Episode Description
WAYFINDING series
How can we live in a way that is both aligned in what matters most to us and is responsive to what is needed in the world today?
Della Duncan, renegade economist, eco-spiritual educator, and host of the Upstream podcast, has spent her life exploring this question. Her path has taken her from conventional economics to Schumacher College, the teachings of Joanna Macy and the Work That Reconnects, and ultimately toward a vision of economics anchored in right livelihood, a topic that she helps people explore in her role as a Right Livelihood Coach.
In this conversation, Della shares her own wayfinding journey and what it means to orient a life around ecological values. We explore the pillars of the Great Turning, the idea of a “livelihood garden,” and Frederick Buechner’s invitation to look for where “the world’s great hunger and your great gladness meet.” We ask what nature might teach us about who we are, what it means to cultivate a livelihood that nourishes rather than depletes, and how we can listen for the work that is ours to do.
Links:
Schumacher College - holistic, ecological, transformative and transdisciplinary education
Joanna Macy's Work that Reconnects - a form of group work designed to foster the desire and ability to take part in the healing of our world
Naropa University - Buddhist-inspired contemplative education
Spirit Rock - Buddhist meditation retreat center in California
Music by Sunsette - check it out!
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WillCall - bring your story to life
Lotus Compass - travel inward