41. “How to Live as our Hearts break for Mother Earth” with Leah Rampy, Earth & Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos
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Welcome to episode 41 of the Nurtured by Nature podcast, today I’m delighted to be joined in conversation by Leah Rampy, author of the recently released book Earth and Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos.
In Leah I found a true kindred spirit, someone who has a deep love, respect and friendship for Mother Earth and all the beings we share our world with and a particular fondness for the tree folk. Her beautiful book, is a sign post to hope for all of us, that emerged as she herself grappled with the question: How do those of us who care about the Earth live in these times? How do we navigate our collective grief and sorrow without being consumed and losing our way.
Leah provides a narrative of gentle remembering, of not turning away from our dear friend, Mother Earth during her suffering, but of coming together to bear witness with open hearts, to hold each other as we move through these difficult edge times, finding ways to keep going through the uncertainty, to take each step slowly and pause as we actively help to write a different story of a more positive future for all beings.
We explore ways to hold the grief, during these times of unraveling, from seeking company to remembering to embrace Awe and wonder, through practices like the Celtic 5 Stringed Harp and the mindset of the pilgrim in communion with the land, remembering the lost art of softness that reminds us we don’t always have to make things happen, but can allow things to reveal themselves when they want to be seen. Leah encourages us to value these edge or threshold times and to find sanctuary in the discernment of cultivating deep listening, as we remember that a different relationship with nature is possible so we can pick up the threads and help to weave a new vision for the Earth.
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Learn more about Leah:
After giving numerous presentations on the dangers of impending climate change, Leah Rampy became convinced that something was missing from the conversations. With experience as a teacher, professor, corporate and nonprofit executive, and leadership consultant, she began a decades-long journey to understand what lies beneath our unwillingness to change our interactions with the natural world. Her growing commitment to reweaving soul and Earth has been informed by leading over a dozen pilgrimages and many more retreats, extensive reading and research, her contemplative practice, and the wisdom of the living world. Leah lives in a cohousing community in Shepherdstown, WV, with her husband David. They have two adult children.
Website: https://www.leahmoranrampy.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahrampy/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553196486975
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahrampy/
Other Useful Links:
Robin Wall Kimmerer – Braiding Sweetgrass – https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/
Joanna Macy – https://www.joannamacy.net/
Centre For Spirituality in Nature – https://www.centerforspiritualityinnature.org/
Christine Valters Paintner – https://abbeyofthearts.com/about/about-christine
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