Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration Tyson Yunkaporta: Shifting from ‘health & wellness’ to communities of care
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Jun 28, 2025 
Tyson Yunkaporta, an academic and Indigenous knowledge expert from the Apalech clan, discusses profound shifts from modern health and wellness paradigms to community-centric care. He explores rejecting monocultural separation, emphasizing neurodiversity and collective resilience. The conversation delves into the emotional impact of storytelling on mental health, the sacred role of rituals, and the need for authentic relationships over individualistic wellness. Yunkaporta’s insights challenge listeners to rethink our connections to culture, community, and the natural world.
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Shift To Collective Care
- Shift from individual health to collective care is crucial in our current state.
- Care should focus on community support rather than personal performance optimization.
Tyson's Mental Health Journey
- Tyson shared his experience with bipolar disorder impacting his writing and public reception.
- His second book debunks some ideas from Sand Talk, reflecting his mental health journey.
Hope Can Trigger Despair
- Bright visions of better worlds can provoke despair if people feel alienated from them.
- Dark, honest storytelling may not trigger suicidal feelings as hopeful fantasies might.
