I tell a story about a freak storm that flattened our summer crops before sharing a super inspiring convo with Chris Gilmour, an emergency and disaster preparedness expert who believes that deep nature connection is key to surviving and thriving through uncertain times.
🦌 In this episode:
Addressing that shaky feeling underneath modern life of not being able to survive in the wild
The birch bark canoe incident!
When emergency apps don’t work
Tuning into our own body radar
How to weigh risk versus reward in high stakes situations
Is the infrastructure that “keeps us safe” actually working?
Can we rely on the authorities?
The chronic low level stress of knowing something is up in the world
Even emergency services peeps can’t read nature!
The birds are your early warning system
Learning to trust nature’s patterns
Landscape design for resilience
A pep talk for people who feel “old and behind” in nature knowledge
Humans are designed to do MORE than what we think we’re capable of, yeehaw!
The spiritual dimension of reclaiming endangered skills
Is comfort always a good thing?
How tracking wildlife teaches us to apply critical thinking and not fall into polarising narratives
Solid ways to build individual and household preparedness
Tending your nervous system so you can stay calm in a crisis
Taking an All Hazards Approach
🧙♀️ LINKY POOS
Chris’s home on the web ~ Chris Outdoors
Chris on Substack
Chris on YouTube
Chris’s other biz, Wild Muskoka
Return to the Village Permaculture Convergence ~ Early bird tix available till Oct 31
Thanks for the field recording of a beautiful rufous whistler, Matt Thomas!
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