The tables have turned in the episode.
Last year my good friend Rich Skrein asked if he could interview me, for my own podcast. This became a deeply personal conversation through the themes I usually invites guests to explore.
Rich and I have learned together as mentees, write together in our own little writing group and in May collabing around retreat in the Swedish Forest. It felt like the perfect interviewer to guide me deep into the why of it all.
We had asked listeners for questions, Rich had asked mutual friends for some and he brought his own. I feel very moved by this conversation. For the opportunity to talk about my friend, who's passing started this whole thing. To talk about what shapes and forms us and the harder parts of life that become important thresholds.
It feels raw and very honest to share this with you.
In this epsiode we talk about:
Becoming Nature and how it started
Becoming vs. we are nature
Honoring teachers
No BS as a superpower
Belonging and cultural identity
Practices for grief and connection
Dying and the beauty of being alive
Also mentioned in this episode:
“When she died, a talking partner died too, and a philosophical wonder died.”
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There is so much more to come.
This was a conversation between Rich Skrein
and myself, Carina Lyall
Rich can be found in the woods of Europe and England and is a Forest School trainer, storyteller and author with a profound and enduring passion for the natural world. He works with groups of all ages, building community and long-term opportunities for learning, growth and healing in the outdoors.
For the past 15 years I, Carina have guided people to come closer to nature, their inner and outer wild. I has worked with groups and retreats and has years of experience in holding space for inquiry and connection. The focus has been on community, nature, storytelling and rewilding in a modern world. This podcast is a heart project.
