The Wisdom & Action Podcast

In this special mini-series of the Dumbo Feather podcast, our publisher and editor-in-chief Berry Liberman examines this moment in history as a rite of passage with good friend and founder of the Rites of Passage Institute, Dr Arne Rubinstein.Over the next few episodes, Berry and Arne will unpack the elements and stages of a rite of passage and look at how they relate to our individual and collective lives. They will ask, "How can this period be experienced as a rite of passage?" and "What does a healthy transformation look like?"Berry and Arne discuss the opportunity that exists in this time of widespread isolation - which could be understood as a container or cocoon from which we emerge - and share ideas and insights for listeners to bring into their individual lives, families and communities.In the last 15 minutes of each show, Berry and Arne will answer questions and reflections from listeners. If you have something you'd like them to discuss, email digital@dumbofeather.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week in our lunchtime Conversation Series, we chatted with singer-songwriter, storyteller and cover star of Issue 60, Lydia Fairhall about who's really in the driver's seat: body or spirit? This is an edited version of her chat with Dumbo Feather's Berry Liberman and Nathan Scolaro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every Monday at 12:30pm, we're inviting Dumbo Feather guests to share their wisdom for this time with members of our community over Zoom. This week we heard from social researcher and community champion Hugh Mackay. This is an edited version of his chat with Berry Liberman and Nathan Scolaro from Dumbo Feather. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every Monday at 12:30pm, we're inviting Dumbo Feather guests to share their wisdom for this time with members of our community over Zoom. This week we heard from Dumbo Feather publisher and Small Giants co-founder Berry Liberman about leaning into new economic systems and re-imagining a future where all life can flourish. This is an edited version of her chat with Dumbo Feather editor Nathan Scolaro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, five poets share a piece on extinction and their feelings associated with our changing planet. We hear from Bruce Pascoe, Danusha Lameris, Mark Tredennick, Peter Brown and Fleassy Malay. If you want to hear more, check out the incredible Extinction Elegies project, put on by Red Room Company.Thanks to Cheshire Audio and YAGA for editing this episode of the Dumbo Feather podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first episode for 2020 is about empathy, and it’s a panel discussion recorded live at the M Pavillion in Melbourne late last year. The event was to celebrate A Mile In My Shoes, an interactive art project that invited participants to quite literally put someone else’s shoes on and hear a recording of their story. Dumbo Feather editor Nathan Scolaro was joined by Dharma teacher Catherine Ingram and psychotherapist Sarah Pant to explore their experiences of the project, and also their thoughts on why empathy is fundamental to our survival as humans, and how we can help foster it in one another as we go about our days. Show notes: This podcast was edited by Lizzie Marton – the music is by Dennis Liu.Big thanks to MPavilion, the Arts Centre Melbourne and the Empathy Museum which produced A Mile in My Shoes for making this event happen.Read more of Catherine Ingram's story in issue 61 of Dumbo Feather. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Warren Roberts is a proud Thunghutti and Bundjalung man who founded YARN Australia, a social enterprise focussed on creating relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In this chat with his friend and filmmaker Anton Rivette, he shares the work YARN has been doing since 2007, and the potential for healing social wounds by coming together in facilitated storytelling circles. Show notesThis podcast was edited by Lizzie Marton - the music is by Dennis Liu. Learn more about YARN Australia by going to yarnaustralia.com.Thanks to our friends at G Adventures for sponsoring this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our 40th podcast we’re sharing a catch-up between two old friends, Clare Bowditch and Dumbo Feather publisher Berry Liberman. As part of her national tour to promote her debut book, your own kind of girl, Clare visited Byron Bay and made space for this talk.Only two friends catching up could pack this much love, honesty, tears and laughter into half an hour. In the process of writing her book, Clare has confronted the pain and suffering of her 20s, burdened by a deep sense that she didn’t deserve to be happy and coming to terms with the loss of a loved one.A book recommended to her by a family friend explained her mental suffering in a way she could process and provided a coping mechanism. Her recovery and the moments of respite granted her the permission to be courageous. And she hasn’t stopped. Enjoying her second bite at life.The podcast is bookended with two beautiful songs performed by Clare. This edited conversation was produced by Lizzie Marton and the music you hear is by Dennis Liu.Read Clare's conversation with Dumbo Feather - https://www.dumbofeather.com/conversations/clare-bowditch-is-big-hearted/Find out more about Clare and her book your own kind of girl - https://clarebowditch.comThis podcast is sponsored by our friends at G Adventures - https://www.gadventures.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month on the podcast we're sharing a conversation that happened at Dumbo Feather HQ, between journalist and author, David Leser, and interviewer, Michaela Kalowski.In this intriguing interview David speaks about the backlash he received to writing Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing, his account of the #MeToo movement. He discusses the historical roots of misogyny and the evolution of patriarchy, a system that he believes does so much harm to both women and men. And reflects on his own upbringing and the need for parents to allow their sons to embrace their feminine sides. Show notesThis edited conversation was produced by Lizzie Marton and the music you hear is by Dennis Liu.Get your copy of Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing - https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/current-affairs-politics/Women-Men-and-the-Whole-Damn-Thing-David-Leser-9781760877729This podcast is sponsored by our friends at ecostore (www.ecostore.com.au) and G Adventures (www.gadventures.com.au) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month on the podcast we had the pleasure of sitting down with farmer and winemaker Matt Purbrick. You may already know Matt from Grown and Gathered, where he and his wife Lentil celebrate the joys of seasonal planting and bringing people around a table to enjoy the harvest. As a fifth-generation winemaker, viticulture is in his blood and he’s been busy making, bottling and drinking delicious, organic, sustainable wines with Lentil and his dad Alister. We loved listening to Matt talking about his relationship with the land and the seasons, his belief that community and connection is everything, his fears around our changing climate and his fascination with ancestral wisdom. Show notesThis edited conversation was produced by Lizzie Marton and the music you hear is by Dennis Liu.Find out more about Matt’s work at Grown and Gathered - https://www.grownandgathered.com.au Minimum Wines - https://www.minimumwines.comRead more about sustainable farming methods in Issue 58 of Dumbo Feather - https://www.dumbofeather.com/articles/dumbo-feather-issue-58-healing-land/This podcast is sponsored by our friends at ecostore (http://www.ecostore.com.au) and G Adventures (https://www.gadventures.com.au) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.