mrs Maisel ~21: Ralph Waldo Emerson (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/698986) ~24: Robert Ingersoll (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7943-if-you-want-to-find-out-what-a-man-is) ~24: Lord Acton: "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" ~24: Plato (https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/plato_377565) ~25: Harold MacMillan (https://www.quotes.net/quote/59056) ~25: Ghanaian Proverb (https://www.inspirationalstories.com/proverbs/ghanaian-the-responsibility-of-power-is-like-holding-an/) ~27: Viktor Frankl (https://everydaypower.com/viktor-frankl-quotes/) ~30: Mahatma Gandhi (https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/248476) ~31: Woodrow Wilson (https://kwize.com/quote/8010) ~34: The Butterfly Effect (https://curiosityguide.org/curiosities/what-is-the-butterfly-effect-chaos-theory/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   11 Feb 2022

   Soil: Magic Beneath our Feet

   Join us as we dive into the magical world of soil! We’ve become huge fans – did you know there are more microorganisms in a teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people on the Earth? We explore what soil is, how it sustains life, and why it’s important for physical and mental health, and the climate. We draw on our own connections to soil, living in the country and city, and discuss what we can learn from soil about time, dormancy, patience, place, meaning, community, connection, communication, healing, complexity, and letting go. We look at the threats to soil, and so to the world’s health at large, and signpost efforts to protect and restore soil, from the individual level, to farming, to policy. Whether you’re new to this topic, or are an avid gardener or farmer, we hope you take something from the episode. To explore this and other subjects, join our Facebook group, 'Unfurling Podcast' or get in touch via our website (http://www.unfurling.co.uk/). References: ~1: Charles E. Kellogg, “USDA Yearbook of Agriculture”, 1938: “Essentially, all life depends upon the soil. There can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.” ~1: Chief Seattle, 1852: “We are part of the earth and it is part of us. What befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth.” ~2: Wendell Berry quote from “The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture” ~3: Definition of soil in Rainforest Alliance's “7 Fascinating Facts About Soil” (https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/everyday-actions/7-fascinating-facts-about-soil/) ~7: Bedrock “weathering can take up to tens of thousands of years to form a mature soil (https://soilsmatter.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/when-does-rock-become-soil/)”. ~7: “Soil and Soul: People versus Corporate Power” by Alastair McIntosh ~10: Info on soil microbiome, & soil antidepressants in Rainforest Alliance link above ~12: Soil carbon stocks (https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/soil-organic-carbon-1/assessment), EEA ~13: The South West Peatland Project (https://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/wildlife-and-heritage/our-conservation-work/the-south-west-peatland-project) ~15: Soil degradation, (https://www.consciousplanet.org/the-problem/) Conscious Planet ~16: Soil Association (https://www.soilassociation.org/) ~16: Nature Friendly Farming Network (https://www.nffn.org.uk/) ~17: Soils for the Future (https://www.soilsfuture.com/) ~18: Conscious Planet (https://www.consciousplanet.org/) ~18: Article (https://thecsrjournal.in/conscious-planet-sadhguru-soil-conservation/) on Conscious Planet in The CSR Journal ~20: Open Farm Sunday (https://farmsunday.org/) ~21: “Bloom” by Nicola Skinner ~28: “Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving Our Children from an Oversanitized World” by B. Brett Finlay (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15071102.B_Brett_Finlay) & Marie-Claire Arrieta (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15071103.Marie_Claire_Arrieta) ~29: Aldo Leopold, “A Sand County Almanac” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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