Conversations with hidden heroes making big societal change. Many of us want to make life better for others and the planet. Few people devote their life to it. Even fewer try to tackle the big systemic issues, like climate change and inequality. In years working at the intersection of impact and strategy, Julia has been fascinated by these hidden heroes. Beyond what they’re doing, we explore how they got here, how they keep going, what they’re still learning. Join the conversation, and inspire…
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What did we learn in our 3-month experiment to face privilege with care? No, we didn’t solve capitalism. We are not now doing money perfectly ethically forever. But we sure learned a lot. And phew, how our lives are already different. Some highlights for me: Our three original questions : seeing clearly (what are my resources and needs?), sitting with what's hard (is this money even mine?), and…
In the last episode, our mentor Miki Kashtan took us through some harsh - and needed - perspectives on privilege and how to work with it. Now, we take a moment to process it together.
This podcast is part of a series called Confronting Complicity in Capitalism . As Elena and I come toward the end of this phase of confronting our complicity in capitalism, there is one loop we keep getting stuck in - shame, specifically the shame of privilege. And there is one person we wanted to speak to, a mentor of ours: Miki Kashtan. Miki is the seed founder of the Nonviolent Global…
Is it my job to make sure a collaborator is financially comfortable? This week, I got a verbal smackdown about my privilege. Instead of fighting (how dare you) or giving in (fine I’ll just pay for everything), I explore with Elena our responsibility to others when we’re entangled. In week 11 of confronting complicity in capitalism, we come upon the reality that changing how we do money is a…
I just hosted a post-capitalist birthday party with my neighbors. Elena just returned from a local Burning Man event. In week 10 of confronting complicity in capitalism, both of us are in awe of the ABUNDANCE that emerges when we gather with dear ones… not just to have fun and celebrate… but to do life together, in interdependence rather than individualism / transaction / accumulation. So it’s no…
This podcast is part of a new series called Confronting Complicity in Capitalism . Our second special guest in the series helps us build the spiritual ground for this tricky work of confronting complicity in capitalism. Erin Selover is a ‘spiritual strategist’ who connects decades of Buddhist practice and teaching with nonviolence and collective liberation. She helps me put words to why my time in…
What is ‘work’? Is it the thing that gives me money? Or the thing I spend time and energy on? And what if those two were … separate? In week 8 of Confronting Complicity in Capitalism, Elena and I unpack and repack ‘work.’ It turns out there are MANY ways to do ‘work.’ For anyone aware of ‘relationship anarchy,’ this may sound familiar. Just like there are more ways to have a relationship than…
“I made my bed… Do I need to lie in it? Or can I make a different bed?” In Week 6 of our inquiry to confront complicity in capitalism, we explore CHOICE, especially the places in work and money where it feels like the choice is all-or-nothing: full financial independence not relying on anyone, or complete merging of finances; everything separate or everything in common. We refuse to believe that……
“When I accumulate, resources don’t flow.” In Week 5 of our inquiry to confront complicity in capitalism, we reconnect to FLOW – how this inquiry flows beneath the surface even when life happens, how we are complicit in not flowing resources where we really want, how we can be choice-ful in how we live and work and spend. This week, we dive into: Life happens. This conscious inquiry in the…
Could I ever give away everything I’ve earned or inherited? What leads someone to make that choice? In week 3 of Confronting Complicity in Capitalism, we take in the wisdom of someone who’s been doing this work — for herself, with her family, with others with privilege — much longer: Morgan Curtis at Solidaire Network . I interviewed Morgan on this podcast , where she shares what led her to…
