Islands of Sanity Archives with Carolyn Baker, Ph.D.
Climate Chaos, Disaster Relief, Health and Food Security
02-03-17 CLIMATE CHAOS, DISASTER RELIEF, HEALTH AND FOOD SECURITY Nick Burk from Relief Analysis discusses the implications of climate chaos in terms of natural disasters and disaster relief. How do we become resilient in terms of infrastructure, food, and health...
Tempering Optimism with Realism in This Now or Never World
01-27-17 Tempering Optimism with Realism in This Now or Never World Author, consultant, and sacred activist, Will Wilkinson, having just published his book Now or Never, shares what he's learned about the urgency of our predicament and how important it is to temper...
Only Our Ability To Access Authentic Joy Can Sustain Us
01-20-17 Andrew Harvey & Carolyn Baker: Only Our Ability To Access Authentic Joy Can Sustain Us Ivey Cone interviews Carolyn and Andrew Harvey as they talk about their new book Return To Joy--why they wrote it and why they believe that only our ability to access...
“Is Doing Inner Work An Aspect Of Privilege?”
01-13-17 "Is Doing Inner Work An Aspect Of Privilege?" Carolyn discusses the difference between inner work as a distraction of privilege vs. a strategy of prevention. What IS inner work, and how does it support or conflict with our activism and other forms of work...
A Conversation with Philip Shepherd
01-06-17 A Conversation with Philip Shepherd Philip and Carolyn discuss his new book New Self, New World, what it means to be embodied, and why that matters in a time of global crisis.
Humanity’s Blind Spot Is Humanity’s Undoing
12-30-16 Humanity’s Blind Spot Is Humanity’s Undoing; Grief As The Doorway To Acceptance And Even Joy In The Face Of Our Demise Carolyn and consciousness researcher and author, Peter Russell, discuss humanity's deadly trajectory of acceleration and singularity which...
Women On The Verge Of Societal Breakdown
12-16-16 WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF SOCIETAL BREAKDOWN Carolyn and Dmitry Orlov discuss Piero San Giorgio's book Women On The Verge Of Societal Breakdown published by Club Orlov Press. Dmitry states that the book illustrates the crucial role which women need to play, as...
Carolyn’s Holiday Chat: Navigating Daunting Times
12-09-16 CAROLYN'S HOLIDAY CHAT: NAVIGATING DAUNTING TIMES Yes we are facing the extinction of species, but meanwhile, we also face exacerbating tyranny as industrial civilization unravels. How do we reconnect with what truly matters? How do we resist? And how do we...
Post-Election US And Safe Circles Of Awareness And Community with Dean Walker
12-02-16 Post-Election US And Safe Circles Of Awareness And Community with Dean Walker Carolyn and Dean discuss the aftermath of the US election and what is likely to change and what isn't. More importantly, they discuss the Impossible Conversation about climate...
How To Be At Peace With The World
11-25-16 How To Be At Peace With The World Dave Pollard shares with Carolyn the ways in which his exploration of the collapse of industrial civilization has influenced his world view and the values by which he lives. In searching his inner world in relation to...
Teaching Sustainability in the Age Of Extinction and Other Paradoxes of Anthropocene
11-18-16 Teaching Sustainability in the Age Of Extinction and Other Paradoxes of Anthropocene Carolyn interviews Professor Mimi Riley of Butte College, Chico, California. Mimi shares how waking up to the global crisis influenced her parenting and her teaching. She...
Return to Joy Vibrant Living in the Face of Despair
11-11-16 Return to Joy Vibrant Living in the Face of Despair Carolyn and Andrew in conversation and celebration of their newly-released book, Return To Joy. What is joy? How is it different from happiness? How do we access it in a time of extinction and endings? What...
Artic Ice Melt and the Devastating Consequences to Planet Earth
11-04-16 Artic Ice Melt and the Devastating Consequences to Planet Earth Barry and Maya Spector discuss their many years of offering an annual Day of The Dead grief ritual in the East San Francisco Bay--it's healing power for participants and for the facilitators....
Navigating the Global Crisis as a Millennial
10-28-16 Navigating the Global Crisis as a Millennial Carolyn and Erica Martenson discuss what it's like to be a millennial in the throes of systems collapse and climate chaos. What feelings emerge, what life skills must be learned, what brings joy alongside the...
An Apprenticeship With Sorrow
10-21-16 An Apprenticeship With Sorrow An Apprenticeship With Sorrow Francis Weller returns to the New Lifeboat Hour to discuss with Carolyn the connection between grief and joy, what it means to have an apprenticeship with sorrow, and the difference our commitment...
The Work That Reconnects and The Role of Conscious Elders
10-14-16 The Work That Reconnects and The Role of Conscious Elders Carolyn and Molly Young Brown, co-author with Joanna Macy of Coming Back To Life: The Work That Reconnects talks about the role of conscious people and conscious elders in activism. Conscious...
Active Love: Beyond The Eleventh Hour
10-07-16 Active Love: Beyond The Eleventh Hour Active Love: Beyond The Eleventh Hour Carolyn and her team members Dean Walker and Ivey Cone share their excitement regarding their forthcoming online symposium, Active Love: Beyond The Eleventh Hour. Most exciting is...
Making It Easier on Other Species and Creating Beauty No Matter What
09-23-16 Making It Easier on Other Species and Creating Beauty No Matter What Animal rescuer, Jill Angelo and Carolyn discuss Jill's work in a Chicago-area animal shelter, her new Moondog Farm animal rescue project, and Jill's new book Sacred Space: How To Turn Your...
Extinction And Big Picture Inspiration: The Great Story with Michael Dowd
09-16-16 Extinction And Big Picture Inspiration: The Great Story with Michael Dowd Extinction And Big Picture Inspiration: The Great Story Carolyn talks with Michael Dowd, author, lecturer, and eco-theologian about how we hold the potential for human extinction...
The Psychological Effects of Global Warming On The United States
09-09-16 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING: HOW TO ADAPT RESILIENTLY Psychiatrist, Lise Van Susteren, author of "The Psychological Effects of Global Warming On The United States: And Why The US Mental Health Care System Is Not Adequately Prepared"...