Oceans of Hope

Happy New Year! In today's episode, I do a little recap of my year in 2022 and share with you some of my goals and intentions for 2023. Let's all make sustainable goals for this year, both for ourselves and our planet. Follow Oceans of Hope on Instagram , Twitter , and TikTok ! Don't forget to rate and review the podcast and please share this episode with your friends and family if...

Happy Holidays everyone! Did you know that during the holidays we produce 25% more waste than the rest of the year? In today's episode, I give some thoughts and ideas on how to make our holiday celebrations a bit more sustainable this year, and even provide some last-minute, low-waste gift ideas! Follow Oceans of Hope on Instagram , Twitter , and TikTok ! Check out my website to get your own...

Happy Monday! In this episode, I finally got to chat face-to-face (over zoom) with my friend Caitlin who is a marine science student in Australia! We had a lot of fun chatting, comparing schooling and PhDs in America vs. Australia, as well as just sharing our mutual love of marine science. If you are thinking about studying marine science or have ever been curious about Australia this is the episo...

Happy Monday! I am super excited about today's episode. Last spring I had a conversation with some friends in which I stood up for my beliefs. I was really proud of myself and it reminded me how everyone will have conversations at some point with someone whose opinion is different from theirs. Especially now during the holidays when people are going home to their family or going to gatherings...

Welcome back everyone! Today’s episode is the second in the series where I watch an episode of Our Planet on Netflix and provide my commentary. I had a blast recording this episode! I got to watch a new documentary series and learn some new things while chatting with you all. Feel free to watch the episode on your own either before or after listening to this episode. I really enjoyed having David...

Happy Halloween! Today I thought it would be fun to talk a bit about some of the spooky and costumed creatures in the ocean. In this episode, I gave a short description of three creatures with spooky names (goblin shark, lantern shark, and zombie worms) and three creatures in costume (mimic octopus, decorator crab, and false cleaner wrasse). Don't forget to rate and review the podcast! Rememb...

Episode 11:  Happy Monday everyone! And happy two weeks before election day! Today’s episode is all about encouraging all of us to use our votes in this election for the climate. I talk a bit about who is up for election right now and provide some resources for us all to be able to research the candidates on our ballots. I hope you enjoy and find some useful resources for your voting decisions!  R...

Happy Monday everyone! Today’s episode is a lot of fun, I am talking all about the Climate Venn Diagram developed by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and how each of us can use this tool to come up with our personalized climate actions. This is such a powerful tool, so I would highly recommend you give it a go! Maybe even have your journal or a piece of paper out while listening to this episode. Also,...

Welcome back to Oceans of Hope. Today’s episode is very exciting! I had the honor to sit down with Cade of @CadeSavesSharks on Instagram to talk all things sharks and just generally nerd out about the ocean! We had such a wonderful time recapping the shark tournament protest, manifesting the future of Oceans of Hope, and swapping ocean facts. I hope you all enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed...

Welcome back to Oceans of Hope! This past month has been exciting for climate policy. The US has passed the Inflation Reduction Act into Law, which is the largest climate bill ever passed! Today I chat about the research I did for myself to get a better understanding of the bill and what it means. I am allowing this to give me hope for the future of climate policy and action. I hope you do the sam...

Episode 7: A Summer As Camp Counselors; Part 2! Welcome back to Oceans of Hope! We are back with my friends from summer camp. Gabrielle had to leave about halfway through our conversation, so this is the second half in which Kalyn, Tristen, and I tell some stories from the summer and talk about our goals for the future. We may or may not be collaborating on scientific papers in the future!  For an...

Episode 6: A Summer As Camp Counselors!  Welcome back to Oceans of Hope! Have you ever wondered what a conversation between four marine/environmental scientists and camp counselors is like? Well… wonder no more! In today’s episode I sat down with my fellow camp counselors from Loggerhead and we chatted about snorkeling, working at camp, and life as an aspiring marine scientist. I have had such a f...

Episode 5: My First Protest! Happy Monday! Welcome back to Oceans of Hope. Today’s episode is super exciting for me! A few weeks ago, I went to a protest to speak out against a shark fishing tournament that was happening here in south Florida (shout out to @CadeSavesSharks for bringing it to my attention). I had a really wonderful time getting to add my voice to a cause that I am passionate about,...

Episode 4: Our Planet  Welcome back everyone! Today’s episode is a little bit different than the previous episodes. A few weeks ago, I thought it would be a fun experiment to watch an episode of One Planet on Netflix and record my thoughts as I went along. I had a blast recording this episode! I got to start a new documentary series and learn some new things while chatting with you all. Feel free...

Hello everyone and welcome back to Oceans of Hope! I am so excited about today’s episode! Over Memorial Day weekend I went to a music festival called BottleRock. I came back home really inspired to record and work towards my different goals for myself and the environment. Today’s episode is inspired by that trip and the importance of having balance in our lives.  Not only in balance important for...

Episode 2: Sustainable Girl Summer! Welcome to the Oceans of Hope Family!!! I am so excited to be here with you all and work on living our best sustainable lives. Today’s episode is all about how to be more sustainable this summer.   Summer is such a fun season to get to spend more time outside and connect with the people and world around us. It also comes with its own host of things that aren’t a...

Episode 1: Sustainability is a lifestyle!   Welcome to the Oceans of Hope Family!!! I am so excited to be here with you all and work on living our best sustainable lives. Today’s episode is a little bit of me introducing myself and sharing with you my inspiration for this podcast.    So why Oceans of Hope? I want to talk about all of the little things and big things that we can do in our regular l...