The Wisdom & Action Podcast

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.

Nathan talks to actor-turned-award winning documentary maker Damon Gameau at the Byron Writers Festival. Actor-turned-award winning documentary maker, Damon is the man behind the 2014 expose That Sugar Film, and more recently has released 2040. 2040 is an extraordinary piece of storytelling that shows us what the future might look like if humanity embraced the environmental solutions that are currently available to us. Things like regenerative farming, electric cars, new economic models, and empowering girls and women.He shares some of the incredible impacts his documentary is already having on individuals, organisations and even our systems at large and why it's important to provide a hopeful narrative when it comes to the climate crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former palliative care specialist and now writer and farmer, Stephen Jenksinson, has a lot to say about grief, death and belonging. In this lecture, Stephen shares with us his ideas on ageing and elderhood in today's world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month our editor Nathan Scolaro, speaks with someone he feels very fortunate to speak with: Irish theologian, poet and mediator, Pádraig Ó Tuama on the topics of courage, storytelling, language, religion and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Holmgren speaks with permaculture design expert and Dumbo Feather friend, Dan Palmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month on the podcast we’re hearing from TV presenter Osher Günsberg. Most well-known for telling other people’s stories—through his hosting gigs on The Bachelor and Australian Idol—Osher is now sharing his own life experiences, detailing what it’s like to live with mental illness in his raw and real book, Back After the Break. In this episode, recorded live for an event with our friends from The School of Life, Osher chats with Sian Prior on the theme of vulnerability—exploring social anxiety, why the first thing he does in the morning is write a gratitude list, and the importance of being his whole self in front of his family.If you or anyone you know needs support, or wants to learn more about anxiety and depression, please contact any of the following: Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36. Lifeline on 13 11 14. MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978. Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.Show notes: This edited conversation was produced by our digital editor Lizzie and the music you hear is by Dennis Liu. Stay tuned for our next conversation—or hear it first by subscribing to the Dumbo Feather podcast on your favourite pod channel. For more conversations with extraordinary people, subscribe to Dumbo Feather at dumbofeather.com. We deliver worldwide.Read more about Osher’s book, Back After the Break, here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9781460710241/back-after-the-break/Find our more about Sian and her book, Shy: A Memoir here: https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/shyFor more from The School of Life, visit their website here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/Read more and purchase a digital copy of Issue 57 of Dumbo Feather, Healing Ourselves, here: https://www.dumbofeather.com/product/issue-57/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.