Reskillience

Wild + Child with Claire Dunn

Mar 10, 2024

Claire Dunn, a key figure in Australia's rewilding movement, discusses staying wild in the city and with kids. They explore topics like wild motherhood, making peace with the concrete jungle, and rewilding the urban soul. The conversation delves into embracing nature, fire as a spiritual journey, navigating motherhood with trust, resilience for the future, and the pull of purpose towards meaningful aspects of life.

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Claire Dunn

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Quick takeaways

Urban rewilding is essential for maintaining nature connection in synthetic city environments.

Discovering personal purpose involves understanding ecological niche and consistent life patterns.

Transitioning from environmental activism to rewilding practices brings transformative joy and belonging.

Deep dives

Personal Reflections on Astroturf and Urban Nature

The podcaster reflects on sitting on astroturf, contemplating its artificial nature, while hosting a guest who advocates rewilding urban spaces. They admire the human yearning for greenery even in synthetic settings, pondering the eventual reclaiming of astroturf by nature. The guest, Claire Dunne, discusses her book on rewilding the urban soul, emphasizing the importance of deep nature connection in modern urban environments.

Cultivating Wild Love for the Earth

01:12

Embracing Urban Living for Rewilding and Reconnection

01:26

Connecting with the Sacred Nature of Fire

01:19

Nature is the ultimate teacher and healer

01:17

Introduction

4min

Embracing Nature: From Activism to Reciprocity

28min

Embracing Fire: A Spiritual Journey

18min

Navigating Motherhood and Relationships with Trust and Courage

5min

Embracing Resilience and Cultural Renaissance for the Future

4min

Embracing the Pull of Purpose

4min

Exploring Creativity and Resilience in Crafted Livelihoods

2min

It's all very well to forage weeds and track wombats, weave baskets from willow and walk barefoot cross country... but how do you stay wild in the city? With kids? With a face-sucking phone in your pocket?

Claire Dunn is a good person to ask about these things, being a key figure in Australia's rewilding movement and uncommonly balanced advocate for undomestication.

If you don’t know Claire, she’s a writer, speaker, barefoot explorer, rewilding facilitator and founder of Nature’s Apprentice -- and, as hands down one of my favourite people, it was a joy to wander with Claire around the conversational compass from her personal mythology, wild motherhood to what's up with introverts? to making peace with the concrete jungle.

Claire’s Books:

My Year Without Matches

Rewilding the Urban Soul

Claire’s home on the web:

Nature’s Apprentice

NBLT ~ Nature Based Leadership Training

Joanna Macy ~ The Work That Reconnects

Jon Young

Paul Hawken ~ Blessed Unrest

The Tourist Test ~ Kamana Wilderness Awareness School