101 Ways To Save The Planet

As Senior Director of new initiative Drawdown Communities, Crystal Chissell leads efforts to produce informational programming and guides to support local, collective climate action. These efforts will focus on scaling adoption of Project Drawdown solutions in a way that values the well-being of all people and nature. Project Drawdown has done a global analysis of the potential of these solutions...

After an inspired trip to Belize, Kind Traveler soon-to-be co-founders, Jessica Blotter and Sean Krejci, were left with a question: How can we make it easy for travelers to give back to the communities and destinations that hey love so that they might able to leave the destination better than before they arrived? The question inspired them to found KindTraveler.com , the world's first Give +...

Transformation Coach, Manifesting QUEEN and New Earth leader, Kim Mellor, is on a mission to empower, lead and inspire womxn from all walks of life to uncover their soul, live their truth and own their magic. She does this through her network marketing business Arbonne, her 5 star podcast ‘The Soul Digger’ and her coaching programmes - including her new group coaching programme MAGNETIC - launchin...

Madeleine and Bonnie catch up after what has been A YEAR, in so many ways, since the podcast launched. We talk about our own eco-living journeys and how we can work to put down judgement and come back to more love, both for ourselves and for our fellow humans. How by coming back to our hearts we can identify the unique role we each have to play in re-creating our world for the highest possible goo...

David Leventhal walks us through why we need to go beyond “leave no trace” and start to clean up the mess that generations have left. Focusing ourresources when we travel to go towards creating a better future by our impact on the paces we visit. At the heart of this cleanup is the Idea of regeneration. Not just sustaining where we are, but replenishing the people and places that we interact with....

Leia Marasovich is telling stories to ignite a revolution of the heart. Her work with Farmer's Footprint brings the humanity back to environmental activism, showcasing the lived experiences of real life farmers with a special focus on those communities that have been historically oppressed. We talk about how you can't bring about real, enduring change without first expanding our love for...

This week we speak with the inspiring urban farmer and master bee keeper, Samantha Foxx. Her revolutionary way of farming is equal parts strength, power and looking fly. Her goal? To heal the world.  “When you’re speaking from the heart that’s the type of effect you have on people, its real, and its intentional, and that’s what farming was. You’re planting a seed and planting something beautiful....

Today we sit down with new york fashion designer Arielle Taylor to shine a light on the effects of the fashion industry on the ecological crisis.  She answers all our questions about what it takes to live our values in our businesses and in our closet. Arielle is a "Zero Waster" a movement of people who are commited to decreasing the amount of trash that they produce by their lifestyle....

Find out how bringing awareness to the anxiety that arises when we face the ecological crisis can be the first and often most important step in helping us to save the planet. “If the story in my head is that I’m powerless, then what are the chances that I’m actually going to take action? In our work we bring attention to these stories, and re-write them to serve you so you feel empowered to take a...

Our conversation with Maya van Rossum, Founder of the Green Amendment movement, Is a conversation about fighting for something positive and SIMPLE: The right for all people to have clean water, pure air, safe environments and stable climates. Maya discusses the importance of getting clear language into state and federal constitutional bills of rights that support our right to breath, drink, eat an...

What better way to promote regenerative agriculture and agro-forestry than through the cultivation of a food loved by just about everyone - Chocolate! Our conversation with Mike Forbes, the CEO of Alter Eco, really shines a light into what happens when you prioritize the health of the whole system in business, and why it's the right decision every time. SHOW NOTES Where to Find Alter Eco:  We...

Following our amazing episode with Serenbe’s founder, we're bringing in the master planner behind the beautiful and sustainable community. Dr. Phillip Tabb is one of the top experts in sustainable community planning as well asa biophilic urbanism, a model of design that encompasses humans tendency to want to live in communion with nature. Our conversation starts off with gaining a deeper unde...

101 Ways to Save The Planet Ethical Gift Guide: WELLNESS Fatty15 Sustainable Supplements - www.fatty15.com HappyLabs CBD - www.thehappylabs.com Healist CBD - www.healistnaturals.com Pela Blue Light Blockers - www.pelavision.com/collections/blue-light-glasses Plaine reusable beauty products - www.plaineproducts.com Peet Bros. palm-free beauty products -  www.peetbrospalmfree.com Indu aromatherapy -...

After going on a (virtual) tour of the idyllic Atlanta suburb of Serenbe, we couldn't wait to sit down with its founder and CEO, Steve Nygren...We also can't wait to plan our visit! In this episode, we bring his beautiful and inspiring vision for sustainable community living to our listeners. Full of warmth and passion, Steve shares how he created Serenbe as a wellness community to demon...

We intentionally wanted to share this episode the day after the election, as I'm sure many of us are struggling with uncomfortable feelings of anger, disappointment and uncertainty. After reading the book, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, Madeleine and I discuss how the concepts presented in this book helped us to clarify our own faith and spirituality by grounding us in the present moment and r...

This week we have a VERY special episode that we wanted to make sure we posted prior to the upcoming U.S. election. We're sitting down with LA-based spiritual counselor and astrologer, Diana Lang, to talk about how to hold navigate all the uncertainty today, and how to hold for the highest good amidst it all.  She has a lot to share to help us prepare for what's ahead and to get back to...

Our conversation with Stacey Barbas, Senior Program Officer for Health at the Kresge Foundation, couldn't come at a more relevant time. Find out how the health of the environment, the health of our communities and our individual health are all inextricably linked. Stacey discusses Kresge's FreshLo initiative, which invests in hyper-local and community-led projects (usually centered aroun...

As Managing Director of Ted Turner Reserves, Jade McBride is charged with carrying out the legendary Ted Turner's mission to "save everything" on more than half a million acres of New Mexico Wilderness. Today we talk to Jade about how he never takes for granted having one of the most beautiful wilderness escapes in the country as his backyard, and the privilege of facilitating exper...

What if every trip you took helped to improve our world, regardless of the destination or type of travel? That idea is what inspired our guest today, Kelley Louise, to found Impact Travel Alliance (ITA), an organization working to educate and inspire people to travel in a way that empowers local communities and protects our planet. ITA initiatives are based on education and advocacy around sustain...

What if every time you went out to eat you were helping farmers across the country to regenerate the land, restore soil and improve the quality and quantity of our food for generations to come? Today, Women's Equality Day, we're talking with Karen Leibowitz, the badass woman behind the James Beard Award-winning Zero Foodprint initiative, which she co-founded alongside husband and chef An...

We're catching up with Allie Kelly, Executive Director of The Ray, an 18 mile stretch of highway just outside of Atlanta serving as an incubator lab for ideas that will transform the future of transportation to become cleaner, greener, healthier and safer for ourselves and the planet. Everything from solar roads, pollinator gardens, EV charging stations, updated rest stops, repurposing old ti...

We're chatting with Shamar Bibbins, Senior Program Officer for environmental initiatives at the Kresge Foundation, about her and the foundation's work to help communities build resilience in the face of climate change - all while keeping equity and inclusion at the center of the effort. SHOW NOTES Where to Find the Kresge Foundation -   Newsletter Subscribe Page: https://kresge.org/subsc...

In our second episode, Madeleine interviews Bonnie about how she went from corporate PR career to sustainable travel writer, blogger and co-podcaster, and what she's learned along the way.                SHOW NOTES:          The Future We Choose - https://bookshop.org/books/the-future-we-choose-surviving-the-climate-crisis/9780525658351 2040 Film - https://whatsyour2040.com/ Give A Shit - htt...

It's the first episode and Bonnie is interviewing her co-host and sister, Madeleine, about her vision for the future. One word: Community. Find out how getting back to community living can benefit our health, our families, and the future of our planet. SHOW NOTES: Utopic community living in Georgia - https://serenbe.com/ Connection between disconnection/loneliness and mental health - https://...