Live. Well. Green.
How can I live a more sustainable life? What actions really make a difference for the earth? How can I live a better, greener life? How do I deal with eco-guilt? How can we create a better future for ourselves, society and the planet? The Live. Well. Green. podcast addresses these big questions and finds practical solutions for living lighter on the earth while working towards social and personal wellbeing. With over 20 years of experience in the field of sustainability and environmental health, teaching these subjects to more than 10,000 students in post-secondary programs of Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Architecture, Community Health Sciences, and MBA programs, host Kristina Hunter brings evidence-based concepts and solutions to each episode. Do you want to find inner calm while living more sustainably? Do you wish there was a trustworthy source of information for greener living? Do you seek evidence-based information on how to do the right thing for the planet? Then this is the podcast for you. Here we find real solutions to environmental issues while living better with ease. Kristina provides practical steps that you can take to implement Sustainable Wellbeing and Green Living without adding to your daily time-pressures. This is where sustainable living and personal wellness meet, and this is where people and the planet truly flourish! www.KristinaHunterFlourishing.com
Episodes
88 episodes
Episode 87: The one thing you need to feel hopeful again
The books and articles on environmental hope and optimism still seem few and far between - too few for me to actually feel hopeful on a daily basis, that’s why I looked for ways to actually find a lasting sense of hope and even optimism despite...
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Episode 87
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Episode 86: When you feel like a hamster on a wheel
Feeling like you are a hamster on a wheel, not making an impact, not able to make substantive change to environmental and social justice issues can be depleting. Sometimes doing the work itself is not enough - it can feel like a drain on your e...
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Episode 86
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Episode 85: What I did when the eco-overwhelm, grief and anxiety became too much
I was walking in the woods and it came to me as clear as day. The pieces came together and I understood how to move forward. This was my epiphany moment that came after a long, difficult period where the eco-overwhelm just seemed like it was to...
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Episode 85
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Episode 84: Wicked problems and how to approach them
Wicked problems: isn’t that a great term?Wicked problems are complex and difficult to define, they cannot be separated from their context and there is no one definitive approach to solving them. Climate change, pollution, loss of biodive...
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Episode 84
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Episode 83: How to manage your energy
“I am worried about burning out.” is something I hear often, and this is a completely valid concern. After all, environmental and social justice work can be taxing both emotionally and physically.So, how do we tackle this very important,...
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Episode 83
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Episode 82: Your eco-grief is nothing to be ashamed of
There were certain environmental issues that I could barely talk about in my classes. Topics like animal suffering were simply too difficult for me to cover. I remember showing a video in class almost 25 years ago now of emaciated whales who we...
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Episode 82
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Episode 81: Stop spinning your wheels and get tangible results
You know that feeling of just spinning your wheels? Like you are getting pulled in every direction, trying to make headway, but nothing seems to be working? You are trying to make changes at home, in the workplace, and in society but you can’t ...
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Episode 81
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Episode 80: Applying Voluntary Simplicity to environmental action
Do you sometimes wish that someone would just tell you the right thing to do when it comes to taking environmental action? It can be so darn complicated it seems. Every day there is another new campaign or cause, and they all seem important.
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Episode 80
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Episode 79: Where to focus your efforts
There is NO shortage of issues and causes that need our attention, and yes, they may all be important and worthy. But what can YOU do with your time and energy - that we all know is not bottomless?This problem of not knowing where to foc...
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Episode 79
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Episode 78: Do the work without burning out
One of the foundations of how I like to approach actions for sustainability - is through the lens of Sustainable Wellbeing. This is really, I believe, the foundation of how we can do this work and not burn ourselves out emotionally and physical...
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Episode 78
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Episode 77: Finding Emotional Agency
So, do those feelings of dread and guilt about the environment make you feel like you could spiral out of control if you spend time looking at it, so you just shut your eyes and hope it goes away, but it never really does?Well, today we ...
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Episode 77
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Episode 76: The Gardening Life with Lori and Keith Michaelson
Want to be transported to a gorgeous fall day for a tour of a regular city yard where Lori and Keith Michaelson grow dozens of varieties of vegetables, beans, greens, berries, and even fruits in a city that gets only 120 frost-free days each ye...
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Episode 76
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Episode 75: The Fair Trade Handbook - building a better world
We know that Fair Trade is a certification system that helps to ensure social justice and environmental sustainability in the supply chain of common commodities, but how exactly does it do this and what are the standards that it upholds?...
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Episode 75
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Episode 74: Social Enterprises with Shaun Loney
So, can businesses be a part of the solution to social and environmental issues? Is there a bigger role for them to play beyond the tax revenues and employment they create? My guest Shaun Loney certainly thinks so, and he has worked with numero...
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Episode 74
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Episode 73: Mentoring Nature Connections in Children with Lauren MacLean
Many of us have children in our lives, whether they are our own kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, or kids we work with, but we often want to help them enjoy nature and gain an appreciation for the beauty and wonder of the "real world", not j...
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Episode 73
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Episode 72: Conscious Clothing with Anuradha Singh
We know that the fashion industry is highly unsustainable with massive waste produced from our fast fashion, not to mention the carbon footprint of clothing and the often substandard working conditions, especially for women in garment factories...
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Episode 72
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Episode 71: How to enjoy seasonal whole foods with Getty Stewart
Eating whole foods - those that have not been processed or packaged, and that often are also local to us is the cornerstone of every healthy eating plan, and the bonus is that it is also really great for the planet. Eating whole foods and eatin...
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Episode 71
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Episode 70: Permaculture and the Urban Farm with Greg Peterson
Permaculture is a term that comes from combining the words "permanent" and "agriculture", but it really goes far beyond that. Permaculture is a philosophy of producing food in a way that works with the landscape, nature and even regenerates wha...
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Episode 70
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45:58
Episode 69: Raising Eco Minimalists with Laura Durenberger
This week I chat with Laura Durenberger of the Raising Eco Minimalists podcast and the blog Reduce Reuse Renew. I begin by asking her about the "renew" aspect that she covers on her blog that deals with anxiety and how this ties into her enviro...
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Episode 69
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Episode 68: Easy Steps to Sustainable Wellbeing
It can be so stressful trying to figure out the best actions to take to live a greener, more eco-conscious life. This is what sustainable wellbeing is all about. It means living better for yourself, your community, and for the planet. So, to he...
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Episode 68
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Episode 67: Teaching on the Tundra
Sometimes doing the hard thing, the thing that everyone else says can't be done, ends up being the thing that matters most. That's what Dr. Ryan Brook found by taking students out onto the tundra for their university course. He had been taught ...
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Episode 67
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Episode 66: Soil to Silk with Madhulika Choudhary
Madhulika Choudhary returned home to India after many years of studying and living in Europe where she earned degrees in the fields of Political Science, Sociology, Gender and Development, and Social Education, and along the way she worked with...
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Episode 66
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Episode 65: How the Breath Helps the Mind
Sure, we know that we need to breathe to live, but did you realize that different breathing techniques have proved benefits to help reduce stress and anxiety as well as improve sleep and mental focus? In this episode, I talk about how breath ha...
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Episode 65
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Episode 64: Greta and the Paradigm Shift
We are in the midst of a very necessary paradigm shift, and one of the catalysts for this shift is the unlikely heroine, a young Swedish girl with Asperger's Syndrome, named Greta Thunberg. I bet you have heard her name before, but now we need ...
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Episode 64
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Episode 63: Small Acts Big Wins
It can be so difficult - wanting to live greener, and yet feeling like we are one of the only ones working on this crisis, like our actions won't make a difference, and that our friends and family just think we're weird. That all can feel reall...
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Episode 63
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