Exploring the inconvenience of the stories we tell

In this week's episode we explore the role of stories in shaping the lives we are living. Each of us is born into a story. It forms our perspective on the world, shaped by the culture we're part of, the education we receive and the values and mindsets that we are taught. These stories help us to make sense of the world around us and our place within it and shape the world in which we live. In this episode, we explore the ever-growing appreciation that the dominant story of human progress is actually limiting our capacity to thrive and pushing us into a world of personal, social and ecological crisis. So what happens when we change the story? What other stories are out there, creating healthier futures for people and planet? How can we feed ourselves different stories? What happens when we live our lives by these stories instead?

In this episode we reference the following:

• Three Stories of our Times - Joanna Macy (Website)
• Two Loops Theory - Berkana Institute (Framework)
• Do we live in a selfish world - Global Action Plan (Video)
• Common Cause Foundation (organisation)
• The Danger of a Single Story - Chimamanda Adiche (Ted Talk)
• Utopia for Realists (and how we can get there) - Rutger Bregman (book)
• The Story of Triple WellBeing - Rachel Musson (free ebook)
• Stories of Triple WellBeing (ThoughtBox podcast)
• Vinted & Depop (Second hand clothes apps)
• The Lord of the Rings - J R Tolkein (book)
• 2040 - The Regenerators (documentary)
• Naughty from Matilda the Musical (song by Tim Minchin)

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