The Earth Sea Love Podcast (Sheree Mack)
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| 12 Jul 2021 | 030 - Collaborative Walking with Cherelle Harding | 00:45:44 | |
As Sheree Mack, your host, chats with Cherelle Harding from the Midlands, this episode covers:
Bio: Cherelle Harding is a youth worker from Coventry, Founder of Steppers UK & Midlands leader of Black Girls Hike. Not growing up knowing much about 'The Great Outdoors' Cherelle was inspired to connect with nature through reggae music and school residential trips. Now a full time adventurer, Cherelle is passionate about inspiring underrepresented communities to build positive relationships with the outdoors. Cherelle Harding Founder @Steppers UK GO FUND ME - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Challenge Instagram: @SteppersUK Twitter: @SteppersUK Facebook: Steppers UK
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| 13 Nov 2020 | 014 - An Open and Honest Conversation about Racism, Nature and Camping with Jola Olafimihan - part 1 | 00:45:30 | |
Jola Olafimihan is a young woman who came to England to study and has experience many hardships and difficulties during her time here. This episode split into two parts explores what it's like to be a black women alone in a new and strange country and how Jola found a safe space at The Angelou Centre. "The Angelou Centre offers a range of holistic women-only* services for black and minoritised women across the North East. The organisation remains unique as one of the few remaining black-led women’s organisations in the north east of England, providing specialist support for black and minoritised women and children, locally, regionally and nationally." In this first instalment you will hear us talking about:
Jola is a young black African writer, speaker and activist. She loves working and supporting people. She believes in speaking out on abuse of power and control. She loves nature, and would love for us to reconnect with the earth more. She is also one of Earth Sea Love's young women expedition leaders, hoping to take black women out into nature.
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| 22 Apr 2021 | 026 - Trying to find the ways to talk about nature, environment and race with Joanna Henry | 00:56:01 | |
Jo is an advocate for social, environmental and global justice. She is passionate about creating change through who we are and what we embody and believes in the power of connection to heal and transform. In this episode we talk about:
Jo feels strongly about shifting narratives and amplifying the people, ideas and stories that work towards our collective liberation.
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| 19 Jul 2021 | 032 - Outdoor Experiences with Tammy Shakur | 00:51:49 | |
Sheree Mack chats with Tammy Shakur in this episode about:
Bio:
Tammy Shakur, an Outdoor Experience Guide and Certified Life Mindfulness Coach. Runner, Hiker, Passionate outdoor enthusiast. Tammy's passion and mission in life is helping women to connect and engage with nature to support their own personal healing and wellness journey. She does this through guided outdoor experiences centering nature, community and healing conversations. Tammy's goal in every interaction is that the beauty, the lessons and the seasons glimpsed OUT in nature inspire and support the journey IN for every woman she is blessed to connect with. Instagram: goingout_2_goin
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| 17 May 2021 | 027 - Working to include All The Elements in the Great Outdoors with Soraya Abdel-Hadi | 00:57:20 | |
Soraya Abdel-Hadi is an award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. In this episode you get to enjoy the conversation around:
Bio: Soraya Abdel-Hadi is an award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. She believes in taking a holistic approach to making the world a better place, and writes about sustainability, nature and adventure travel. Soraya is Lonely Planet Sustainable Storyteller 2021 and founder of the All The Elements – a community working to increase diversity in the UK outdoors. She is mixed race - white British / black Sudanese.
Personal website: www.soraya.earth Socials: @sorayaearth on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook All The Elements website (including free directory and resources): www.alltheelements.co Socials: @alltheelements_ on Twitter and Instagram
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| 07 Dec 2020 | 019 - Healing from trauma and grief through a connection with the land with Velda Thomas | 00:52:38 | |
Velda Thomas, homesteader and steward of the land in Washington State, USA, is someone to sit down with and tap about her relationship to the land. The land she owns and nurtures as well as the land she grew up tending with family and in community. In this episode, we talk about:
Velda Thomas. Born and educated in England, UK with biracial family ancestry sourced from Africa, the Caribbean and the America's. Healing modalities have always been of interest. Love of plants, herbal remedies, somatic and ritual experiences weave passion with grounded human experience for creativity and freedom of expression. Velda has worked as a kindergarten teacher, adult educator and birth doula. Currently a practicing massage therapist, sound practitioner and soul writer. Velda is a horsewoman, nature lover, mover of the body and world traveler. Currently living in Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula, USA.
A note from Velda. I feel that I am truly an incredibly blessed person to have been born at a time where it is possible for me to uncover more of who I truly am and manifest it as I feel it coming through me. I am birthing myself again and again, then putting parts to rest, peeling the fine layers away, letting go again and again. I continue to find more stillness, strength and clarity as I continue to walk my soul’s path and purpose. I am blessed with courage and the consciousness to face myself. If I am fortunate, I am left with something to share be it art, sound, support, presence, performance or simply the primal essence of my own human nature. I am honored to share what is here, right now, with you in this moment.
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| 26 Nov 2021 | 044- Decolonising Anthropology with Jordan Mullard | 01:10:54 | |
The Earth Sea Love Podcast is proud to bring you the final episode in the mini series of specially commissioned episodes in conversation with people who are at the forefront of climate justice, decolonising education and writing for healing when we as black and brown bodies carry trauma and grief as well as joy. This episode, with your host Sheree Mack, is with the delightful Jordan Mullard a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Durham University. In this episode they talk about:
Bio:
Dr Jordan Mullard (she/her) is a social anthropologist specialising in the anthropology of race, caste, health inequality, and identity. The current lead for decolonising anthropology in her department, she has written on the subject, offered consultancy on decolonising and anti-racism to a range of stakeholders, and has developed a new module on decolonising anthropology in her department. Her PhD awarded by the London School of Economics explored social mobility and identity-making among Dalits in rural India during a period of economic crisis. In addition to her academic research and teaching experience, Jordan has had an applied consultancy career in anti-racism, race equality, and Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) learning, development and policy where she co-designed and led large scale race equality, cross-cultural knowledge, and EDI consultancy projects across private, public and not-for-profit sectors both nationally and internationally. She has also worked as a consultant for Black-Led community development initiatives and health and social care research at the local level. Teaching Fellow in Anthropology of Health
Twitter: @JordanMullard Linked In: Jordan-m-2hb8ab85
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| 12 Jul 2020 | 002 - Personal Narrative from Sheree Mack, pt.1 | 00:16:39 | |
Dr. Sheree Mack is the Project Coordinator for the National Heritage Lottery Funded project, Wayfinding: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Great Outdoors, where she works with Northumberland National Park Authority, Durham Wildlife Trust, the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, and Harehope Quarry Ltd. to offer opportunities to People of the Global Majority (PGM) communities in the North of England to spend time outdoors to develop and deepen their relationship with nature. Sheree’s practice manifests through poetry, storytelling, image and the unfolding histories of black people. She engages audiences around black women’s voices and bodies, black feminism, ecology and memory and facilitates national and international creative workshops and retreats in the landscape, encouraging and supporting women on their journey of remembrance back to their authentic selves. She is currently writing a mixed-genre memoir around a black woman's body with/in Nature. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 15 Oct 2020 | 009 - Personal Narrative pt.3 with Sheree Mack | 00:23:23 | |
In this episode, Dr Sheree Mack talks about October being full of birthdays, the wounded inner child, connecting with her body, walking to school and wanting you, Dear Listener to find the gems within all the conversations from this growing podcast to take into your life and live and learn and grow from.
Trigger warning: This episode along with the next one does mention and discuss childhood sexual abuse and trauma. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 29 Oct 2020 | 012- Swimcaps and hair and power with Sheree Mack | 00:24:24 | |
In this final episode of the month of October 2020, Sheree shares with you her recent sea swim as well as part of her hair story. She shares the plans going forward for the podcast as season one draws to a close in December and how we have more amazing women of colour signed up for season two in 2021. If you're listening and a woman colour with some kind of relationship with nature, then please get in touch and be part of The Earth Sea Love Podcast. Contact us through the email: sheshemack(@)gmail(.) com Website: https://earthsealove.com Instagram: @earthsealove Twitter: @earthsealove1 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 13 Mar 2021 | Welcome to Season 2 of The Earth Sea Love Podcast - Episode 021 | 00:26:07 | |
This first episode of Season 2 comes to you from the host of The Earth Sea Love Podcast, Sheree Mack. Sheree lets you in on what's been happening over the winter months with the podcast ( clue: not very much). She might set out some plans for moving forward with the podcast ( maybe, or maybe not). But Sheree will definitely share with you a few things that are happening in the virtual and real world in the next coming weeks and months. Events that Sheree mentions within this episode can be found here: The Broadside Collaboration, with Theresa Easton, Tuesday 16 March, 6.30pm GMT Honouring Our Wholeness with Olwen Wilson starting 18 April Writer in Residence in Northumberland National Park, Black Nature in Residence Sheree continuing her personal narrative in solo episodes about her relationship with nature. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 27 Sep 2021 | 038 - Blended with Velda Thomas, Mammy Part 1 and 2 | 00:43:27 | |
This is the second of three episodes where your host Dr. Sheree Mack is in conversation with Velda Thomas about her recent publication Blended - Perspectives on Belonging: A Participatory Notebook. In these special commissioned episodes Sheree and Velda talk books, writing and the creative process, while Velda reads extracts from Blended which they go on to explore with close readings for meaning and healing. In this episode while exploring the piece called 'Mammy 1 and 2' they talk about:
Bio: Velda Thomas Born and educated in England, UK with biracial family ancestry sourced from Africa, the Caribbean and the America's. Healing modalities have always been of interest. Love of plants, herbal remedies, somatic and ritual experiences weave passion with grounded human experience for creativity and freedom of expression. Velda has worked as a kindergarten teacher, adult educator and birth doula. Currently a practicing massage therapist, sound practitioner and soul writer. Velda is a horsewoman, nature lover, mover of the body and world traveler. Currently living in Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula, USA.
A note from Velda. I feel that I am truly an incredibly blessed person to have been born at a time where it is possible for me to uncover more of who I truly am and manifest it as I feel it coming through me. I am birthing myself again and again, then putting parts to rest, peeling the fine layers away, letting go again and again. I continue to find more stillness, strength and clarity as I continue to walk my soul’s path and purpose. I am blessed with courage and the consciousness to face myself. If I am fortunate, I am left with something to share be it art, sound, support, presence, performance or simply the primal essence of my own human nature. I am honored to share what is here, right now, with you in this moment.
FB Velda Thomas www.veldathomas.com
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| 26 Jul 2020 | 005 - An intimate conversation with Hiranya de Alwis Jayasinghe exploring nature and spirituality | 01:05:47 | |
Hiranya de Alwis Jayasinghe, London/Hertfordshire. Hiranya is a British Sri Lankan women with a lineage of farmers, gardeners and zoologists. She is best known for her 2018 hike around the Welsh coastline. Her love for nature is deeply imbued within her spirituality. Hiranya finds meaning within life’s cycles. She integrates this practical spirituality into her everyday life. She dreams of keeping chickens, herding cows and walking drover routes. Her vision is connecting women of colour with their own creativity, body and spirituality in nature. Website: www.lifemovesincycles.com/blog See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 12 Jul 2020 | 001 - The First Episode - An intimate conversation with Anita Wan about growing plants and allotments | 01:01:50 | |
Anita Wan has worked in the cultural sector in the North East for nearly 20 years. She has worked for heritage, architecture, arts and funding organisations and throughout her roles, her passion has always centred around people, communities, and amplifying marginalised voices. Anita has been the Chair of The Angelou Centre, a Black feminist women’s organisation in Newcastle, since 2017. She is proud to work alongside an inspiring sisterhood of volunteers, staff and survivors to end violence against Black women and girls. Anita has an allotment plot which she took on three years ago. This year, she is trying to grow sweetcorn, cabbages, broccoli, squashes, mange tout, french beans, chard, mooli, strawberries, raspberries, purple potatoes, oriental poppies, sweet peas, cosmos, echinacea, bergamot and wallflowers!
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| 15 Jul 2021 | 031- Education, Writing and Connection with Sarah Hussain | 00:52:45 | |
Your host Sheree Mack has an in-depth and wide ranging intimate conversation with Sarah Hussain which takes into account:
Bio: Sarah Hussain is a Huddersfield based author and educator. Her first novel Escaped from Syria was a winner finalist in the People’s Book Prize Award and her short story collection Sit up, Stand up, Speak up was released in 2017. In 2018 she won the Ms Shakespeare competition and was shortlisted in a competition run by The University of Huddersfield and her short story, You will be free one day, my dearest India, is included in the anthology Trouble, celebrating protest, published by Grist and was ‘highly commended’. Sarah uses her writing as a means of expression to enable her to use her voice to promote tolerance. She is currently completing a PhD and her research is looking at ecological degradation in the Himalayan region from a postcolonial ecofeminist perspective. She aims to use her research to amplify women’s knowledge and she wants to challenge negative representations of South Asian women. Sarah carried out research into barriers to engaging with nature for people of colour as part of a participant-led project commissioned by CPRE. CPRE commissioned essay, The invisible barriers that hold people back from enjoying the countryside. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 12 Jul 2020 | 004 - Personal Narrative from Sheree Mack, pt.2 | 00:07:59 | |
Dr. Sheree Mack is the Project Coordinator for the National Heritage Lottery Funded project, Wayfinding: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Great Outdoors, where she works with Northumberland National Park Authority, Durham Wildlife Trust, the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, and Harehope Quarry Ltd. to offer opportunities to People of the Global Majority (PGM) communities in the North of England to spend time outdoors to develop and deepen their relationship with nature. Sheree’s practice manifests through poetry, storytelling, image and the unfolding histories of black people. She engages audiences around black women’s voices and bodies, black feminism, ecology and memory and facilitates national and international creative workshops and retreats in the landscape, encouraging and supporting women on their journey of remembrance back to their authentic selves. She is currently writing a mixed-genre memoir around a black woman's body with/in Nature. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 20 Nov 2020 | 016- Talking about Black Environmentalism with Shaira Begum | 00:51:40 | |
We are so happy to be releasing this episode with Shaira Begum now. Shaira is doing some great work in horticultural therapy as this is used to support women on their road to recovery from domestic abuse.
In this episode we talk about:
Shaira Begum is an environmental justice organizer, working on health and climate projects with over 10 years experience as an environmental educator, trainer and facilitator. Keen to live somewhere in the countryside one day with her own chickens, market garden , a fat poly tunnel and goats... Dreaming big! Shaira was born in Brick Lane and still lives here , grateful for her educators and elders around who have always shown her the benefits of growing our own produce from our own motherlands, the food that we grew up on. Shaira has a background in training and facilitation with community groups, runs food growing and nature connection workshops, naturally runs inclusive participatory ways of working within community care context and bringing lived experience to the forefront. Connect with Shaira via twitter - @Shairaecostuff Organisations mentioned within this episode inside The Wretched of the Earth, Wild in the City, and Women's Environmental Network. For further reading about White Supremacy Culture we recommend this from Showing Up For Racial Justice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 16 Jun 2021 | 029- Sharing Nature Connections Across A Younger Generation With Amina Smith-Gul | 00:47:42 | |
Sheree Mack your host really enjoyed talking to Amina Smith-Gul about her many different experiences and activities within nature and how she takes the time and energy to share her love of nature with others, particularly with the younger generation. In this episode you'll hear them talking about:
Bio: Amina Smith-Gul grew up in Deptford, an inner city area of South-East London. Along with many of her friends, neighbours and peers, who all experienced a great deal of the challenges that come with living in an area, and with people, who have often been neglected, excluded and marginalised. She struggled a great deal with making sense of senseless violence and trauma, she had faced, she found herself homeless, moving from sofa to sofa, and struggling with her mental health and well-being. Her life was chaotic, often harsh, without meaning or any sense of direction or purpose. At her lowest, she received what could be regarded as a gift and a blessing. An opportunity to be part of a British Exploring Society’s expedition to the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. She spent 3 weeks in a remote part of the jungle, with no phone or contact with the outside world, & with a group of people that she barely knew. This, in many ways, was a life-changing experience for her. She experienced the beauty of nature, where there was no judgement, just life teaming with energy and opportunity. And bonds of friendship and loyalty with strangers who had to discover ways to live and work together in order to be successful. On her return she started to think about connecting with other people, particularly with young people like herself, some of whom have never had the opportunity to experience anything other than poverty and hardship. She wanted to explore if a connection with nature, could touch them in a similar way that it had with herself. This led to the start of City Girl in Nature, as a way to give back to her community. To share her love and passion for the outdoors, and belief that everybody should have the chance to be healed, to be nourished, and to life with abundance. Please do join her on my journey and keep up-to date with progress. Website: City Girl in Nature Instagram: City Girl in Nature YouTube: City Girl in Nature See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 25 Nov 2020 | 017 - Language, place, nature and identity with Jessica J. Lee | 00:39:31 | |
158901158901Jessica J. Lee is an author and environmental historian who talking opening about her heritage and relationship with nature in this next episode from our podcast.
In this episode we talk about:
Jessica J. Lee is a British-Canadian-Taiwanese author and environmental historian, and winner of the 2020 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction and the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Writer Award. She is the author of two books of nature writing: Turning (2017) and Two Trees Make a Forest (2019). She has a PhD in Environmental History and Aesthetics and was Writer-in-Residence at the Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology in Berlin from 2017–2018. Jessica is the founding editor of The Willowherb Review and a researcher at the University of Cambridge. She lives in London. Website: Jessica J. Lee Writes IG: JESSICA J LEE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 19 Nov 2021 | 043- Writing Nature for Healing with Dalbinder Kular | 01:01:14 | |
Welcome back to another wonderful episode from The Earth Sea Love Podcast. With Dalbinder Kular, an imagineer and ancestral transcriber, this is another specially commissioned episode in collaboration with Northumberland National Park's Future Landscapes Festival. In this episode we‘ll be talking about how Dal is decolonising writing for healing. How Dal has created spaces where transformation is possible through language and creativity. Through exploring identity, race, memories, trauma and nature, with creative and life-based writing arts ~ poetry therapy, journaling, writing, zine-making, Dal is a powerful and creative. force in supporting herself and other women of colour to use their voice to take up space here, there and everywhere. Speaking with our podcast host, Sheree Mack, Dal talks about:
Bio: Dalbinder Kular Writer & Facilitator | Creative Writing for Healing. Dal is a writer, educator and mentor specialising in creative and life-based writing arts and on a mission to ignite imaginations and decolonise the writing-for-healing arts. From leaving school at 16 years old with 3 O-levels, to severe burnout, grief and loss Dal has used the power of words to write herself back home and transform her life. She loves to share everything she has learned with others. Dal is British Punjabi/Sikh heritage, born and based in Sheffield, UK – on the edge of the glorious Peak District where she’s often found walking, having a cuppa and writing in her tiny camper, Muddy.
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| 07 Oct 2020 | 008 - An Intimate Conversation with Olwen Wilson about Visual Journaling and Claiming Joy | 01:09:40 | |
I found myself laughing along and nodding my head while listening back to this episode while editing it. I love Olwen as she is such an inspiring woman who isn’t afraid to tell you what’s on her mind; the good and the bad. And she doesn’t suffer fools either. She hasn’t got time for any white tears. Here are some of the things we talk about:
Olwen Wilson is a healing & creative facilitator who helps people who are drawn to making visual art but they don't feel like they have enough talent or time. She helps them figure out how to make it a part of a regular practice in a way that helps them clear their mind (even for a moment), get better at making decisions and take action. Having taught self-care practices for over a decade, Olwen's practiced everything from yoga to energy healing, drumming to meditation. But the one she keeps coming back to the most is visual journaling. It helped her learn to trust herself again after suddenly getting diagnosed with a chronic illness so that she could stop wasting time waiting and worrying about what other people think and go after what's important in life. Website: https://olwenwilson.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olwen.wilson/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 11 Dec 2020 | 020 - Creativity, travelling and searching for home with Catherine Lucktaylor | 00:56:31 | |
Catherine Lucktaylor, using an ancient Japanese technique of Raku to create beautiful pieces of art, talks intimately about her search for home, after growing up in Liverpool being the only black child in her family and community. In this episode we explore:
The five gates of grief as mentioned in this episode can be explored further through the book Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief. Catherine Lucktaylor is passionate about creating beautiful pieces of art through clay. Completing a Foundation course in Huddersfield, supported her connection to her African roots after growing up in England with her white English mother. She went on to complete a BA (hons) in Ceramics from Wolverhampton University. !n 1999, Catherine was awarded a Travelling Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to travel in west Africa & Brazil researching traditional religion and sacred art. The journey also enabled her to find her Ghanaian father and connect with her African heritage further. After the birth of her son in 2007, she relocated to west Cornwall and made the decision to specialise in Raku fired ceramics. This is an ancient Japanese technique which basically means 'Enjoyment' and was originally used as part of traditional Japanese tea ceremonies. Raku has evolved in the West to become a vibrant and exciting technique to glaze studio ceramics with stunning and unpredictable results. Her Raku ceramics are available through galleries in Cornwall, London and Scotland and she hosts regular open studio events where she demonstrates the Raku firing process.
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| 22 Oct 2020 | 011 - Exploring the dark night of the soul and nature with Makeda Pennycooke | 01:01:27 | |
While we got comfortable over a a pot of tea, this conversation was a gem to be part of as Makeda shares the details of her journey that brings her to the present day being service to people who are navigating through changes in their lives. She will hold space for you to discover the answers and wisdom which lies within you.
What you’ll hear us talking about in this episode is:
Mindset and Empowerment Coach, Makeda Pennycooke is a speaker, teacher, and workshop facilitator with over two decades of experience in leadership and personal development. After navigating multiple major life and career changes, she firmly believes fear is temporary, but regret is permanent. She uses the lessons she’s learned to support women who are facing a crossroads in their life, find their brave and rise into their greatness. Her genius is in creating a safe space for her clients as they navigate the chaos of the in-between, the space between what was & what is not yet. Makeda specializes in tools and strategies for dealing with your negative self-talk, limiting beliefs, and the fears that keep you stuck living a life that’s less than the one you are capable of living. She believes the ocean is magic, chocolate makes everything better, and life should be filled with moments that make your heart sing. She’s a city girl through and through who found unexpected healing in Mother Nature’s sanctuary.
Makeda Pennycooke lives in Charlotte, NC, United States. Website Link: https://makedapennycooke.com/ Social Media: IG: @makedapennycooke See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 22 Jul 2021 | 033- History, Literature and Trees with Zakiya Mckenzie | 00:58:44 | |
Zakiya McKenzie, one of the first writers in the forest for the Forestry Commission, talks with Sheree Mack, The Earth Sea Love Podcast's host about:
Bio: Zakiya McKenzie is a PhD candidate with the Leverhulme Trust-supported Caribbean Literary Heritage project at the University of Exeter researching Black British journalism in the post-war period. Zakiya is a writer and storyteller and was the 2019 writer-in-residence for Forestry England during its centenary year. In Bristol, she was 2017 Black and Green Ambassador and is a volunteer at Ujima Community Radio station. She regularly leads nature, art and writing workshops, including one on Caribbean storytelling for primary schools. Her work has featured at the Cabot Institute for the Environment at the University of Bristol, the Institute for Modern Languages Research at the University of London, the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery, the Free Word Centre, at Cheltenham Literature Festival, on BBC’s Woman’s Hour, Farming Today and Inside Out West. She has written for Smallwoods Magazine, the Willowherb Review and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
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| 26 Mar 2021 | Episode 024 - Don’t Sacrifice Your Skin For Anyone | 00:14:46 | |
Within this episode, our first where we platform the creative works from women of colour and nature, your usual host Dr Sheree Mack shares a prose poem created a few years ago which explores her multiple visits to Iceland. Previously published with Something Other, for the first time ever, you will be able to hear and experience Sheree read this piece. We hope through sharing these creative pieces that we are expanding the growing exposure and appreciation of Black Nature Writing. A little side note : Title quoted from a poem by Emmy Fisher. Section VII is a source of information or inspiration from: http://issuu.com/rvkgrapevine/docs/issue02_2017_lowres See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 28 May 2021 | 028 - To connect with birds, do we need to know their names? | 00:22:36 | |
Talking from a personal perspective, Dr. Sheree Mack, shares her thoughts, feelings and creative pieces around her developing connection with birds. interspersed with field recordings from her walks, Sheree shares family history, superstitions and wonder about these remarkable creatures. Herring Gull, one of the poems Sheree reads in this episode, was published by Poetry Village, September 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 01 Nov 2021 | 040- COP26 Coalition with Shaira Begum | 01:07:50 | |
Welcome back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. We are excited to bring you another mini series of specially commissioned episodes which explore climate justice and decolonisation of the environmental and conservation movement. Created and specially commissioned in collaboration with Northumberland National Park Authority's Future Landscapes Festival, which focuses on ‘Nature, People, Climate, Place’, explores how England’s precious landscapes serve people, nature, industry, and climate. It will include an exhibition, and a series of thought-provoking discussions and experiences designed to prompt people to think about the role landscape plays in their lives, and what they want the landscape in Northumberland National Park to look like in the future. With our podcast episodes, we aim to bring diverse and critical voices to the table of discussions an decision making. In this episode, hosted by Dr Sheree Mack in conversation with Shaira Begum, they discuss:
Share Begum Bio: Shaira is an environmental justice organizer, working on health and climate projects with over 10 years experience as an environmental educator, trainer and facilitator. Keen to live somewhere in the countryside one day with her own chickens, market garden , a fat poly tunnel and goats... Dreaming big! Shaira was born in Brick Lane and still lives there , grateful for her educators and elders around who have always shown her the benefits of growing her own produce from her own motherlands, the food that they grew up on. Shaira has a background in training and facilitation with community groups, runs food growing and nature connection workshops, naturally runs inclusive participatory ways of working within community care context and bringing lived experience to the forefront. Connect with Shairavia twitter - @Shairaecostuff See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 13 Mar 2021 | Season 2, 023 - pt. 2 - Trees and Journaling with Jackee Holder | 00:36:38 | |
Jackee Holder is an Executive and Leadership coach, coach supervisor, coach trainer, action learning set facilitator, intuitive facilitator, writer, published author, interfaith minister and creativity expert. Jackee works nationally and internationally with teams, groups and individuals. She is the author of Soul Purpose, Be Your Own Best Life Coach & 49 Ways To Write Yourself Well. In this episode we talk about:
To quote Jackee, “Journals are a room of your own.” Bio from website: Jackee is an executive leadership coach and coach trainer working across a range of sectors (further education, NHS, higher education, media, public sectors and cultural and creative industries). Her creative and intuitive approach brings learning and training alive whilst offering skilful facilitation and embodiment of coaching and personal development in real and practical ways. Jackee loves writing and is the author of ‘Soul Purpose’, ‘Be Your Best Life Coach’ and ‘49 Ways To Write Yourself Well’ (2013) and has been a contributing writer to several books and articles. Her work has been featured in Psychologies and Red Magazines and she was part of the successful Twinings Tea Take Ten campaign (2011) in partnership with Red and Psychologies magazines. Jackee writes almost everyday and is a prolific journal writer. When Jackee is not delivering coaching in businesses or organisations she’s busy running courses and retreats and writing e-books for writers and creative entrepreneurs. She supports writers of all levels in one to one coaching and mentoring. Jackee’s skill as a conference host and workshop facilitator has taken her across the globe. She’s delivered workshops and retreats in several US locations and the Caribbean. She recently co-chaired the Spirit Of Coaching conference featuring Sir John Whitmore at the Brahma Kumaris in London and can be booked as a facilitative host or keynote speaker for your events, conferences and seminars. On Jackee's website you'll be able to find a lot of free resources to support your journaling practice. Jackee can also be found on Instagram, where you'll able to get in touch with her to find out more about her new deck of Inner and Outer Self-discovery cards.
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| 12 Jul 2020 | 003- A Conversation with Jane Odegha about the group African Women’s Voices and Food | 00:41:55 | |
Jane Odegha is a Clinical pharmacist by Profession. She was the first Chairperson of African Women Voices Sunderland 2018 to 2019, a community organisation for African women aiming to establish a network that will encourage true friendship while excluding isolation and promoting integration in the community. She was privileged to work along many African women during her tenure as the Chairperson of the organisation, in the project 'Sharing African Food Heritage' sponsored by Heritage Lottery Funding. Jane is passionate about helping people and enjoys networking with others. Website : africanwomenvoices.co.uk Facebook page : African women voices Sunderland INSTAGRAM: @africanwomenvoicessunderland
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| 17 Sep 2021 | Season 3 - Trailer (036) | 00:08:41 | |
Season 3, begins with a trailer, highlighting what's in store for the rest of 2021.
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| 27 Jul 2021 | 034- The Journey of Holistic Sustainability with Grace Hull | 01:04:45 | |
Grace Hull, from Green Soul Grace, is a wise and wonderful young woman who is working to bring an intersectional understanding to sustainability. Within this episode, with your host Sheree Mack, they discuss:
Bio: Grace Hull is an environmental educator who created Green Soul Grace, a personal blog, shop and podcast to explore what conscious living really means, in the most holistic, inclusive and accessible way. She takes pleasure in encouraging and facilitating folks to begin or further their journey of holistic sustainability, and in celebrating how our cultural heritage shapes our sustainable practices.'
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| 12 Apr 2021 | 025- Herbalism and Ancient Medicine with Rasheeqa Ahmad | 00:53:18 | |
Rasheeqa Ahmad, Hedge Herbs - medical herbalist in the community in Walthamstow in north east London. Rasheeqa has been practicing with plant medicine for the last 8 years after studying herbal medicine in Glasgow and London. In this episode we talk about:
Bio: Rasheeqa Ahmad, Hedge Herbs - medical herbalist in the community in Walthamstow in north east London. She has been practicing with plant medicine for the last 8 years after studying herbal medicine in Glasgow and London. Rasheeqa's path has brought her ever more in the direction of herbalism as systems change, inside and out - partly inspired by being part of the Radical Herbalism Gathering organising crew since 2013, bring the politics to herbal medicine! Since qualifying, she has been mixing clinical practice with community collaborations and the sharing and spreading of knowledge as a way to deepen their connections with the earth around them and find more fitting ways of living together in our wild home. She enjoys developing herbal healthcare projects in diverse groups, sharing skills and resources and responding to needs and imbalances they see amongst them - these are some that she's part of currently, as well as her own practice: Mobile Apothecary - street solidarity herbal medicine distribution to fellow community members including people sleeping rough, and going through the asylum system in east London (currently Bethnal Green, Hackney & Dalston) Community Apothecary - patchwork of herb gardens in north London where we are growing herbs, making medicines and offering community training in plant medicine practice and cultural exchange (Waltham Forest borough)
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| 30 Sep 2020 | 007- Reconnecting with Nature for Mental Health and Healing with Shirley-Anne Bingham | 00:36:58 | |
"Nurturing something else into life has really helped my wellbeing – gently caring for something helped me learn to care for myself." Mind.org.uk We laugh and share our joys. We explore what we have to do in life in comparsion to what we really want to do. All the time Mother Nature being our constant companion leading and nurturing us with her wisdom and support. What you'll hear us talking about in this episode is:
Shirley-Anne Bingham was born and raised on the North Eastern coast and has never lived too far from the sea. Recently, she has made the move to rural Northumberland, with her husband, 2 teenage sons and 3 dogs. Where once were seagulls, seagulls and more seagulls now she watches woodpeckers, swallows, squirrels, pheasants and foxes In her work life, she is a wellbeing coach and counsellor specialising, in cancer care, bereavement and workplace issues. Her work is her passion, but can be emotionally draining as well as life affirming and rewarding. She has always, although sometimes subconsciously, used both writing and her connection to nature to support her mental well being. "There is nothing like getting your hands dirty with soil, watching the natural world unfurl with each season. It is one of the greatest joys of life." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 05 Nov 2021 | 041 - The Quest of City Girl in Nature aka Kwesia X | 00:48:42 | |
Welcome back to another episode of The Earth Sea Love Podcast. During Season 3, we are producing a number of mini series focusing on specific issues. In this episode with the lovely Kwesia Smith-Gul, known usually as City Girl in Nature, and your host Sheree Mack will be talking about:
Bio: Kwesia X Kwesia grew up in Deptford, an inner city area of South-East London. Along with many of her friends, neighbours and peers, who all experienced a great deal of the challenges that come with living in an area, and with people, who have often been neglected, excluded and marginalised. She struggled a great deal with making sense of senseless violence and trauma, she had faced, she found herself homeless, moving from sofa to sofa, and struggling with her mental health and well-being. Her life was chaotic, often harsh, without meaning or any sense of direction or purpose. At her lowest, she received what could be regarded as a gift and a blessing. An opportunity to be part of a British Exploring Society’s expedition to the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. She spent 3 weeks in a remote part of the jungle, with no phone or contact with the outside world, & with a group of people that she barely knew. This, in many ways, was a life-changing experience for her. She experienced the beauty of nature, where there was no judgement, just life teaming with energy and opportunity. And bonds of friendship and loyalty with strangers who had to discover ways to live and work together in order to be successful. On her return she started to think about connecting with other people, particularly with young people like herself, some of whom have never had the opportunity to experience anything other than poverty and hardship. She wanted to explore if a connection with nature, could touch them in a similar way that it had with herself. This led to the start of City Girl in Nature, as a way to give back to her community. To share her love and passion for the outdoors, and belief that everybody should have the chance to be healed, to be nourished, and to life with abundance. Please do join her on my journey and keep up-to date with progress. Twitter: City Girl in Nature
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| 12 Nov 2021 | 042 - For The Love of Food with Claire Ratinon | 01:01:46 | |
Today we're really excited to bring you an episode with Claire Ratinon, commissioned in conjunction with Northumberland National Park Authority's Future Landscapes Festival. Your host, Dr. Sheree Mack, really enjoyed finally getting to talk with Claire after following her work around organic gardening and decolonising horticulture for a while now. In this episode, they talk about:
Bio:
Claire Ratinon is an organic food grower and writer based in East Sussex. She has worked in a range of roles from growing produce for the Ottolenghi restaurant, Rovi to delivering growing workshops and talks to audiences including East London primary schools, community centres and educational institutions - both in person and online. Claire is passionate about the act of growing plants - especially edible ones - and the potential for it to be nourishing, connecting and healing. Her work seeks to engage in dialogues that interrogate the colonial legacy that is embedded in the practices of horticulture and agriculture. The stories we’ve been told and language that is used around these practices influences who feels able to do the work of growing plants which is why reclaiming a relationship to land is a radical and revolutionary act for many people of colour.
Bio Claire Ratinon is an organic food grower and writer based in East Sussex. Claire has grown edible plants in a variety of roles from growing organic vegetables for the Ottolenghi restaurant, Rovi to delivering growing workshops throughout London to audiences including primary schools, community centres and corporate clients. She has been invited to share her growing journey and experiences in talks and workshops for organisations including The Garden Museum, the Royal College of Art and West Dean College as well as having presented features for Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time. Her writing has been featured in The New Statesman, Bloom Magazine and Waitrose Magazine. She co-wrote a pamphlet entitled ‘Horticultural Appropriation’ for Rough Trade with artist, Sam Ayre and her first book, ‘How To Grow Your Dinner Without Leaving The House’ is out now.
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| 10 Nov 2020 | 013- Writing on Leaves with Niveen Kassem | 00:39:33 | |
Dr. Niveem Kassem is a PhD holder, tutorial assistant, trained mentor, editor, innovative and successful interpreter/translator. Currently Assistant Teaching Fellow in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures and a member of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Durham University, her research spreads across interdisciplinary strands, including cultural studies and heritage, memory, identity and trauma. As part of this, she tries to understand how the past shapes the collective and individual identity in the present. Niveen has also worked with Newcastle University as part of a research program introducing the North East’s Syriac community to the World Heritage site of memory, The Gertrude Bell Archive. Niveen finds in the vast and elegant landscapes a home for her inspiration where some of her best creations are developed/ born or even fermented while being out and about exploring the mysterious giant universe. More importantly, the natural world opens up her imagination and inspires her to translate her observations and feelings into creative narratives, writing lyrical prose and short stories. Although she trained and works as an academic, she's a life-long learner in this rollercoaster of life. In this episode we talk about:
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| 30 Sep 2020 | 006 - Coming back: we’ve been building our power | 00:17:09 | |
Our last episode was released July 27. Two months later, we bring you the next instalment of the podcast with an intimate and vulnerable monologue from Sheree Mack as some way of explaining our absence. There's the mention of the Summer holidays, losing her voice, break downs and break ups. But all explored within the framework of gaining clarity and power to move the podcast forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. | |||
| 30 Jul 2021 | 035 - Diversity Through Adventures with Pammy Johal | 00:45:30 | |
Dr Sheree Mack keeps her promise to deliver all of the recorded conversations so far for 2021 before the end of July, so she can go off for a well deserved rest. To see the season out she talks to Pammy Johal, an active outdoor practitioner about:
Bio: Pammy Johal, born in the 60’s in inner city Coventry to a Sikh immigrant family, at 16, a school trip introduced her to the mountains where she experienced the 'WOW' moment that changed her life. A force much bigger than her took her to explore wild landscapes of the world! Not something her parents or community were keen on. “It’s not what our girls do!.. what will everyone say??!!” Her drive was so strong she did it anyway at the risk of totally losing her world. She encountered many complex and painful challenges with people of all backgrounds including her own family/community. Through these emotional and physical challenges, she discovered her own core values. This was a journey of self-discovery, understanding and respecting differences and a passion for environmental protection. She has been an outdoor/environmental practioner since 1979 and in 1995 it struck her hard as she noticed the lack of Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic role models in the sector, at every level, from service users to Board level and felt very strongly this had to change. In 1995 she laid the foundation for what is now Backbone. Website: Backbone CIC Twitter: Backbone CIC Instagram: Backbone CIC Facebook: Backbone CIC
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| 15 Oct 2020 | 010- Talking about sexual reparenting and trauma with Betsy Perez | 01:06:24 | |
This episode has been moved up the queue so once you’ve listened to it you can jump onto Betsy’s offering happening Sunday 18 October 2020. Celebrate the Origins Workshop, where you’ll get the opportunity to learn how to listen to our bodies an discover your own unique origins stories from the carnal to the cosmic. Go check it out via the link above.
Betsy has also just started a podcast called Sexually Reparenting Myself.
Here are some of the things we talk about: * We check on in on the current situation which has warranted some time and space for reflection without guilt * What is a sexual reparenting and intimacy guide? * Dominican Voodoo * Adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse and trauma * Embracing the joy and pleasure through out bodies * Connecting with nature for a holistic way of healing * Black women’s bodies and shame * Inviting the body onto the page * African-Cuban spirituality * Plant healing * Getting in touch with our bodies physically * Sensual liberation *****Trigger warning: This episode along with the last one does mention and discuss childhood sexual abuse and trauma. *** Apologies for the sound quality on this episode also.
Betsy Peréz is a Sexual Reparenting and Intimacy Guide, Creative Wellness educator, writer, and performer who advocates for the overall health of Black adults whom experienced childhood sexual abuse. She marvels in the liberation that sensuality, creativity, holistic sex education, spirituality and compassionate witnessing birth through creative expression, and encourages other adults to begin their sexual healing process by sharing hers.
She is currently providing private and communal support via her practice, Papaya Om, and new podcast, Sexually Reparenting Myself.
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| 16 Nov 2020 | 015 - An Open and Honest Conversation about Racism, Nature and Camping with Jola Olafimihan - part 2 | 00:29:32 | |
Jola Olafimihan is a young woman who came to England to study and has experience many hardships and difficulties during her time here. This episode split into two parts explores what it's like to be a black women alone in a new and strange country and how Jola found a safe space at The Angelou Centre. "The Angelou Centre offers a range of holistic women-only* services for black and minoritised women across the North East. The organisation remains unique as one of the few remaining black-led women’s organisations in the north east of England, providing specialist support for black and minoritised women and children, locally, regionally and nationally." In this second instalment you will hear us talking about:
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| 03 Oct 2021 | 039 - Blended with Velda Thomas, Mammy Part 3 and 4 | 00:42:07 | |
This is the third and final episode of three where your host Dr. Sheree Mack is in conversation with Velda Thomas about her recent publication Blended - Perspectives on Belonging: A Participatory Notebook. In these special commissioned episodes Sheree and Velda talk books, writing and the creative process, while Velda reads extracts from Blended which they go on to explore with close readings for meaning and healing. In this episode while exploring the piece called 'Mammy part 3 and 4' they talk about:
Bio: Velda Thomas Born and educated in England, UK with biracial family ancestry sourced from Africa, the Caribbean and the America's. Healing modalities have always been of interest. Love of plants, herbal remedies, somatic and ritual experiences weave passion with grounded human experience for creativity and freedom of expression. Velda has worked as a kindergarten teacher, adult educator and birth doula. Currently a practicing massage therapist, sound practitioner and soul writer. Velda is a horsewoman, nature lover, mover of the body and world traveler. Currently living in Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula, USA.
A note from Velda. I feel that I am truly an incredibly blessed person to have been born at a time where it is possible for me to uncover more of who I truly am and manifest it as I feel it coming through me. I am birthing myself again and again, then putting parts to rest, peeling the fine layers away, letting go again and again. I continue to find more stillness, strength and clarity as I continue to walk my soul’s path and purpose. I am blessed with courage and the consciousness to face myself. If I am fortunate, I am left with something to share be it art, sound, support, presence, performance or simply the primal essence of my own human nature. I am honored to share what is here, right now, with you in this moment.
FB Velda Thomas www.veldathomas.com
Blended - Perspectives on Belonging: A Participatory Notebook.
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| 01 Dec 2020 | 018 - A lovely conversation with Avni Trivedi exploring bodywork, nature and wildness | 00:48:52 | |
In this super deluxe episode, we touch on so many issues and topics which are vital to moving through this world in our bodies. Out stories as women of colour, are no longer going unheard as we share our voices here. We hope if you're listening and enjoying what you Hera that you are sharing these episodes far and wide. Thank you. In this episode you'll hear us talking about:
Avni Trivedi is an experienced and intuitive practitioner using touch and movement to help people to connect with their bodily wisdom. She is a Women’s Health and Paediatric Osteopath, Birth Doula, Zero Balancer and Non-Linear Movement Teacher. Her podcast, Speak From the Body’ explores themes such as embodiment, stress, trauma, hormones and pleasure.
Website: Avni Touch IG: Avni Touch Twitter: Avni Touch
Black Ballad is a UK based lifestyle platform that seeks to tell the human experience through eyes of black British women.
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| 19 Sep 2021 | 037 - Blended with Velda Thomas, In Service | 00:42:31 | |
This is the first of three episodes where your host Dr. Sheree Mack is in conversation with Velda Thomas about her recent publication Blended - Perspectives on Belonging: A Participatory Notebook. In these special commissioned episodes Sheree and Velda talk books, writing and the creative process, while Velda reads extracts from Blended which they go on to explore with close readings for meaning and healing. In this episode while exploring the piece called 'In Service' they talk about:
Bio: Velda Thomas Born and educated in England, UK with biracial family ancestry sourced from Africa, the Caribbean and the America's. Healing modalities have always been of interest. Love of plants, herbal remedies, somatic and ritual experiences weave passion with grounded human experience for creativity and freedom of expression. Velda has worked as a kindergarten teacher, adult educator and birth doula. Currently a practicing massage therapist, sound practitioner and soul writer. Velda is a horsewoman, nature lover, mover of the body and world traveler. Currently living in Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula, USA.
A note from Velda. I feel that I am truly an incredibly blessed person to have been born at a time where it is possible for me to uncover more of who I truly am and manifest it as I feel it coming through me. I am birthing myself again and again, then putting parts to rest, peeling the fine layers away, letting go again and again. I continue to find more stillness, strength and clarity as I continue to walk my soul’s path and purpose. I am blessed with courage and the consciousness to face myself. If I am fortunate, I am left with something to share be it art, sound, support, presence, performance or simply the primal essence of my own human nature. I am honored to share what is here, right now, with you in this moment.
FB Velda Thomas www.veldathomas.com
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| 13 Mar 2021 | Season 2, 022 - pt. 1 - Trees and Journaling with Jackee Holder | 00:38:12 | |
Jackee Holder is an Executive and Leadership coach, coach supervisor, coach trainer, action learning set facilitator, intuitive facilitator, writer, published author, interfaith minister and creativity expert. Jackee works nationally and internationally with teams, groups and individuals. She is the author of Soul Purpose, Be Your Own Best Life Coach & 49 Ways To Write Yourself Well. In this episode we talk about:
To quote Jackee, “Journals are a room of your own.” Bio from website: Jackee is an executive leadership coach and coach trainer working across a range of sectors (further education, NHS, higher education, media, public sectors and cultural and creative industries). Her creative and intuitive approach brings learning and training alive whilst offering skilful facilitation and embodiment of coaching and personal development in real and practical ways. Jackee loves writing and is the author of ‘Soul Purpose’, ‘Be Your Best Life Coach’ and ‘49 Ways To Write Yourself Well’ (2013) and has been a contributing writer to several books and articles. Her work has been featured in Psychologies and Red Magazines and she was part of the successful Twinings Tea Take Ten campaign (2011) in partnership with Red and Psychologies magazines. Jackee writes almost everyday and is a prolific journal writer. When Jackee is not delivering coaching in businesses or organisations she’s busy running courses and retreats and writing e-books for writers and creative entrepreneurs. She supports writers of all levels in one to one coaching and mentoring. Jackee’s skill as a conference host and workshop facilitator has taken her across the globe. She’s delivered workshops and retreats in several US locations and the Caribbean. She recently co-chaired the Spirit Of Coaching conference featuring Sir John Whitmore at the Brahma Kumaris in London and can be booked as a facilitative host or keynote speaker for your events, conferences and seminars. On Jackee's website you'll be able to find a lot of free resources to support your journaling practice. Jackee can also be found on Instagram, where you'll able to get in touch with her to find out more about her new deck of Inner and Outer Self-discovery cards.
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| 19 Jun 2020 | Trailer | 00:02:19 | |
It's just the trailer. Juicy episodes to come ...
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| 09 May 2022 | Season 4 - Exploration Series 001 | 00:16:56 | |
Season 4 is here. Episode 045. Welcome to The Earth Sea Love Podcast at our new home here @Podbean. We're bringing a mini series of solo episodes from your host, Dr. Sheree Mack as she attempts to bring you up to speed with what's been happening behind the scenes during the hiatus/ winter break. We hope you enjoy listening. | |||
| 09 May 2022 | Season 4 - Exploration Series 002 | 00:12:39 | |
Season 4 is here. Episode 046 Welcome to The Earth Sea Love Podcast at our new home here @Podbean. We're bringing a mini series of solo episodes from your host, Dr. Sheree Mack as she attempts to bring you up to speed with what's been happening behind the scenes during the hiatus/ winter break. We hope you enjoy listening. | |||
| 27 Mar 2023 | 055 - Divided Energies/ Going Canny | 00:19:33 | |
March and another solo episode from your host of The Earth Sea Love Podcast, Dr. Sheree Mack. Sheree continues to share her healing journey with you as she reflects on the time past already in 2023, and what to expect in the coming months with guest conversations on the podcast. In this solo episode, Sheree talks about: * Holding herself accountable and showing up * One foot in Winter/ one foot in Spring * Procrastination - and healing or not! * Taking the time for consolidation of new learning * Listening * Recent outside gigs and commitments * Unburying the MIxmoir * Accepting was is her task and what is not her task * The episodes to come for Spring
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| 01 Aug 2022 | 049 - Letting Go to Root into Place with Jackee Holder | 01:00:28 | |
Welcome back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. It brings us great joy to share with you our next episode with the wise and wonderful Jackee Holder. Jackee was a guest on the podcast back in Season 2, with a two parts series of conversations with her around trees, journaling and claiming space outside. We had to ask her back this year because there has been so many changes in her life since. In this episode with your host Dr. Sheree Mack, Jackee talks about: * Moving to a new home * Rooting into place * Having to let go * Going through changes like nature * Learning to land where you land * The Willow Tree * Co-writing spaces * The power of women creating together in community * Rewinding with trees, writing maps * A reciprocal relationship with nature
Bio from website: Jackee is an executive leadership coach and coach trainer working across a range of sectors (further education, NHS, higher education, media, public sectors and cultural and creative industries). Her creative and intuitive approach brings learning and training alive whilst offering skilful facilitation and embodiment of coaching and personal development in real and practical ways. Jackee loves writing and is the author of ‘Soul Purpose’, ‘Be Your Best Life Coach’ and ‘49 Ways To Write Yourself Well’ (2013) and has been a contributing writer to several books and articles. Her work has been featured in Psychologies and Red Magazines and she was part of the successful Twinings Tea Take Ten campaign (2011) in partnership with Red and Psychologies magazines. Jackee writes almost everyday and is a prolific journal writer. When Jackee is not delivering coaching in businesses or organisations she’s busy running courses and retreats and writing e-books for writers and creative entrepreneurs. She supports writers of all levels in one to one coaching and mentoring. Jackee’s skill as a conference host and workshop facilitator has taken her across the globe. She’s delivered workshops and retreats in several US locations and the Caribbean. She recently co-chaired the Spirit Of Coaching conference featuring Sir John Whitmore at the Brahma Kumaris in London and can be booked as a facilitative host or keynote speaker for your events, conferences and seminars. On Jackee's website you'll be able to find a lot of free resources to support your journaling practice. Jackee can also be found on Instagram, where you'll able to get in touch with her to find out more about her new deck of Inner and Outer Self-discovery cards.
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| 06 Jun 2024 | Episode 065 - Exhaling Within Kinship with Charlotte Holmes | 00:45:41 | |
Welcome back. As promised, we're trying to keep The Earth Sea Love Podcast regular, every two weeks. So here we {BE}. Your host Dr Sheree Mack is super excited to be talking with Charlotte Holmes, who pregnant at the time, met Sheree through their work with the Race Equity Network within the National Trust and Black History Month 2023. Within this episode, Sheree and Charlotte enjoys a conversation around: * Sharing their happy news around pregnancy and motherhood * Situating themselves in places and home * Sharing who they {Be} and what they do * Connecting with nature and the land on their own terms * Education and career taking them away from their true selves * Exhaling within the kinship of Race Equity Network for the National Trust * Is the British countryside racist or not? * Witnessing People of the Global Majority taking up space in the countryside * Being visible enjoying nature *Accessing nature on our own terms with our ancestors * Museums and objects and changes
Bio: Charlotte Holmes, Curator and Assistant Director Engagement. Working part-time as Associate Director of Engagement for Birmingham Museums Trust and part-time Cultural Heritage Curator at the National Trust. Charlotte's passion and professional goals centre on connecting people with their histories and equipping people with the skills they need to fulfil their potential. She has excellent communication and research skills, which have allowed her to lead practice in a range of heritage settings. Charlotte frequently speaks at professional conferences, and facilitate workshops and public events. She loves what she does, and brings both emotion and intellect to her work, which includes exhibition interpretation, public events, and workshop and meeting facilitation. | |||
| 31 Jul 2023 | 060 - Introduction to Permaculture Design - A Mini Series | 00:22:17 | |
Hello and Welcome Back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. Dr Sheree Mack, your host here. I'll not lie. The promise I made at the beginning of 2023 of dropping at least one episode each month of the podcast was in the balance this month. July. A time I love to tie up loose end, retreat and rest. Call it the teacher in me, as I'm someone from time who loves to take the summer holidays off the clock. This year is no exception, except that I've just moved house and needed a rest more than ever. So this episode has been on the back burner. Knowing it's something I wanted to do, and promised to do, didn't help the process of getting it done. But finally it is here. I needed to get out of my head and just get into my body to produce it. I needed to get out of my way and just talk from the heart about my current learning. Permaculture Design. So I started a Permaculture Design Certificate course with Liz Postlethwaite this spring. It will take me a year to complete and along the way, I'm learning a lot of new things about regenerative systems and how to apply this to my practice and creative projects. I am just about getting into it now, after a slow, tentative, reluctant start as I discuss within this episode. I've been experiencing a fair about of conflict and tension about Permaculture and Permaculture Design basically because of its roots and their acknowledgment. So within this beginning episode of a mini series around Permaculture Design, I discuss: * the difference between Permaculture and Permaculture Design * the purpose of Permaculture Design * the ethics and principles of Permaculture Design * the creation of the terms and concepts of Permaculture Design * the indigenous roots of Permaculture Design * the roots of my conflict and tensions with Permaculture Design * what to expect in the forthcoming episodes of the mini-series.
Keep an eye out on The Earth Sea Love Zine over on substack for more thinking and discussions around the issues raised and practices learnt throughout this mini series as well as the Permaculture Design Certificate course as a whole.
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| 19 Jan 2023 | 051 - It’s all about the healing | 00:12:39 | |
It’s all about healing Welcome back to another episode from the mini series with your host of The Earth Sea Love Podcast, Dr. Sheree Mack. In this episode she explores the practice of healing and how difficult it can be. Talking about: * We are all connected so our healing is connected. * To heal, where do you start? * Paralysed with fear therefore doing nothing * Healing isn’t linear, it’s a life-long practice * Centring joy in the healing journey * Retraumatising self on this healing journey * More supportive practices for the healing journey. * What happens in times of uncertainty? * Anchors used through these times of uncertainty * Leaning into my breath in the moments of rest * Insight Timer - Building Healthy Habits Challenge 2023 | |||
| 20 Jun 2024 | Episode 066 - Be Okay In The Process with Sile Sibanda | 00:49:20 | |
Hello and Welcome Back, to the Earth Sea Love Podcast, with your host Dr Sheree Mack and special guest Sile Sibanda. Recorded back in February 2024, Dr Mack muses on how everything happens in good time. Editing this episode in June, Dr Mack realises she needed to listen to this episode again. To revisit and re-engage once more with what flowed throughout this conversation as the wisdom and insight were on point then as is now. In this episode you will listen to Dr Mack and Sile, radio presenter, talking about: * The concept of time * Circular living with the seasons * The Rasheedah Phillips' reading mentioned * The Joy of Sharing Knowledge * Situating ourselves with artificial plants * Fitting in creativity around different jobs * Colouring in and play as a practice * BNIR programme with identity on tyne * Connecting with nature as a child in Zimbabwe * Connecting with nature in the UK * Femininity and Nature * Belonging in Nature * Is the British countryside racist? * Not Black and White, either/ or but and/both * The BNIR Zine is here for free if you want it * Writing in Nature
Bio: Sile Sibanda is a Spoken Word Performer, BBC Radio Presenter, Events Host Creative Producer/facilitator and amateur dj. She has been involved in creative and community projects for over 12 years starting with a glee club at the age of 12 and speaking at the House of Lords. Recently, she hosted a conversation with former Sheffield Lord Mayor Magid Magid for the off the shelf Festival and Munroe Bergdorf for Shefest. Created a short film about belonging as part of the Migration Matters Festival. Sile became a creative producer for Storytrails, creating an immersive storytelling experience about untold stories of people living in Sheffield. Had a debut dj set at tramlines fringe and facilitates creative writing workshop for primary school and community groups.
Let’s connect @silesibanda – on all social media platforms W silesibanda.com
For BBC content sile.sibanda@bbc.co.uk Listen to my shows on BBC Sounds Nominate the person in your community making a difference
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| 20 Feb 2023 | 054 - Why We Heal after Alex Elle | 00:08:08 | |
You have just joined another solo episode with the host of The Earth Sea Love Podcast, Dr. Sheree Mack as she takes the time and energy to share with you her healing journey of 2023, so far!
This episode starts with another quote from Alex Elle, which states, "We heal to make space, to redefine ourselves and our narratives. To expand and become better. To forgive, create new possibilities, and move forward. To build community and create bonds. We heal to release shame, manifest self-love, create autonomy, and begin again. We heal to redefine ourselves, face our fears, and develop self-trust. We heal to mend relationships and deepen connections with those around is. We heal to get free. " Alex Elle, How We Heal: Uncover Your Power and Set Yourself Free ( 2022, p.12)
Following this quote, Sheree shares about her issue around considering herself 'enough' and then continues to share her 10 reasons for wanting to heal, taken from Elle's book. Here are the sentence starters as mentioned in this episode which also appear in Alex Elle's book and can be used by you to think about what you need to heal also. Ten Reasons Why I Heal ( p.18 of How We Heal)
I am healing because I want ... I am healing because I need ... I am healing because I deserve ... I am healing because I feel ... I am healing because I see ... I am healing because I love ... I am healing because I my ... I am healing because I am ... I am healing because I can ... I am healing because I choose ... | |||
| 05 Jul 2024 | Episode 067 - The Beingness of Embodiment with Christian Totty | 01:05:31 | |
Welcome back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. So glad that you’ve come back to us. This episode, as we hurtle towards Summer, was recorded close to the Spring Equinox with Christian Totty. Christian has a Healing Arts Practice and a juicy Substack newsletter called Wholly Earth. In this episode, talking with your host Dr. Sheree Mack, Christian explores: * Being thankful * Situating ourselves in the landscape * The Spring Equinox quickening of season’s change * Hold both at the same time - grief and the quickening * Ruth Gilmore -‘ life is precious, life is precious ‘ * Astrological eclipses and change * Finding those ways of being present * What is a healing arts practice? * The reluctance around embracing herbal medicine * The slowdown and being present * Tapping into the unknown and our ancestors * Childhood experiences with grandmother * Theatre and community arts can save you * Taping into astrology later in life as a thru-line * Multidisciplinary practices are necessary * Embracing liminal spaces * What is embodiment? * Abbey Lincoln and Wholly Earth * The Nature Writing Collection on Christian's Substack * Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Clearing
Bio: Bio Christian Totty (she/her) is an Afro-Indigenous mother, gardener, and interdisciplinary healing artist based in northwest Ohio in the traditional homelands of the Kickapoo, Shawnee, and Miami peoples. Through her work, Christian explores rituals, embodiment, intersectionality, and interdependence. | |||
| 22 Oct 2024 | Episode 070 - Wajid Hussain, Creative in The Lake District National Park | 00:50:04 | |
We are so exited to bring you a special mini series of podcast episodes created in collaboration with identity on tyne and their Black Nature in Residence Programme. Created and project coordinated by your host Dr Sheree Mack, the Black Nature in Residence Programmed (BNIR) aims to offer creative opportunities within nature for the global majority. Started in 2019, the Black Nature in Residence Programme not only offers time and space in nature for creatives, focusing on the creative process and practices rather than putting the pressure on to produce produce and produce. The process is the focus rather than the outputs and outcomes. identity on tyne believes that when you give creatives the time and space to {BE}, something magical happens in the way they see themselves and their practice. The creatives have permission to play, experiment and create on their own terms. And nature is the guide in this process. In this episode Sheree talks to Wajid Hussain about his residency in the Lake District. They talk about: * Where Wajid is situated * Who he be? * How he has developed from BNIR to BNIR 2:0 * How he has been rehabilitating after covid * What he's focusing on within his residency * Being present in nature and observing * Demystifying the creative * Self-care as a creative practitioner
Bio: Wajid Hussain’s deepest passion is the ability of words, both spoken and visual, to connect with people from all walks of life. What makes his creative journey unique is how he’s blended his engineering background and cultural heritage into art. It's a blend of the sensory and the intellectual, where stories come to life through multiple senses. Wajid often combines poetry, word streams, and abstract illustrations to stir emotions and thoughts. Live poetry performances, commissioned projects, and visual creations are all part of his artistic toolkit. His fervour for artistic expression propels his mission: to inspire and empower others to embrace their creativity while providing safe spaces that amplify their voices. Dear Deddy-ji (Waterloo Press, 2012), Wajid’s first published collection of prose poems is dedicated to his late Father, covers themes fatherhood, legacy and identity. | |||
| 22 Oct 2024 | Episode 071 - Nadia Emam, Creative in The North York Moors National Park | 00:53:56 | |
We are so exited to bring you a special mini series of podcast episodes created in collaboration with identity on tyne and their Black Nature in Residence Programme. Created and project coordinated by your host Dr Sheree Mack, the Black Nature in Residence Programmed (BNIR) aims to offer creative opportunities within nature for the global majority. Started in 2019, the Black Nature in Residence Programme not only offers time and space in nature for creatives, focusing on the creative process and practices rather than putting the pressure on to produce produce and produce. The process is the focus rather than the outputs and outcomes. identity on tyne believes that when you give creatives the time and space to {BE}, something magical happens in the way they see themselves and their practice. The creatives have permission to play, experiment and create on their own terms. And nature is the guide in this process. In this episode Sheree talks to Nadia Emam about her residency in the North York Moors. They talk about: * Where Nadia is situated * Who she be? * How Nadia's residency has been going? * How has her practice been changing during this time? * Taking time out in nature to be * Journey back home to Egypt and Scarborough * Working with predominately white organisations * Anti-racism training * Black-led creative projects *Healing in nature * Next steps within the residence
Bio: Nadia Emam is a a freelance director for theatre and film, working as an actor, poet and dramaturg. She has over 10 years experience as a facilitator in drama & poetry with young people, adults and communities working with Sheffield People’s Theatre, Aesthetica Film Festival + BFI NETWORK and The Crucible. Nadia’s practice is fuelled by kindness, silliness, inspiring creativity to nourish and build confidence.
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| 12 Jul 2022 | 048: The PrivilegeTo Be of Community Serve with Dr. Geeta Ludhra | 00:49:49 | |
To mark the 2nd anniversary of The Earth Sea Love Podcast, we are bringing you two special episodes.
The second episode is with the lovely and wise, Dr. Geeta Ludhra. Geeta, a Lecturer in Education at Brunel University, talks about the walking group she set up after recently moving to The Chilterns, Dadima. In this episode we also talk about: * the privilege of living in a certain place * the meaning of the name 'Dadima' * the grandmother figure and wisdom within diverse cultures * an embodied connection with nature * being a seeker of knowledge, culture and connection * the diversity of nature connections and amplifying these stories * walking, self-care and nature * nature and creativity * the trauma baton and choosing joy * the privilege of serving community * future plans and dreams.
Bio: DR GEETA LUDHRA (A British-born South Asian woman, of Hindu religious background. She/her) Dr Geeta Ludhra lives in the Chilterns, after living in Slough, Hounslow and Nottinghamshire. She was raised within humble circumstances, as the daughter of first-generation South Asian parents who settled from India in the early 60s. Geeta’s heritage, education journey and research interests bring a unique lens as a Board Member of the Chilterns Area of Natural Beauty. Geeta is passionately committed to diversity and representation in relation to natural landscapes as inclusive green spaces for all. Geeta works as a Lecturer in Education at Brunel University, where she teaches across Postgraduate programmes and engages in academic research. She is currently researching her book on ‘successful’ South Asian women. Her background is rooted in primary school teaching and leadership, where she has worked across diverse London schools, specialising in English. Her working interests touch on women’s studies, social inclusion in education, anti-racism, and respectful ways of working with more ‘hard-to-reach’ communities. As part of her community interests, Geeta runs a registered community enterprise, where she promotes intergenerational heritage cooking and storytelling, monthly nature walks and leads a women’s writing group.
Instagram: @_dadimas Twitter: @educatinggeeta | |||
| 14 Jun 2023 | 059-We All Already Belong With Mindy Tsonas | 00:42:15 | |
Happy June Soon the Summer Solstice will be amongst us, here in the Northern Hemisphere, so let us take this moment from The Earth Sea Love Podcast to wish you LIGHT! And thank you for coming back for a listen to our next episode. We are so proud that we are continuing to bring you, our listeners, beautiful and thought-provoking episodes which we hope inspire and support your healing and creative journeys. This episode your host, Dr Sheree Mack is talking with Mindy Tsonas, a maker and creator of spaces where healing and radical change are welcome. In this episode the conversation explores: * place in nature * {BEING} is a changing thing * the magic of seeds * how we must put ourselves in the way of belonging * how we all already belong * dismantling the stories that we don't belong * taking inspiration and wisdom from nature * our interconnectedness * self care is community care * radicale and radical - the root of it all * generative practices and systems * creativity and nature * co-creation and community * giving indigenous practices and wisdom their proper respect and recognition.
Bio: Mindy Tsonas is a maker, manyeo and cultural organizer who facilitates circles of creativity, collective belonging and care. She believes in using art and alchemy as mediums for generative connection, somatic healing and radical change. As a transracial, transnational adopted person from the South Korean diaspora, this deeply informs her embodied perspective on land and lineage throughout all of her work and organizing. Links: Mindy's Website: witchcraftivism.com Instagram: @mindytsonaschoi Patreon: Community, Art and practices https://www.patreon.com/mindytsonaschoi Substack: Writing & Stories https://mindytsonaschoi.substack.com/ (should be up by the time this airs) Collective Belonging: @collectivebelonging collectivebelonging.com
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| 16 Jan 2023 | The Earth Sea Love Podcast is back - 2023 | 00:15:13 | |
Season 5 - Episode 050 - Welcome to The Earth Sea Love Podcast of 2023. Thank you for being here. Thank you for sticking with us. In this solo episode, part of a mini series around healing, your host, Dr. Sheree Mack talks openly and honestly about: * The projections for 2023 for the podcast after a moment of hiatus * Our perceptions of time * Energy cycles that ebb and flow * A commitment to release an episode for the the podcast each month * Marking my healing journey of 2023 and what looks like * The Matriarch of Healing in my Lineage, taken from Alex Elle * Ancestral healing backwards and forwards * Practices that are supporting this healing journey * The Earth Sea Love Zine on Substack. | |||
| 26 Jan 2023 | Being An Inner Healer | 00:15:38 | |
You have just joined another solo episode with the host of The Earth Sea Love Podcast, Dr. Sheree Mack as she takes the time and energy to share with you her healing journey of 2023, so far!
This episode starts with a quote from Alex Elle, which states, " give yourself permission to mend slowly, and sweetly, and in due time. there's no need to rush your healing, there's no need to "get over it" today - or even tomorrow. let your process lead you. make space for your grief to teach you something."
Sheree follows up this quote from Alex Ella with a discussion around: * We all need to heal * Getting her fur fix on through dog sitting * Sharing another practice of her healing process - oracle cards * The Earthcraft Oracle by Juliet Diaz and Lorriane Anderson and illustrated by Danielle Boodoo-Fortune * Pulling number 13 - Inner Healer card * Choosing to take trauma and transforming it into medicine * Shining light and confronting pain | |||
| 15 Oct 2024 | Episode 069 - Live From the Tremula Festival with Alinah Azadeh | 01:05:59 | |
Welcome back to a very special episode of The Earth Sea Love Podcast. After four years of recording the podcast, with this nearly being our seventh episode, we bring you our first LIVE face to face recorded conversation. We are really excited to share a live face to face recording that took place during the wonderful Tremula Festival on Saturday 21 September 2024. The Tremula Festival, the first of its kind, was a selections of talks, production skills and workshops focusing on the connection between audio, the outdoors and the activism happening in those spaces. Your podcast host, Dr. Sheree Mack, was invited along to take part by the lovely Francesca Turauskis,Founder and Lead Producer of the Tremula Network. And it was Fran who introduced Sheree to Alinah Azadeh, the guest of this special podcast. We are so pleased to share this episode with you as it was such a powerful conversation between the two creatives. The conversation covers: * where the podcast is taking place in terms of situating themselves * responding to the question, who you be? * being radical/ creating radical situations within culture and the arts * nature connection explored through art projects within community * writing stories set in the future * being the Seven Sisters' writer in residence and creating a writing community of the global majority * creating a major audio walk in collaboration along the South Downs coastline - WE HEAR YOU NOW * Alinah reading a section from her speculative fiction story based in 2053, WE HEAR YOU NOW * You can read this story yourself at Alinah's substack, The Colour of Chalk * the two kinds of legacies which have been created through WE HEAR YOU NOW * the criminal damage that has happened to this public artwork * responses to the South Downs National Park Press Statement about the racialised attack against this walking trail * the trauma experienced of having our stories erased for centuries * the power of the collective voice in pushing back against racism * the difficulty of putting into practice black-led projects for everyone involved * what does 'Landscape for All' translate into, in practice, or should mean * progress in the use of language used to describe us by others, taking the lead from us * Alinah's childhood and being brought up within nature * more opportunities are welcomed to meander and wander and wonder with people within the landscape * how the power of audio can be used to cross boundaries and borders * followed by questions from the audience.
Bio: Alinah Azadeh is a writer, artist, performer and cultural activist of British Iranian heritage. She uses writing, audio, and live practices to create poetic narratives that activate spaces, amplifying untold or overlooked stories and future imaginings. Alongside a 30-year visual arts career, Azadeh has been published, most recently in Best British Short Stories 2023 (Salt) with The Beard, a feminist tale of power, hair and revolution. As first ever writer-in-residence at Seven Sisters Country Park and Sussex Heritage Coast 2020-23, for South Downs National Park, she led We See You Now, a decolonial landscape and literature programme exploring the coast through the lens of climate change & justice, loss, migration and belonging. This led to her podcast The Colour of Chalk and the co-writing and curation of We Hear You Now, an audio and performance series of poetry, speculative fiction and myth by women and non-binary writers of Black and global majority heritage, now installed on 14 Listening Posts across the coast and online, co-funded by Arts Council England. Alinah is working on numerous writing projects and commissions, including her artist memoir and is also Writing Our Legacy/ Changing Chalk Associate Artist for The National Trust.
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| 10 May 2023 | 057 - Feel good, safe and loved with Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson | 01:08:24 | |
May is here and full of the joys of Spring. Here at The Earth Sea Love Podcast, we're full of joy to bring you this conversation with the wonderful Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson. Lateisha is a Black queer feminist interdisciplinary artist and social-justice practitioner/community-healing organiser of Jamaican heritage based in London. Within this episode with your host Dr. Sheree Mack, Lateisha talks about: * focusing on how we feel instead of what we want * water connections and healings * community land trusts * listening and asking questions * who do you be instead of what do you do? * creating healing spaces for community * having the purpose of staying alive * trauma living in the body * being in right relationship with ourselves and nature * revolution and liberation = community * rest and safety * grieving and nature * our ancestors' relationships to water and the land and recognising * making spaces for joy and play in nature * how we repair and heal what colonialism has done and been doing * bringing our words into the word takes time and creative fugitivity * doing the work to unshame self * burn out can teach us many things * "we're gonna be alright!" x
Bio: Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson is a Black queer feminist interdisciplinary artist and social-justice practitioner/community-healing organiser of Jamaican heritage based in London. Their writing, art-making, facilitation, consultancy and nature-work practices are tools to creatively embody knowledges that interrupt ongoing systems of colonial-imperial oppression(s), in order to activate spaces for deep healing. In their practice they meditate + dream upon what it means to be well? To connect, belong and love freely. Their transformative lived experiences of gender, race, class, survivorship, neurodivergence and illness inform their offerings and approaches - being drawn to the revolutionary possibilities of sci-fi / eco-futurism, magic + ritual + ceremony and communal gathering-archiving as ancestral pathways and political strategies to reimagine resistance and remember revolutionary possibilities for the new world in creation. Lateisha is currently working on their debut poetry pamphlet, ~the heart is a holding~ supported by Rotterdam residences: International Collaborative Urban art projects / Foundation B.a.d and published by Burning Eye Books Autumn 2023. They are also developing their interdisciplinary performance - installation work s/he breathe/s, supported by Raze Collective, Stanley Arts and Arts Council England showing in Summer 2023. You can also visit their current work Meeting At The Altar Of Us, a collaborative text and sound work offering as part of Bloom Collective's contributions to Meera Shakti Osborne's department of Unruly histories archive and exhibition at Cubitt in spring 2023. Previous work includes An Offering // an installation of a world-building, to come- back to home… weaving poetry-film, sound, documentary, text, and plant medicine portals. Commissioned residency and exhibition by Bethlem Gallery: An Ecology Of Mind (2022). Lateisha has written extensively through residencies and commissions, including Camden Art Centre: The Botanical Mind, Wretched Of The Earth (BIPOC climate justice collective), [Performance space]: PSX 10, Live Art Development Agency, Artsadmin: Apocalypse Reading Room curated by Ama Josephine Budge, Chelsea Physic Garden: Queer Botany, Apples & Snakes, She Grrrowls, Dada Fest / Yewande 103 and is a Roundhouse and Hammer & Tongue Poetry Slam Finalist. Lateisha facilitates community-healing workshops and activity-based immersive installations across art, education and community spaces. Including, Queer Youth Art Collective, Healing Justice Ldn and Colours LGBTIQIA+ youth arts as well as institutions incl. Migration museum, Barbican and Autograph. They founded TO THE RITUAL KNOWLEDGE OF REMEMBERING - that took shape as an immersive 3 day coastal retreat supported by LADA, and online public-programme as part of 12o collective’s curator residency (2020-2021). You can connect with Lateisha here @lateisha_davine or pop down to Hackney City Farm where they are training as a Beekeeper 🐝 ---
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| 23 Jan 2023 | We Are All Worthy of Love | 00:15:16 | |
Welcome back to another episode from your host Dr. Sheree Mack, where she is sharing her healing journey for 2023. In this episode, Sheree starts with a poem. 'When George Met Anita, Bradford 1968.' Taken from Sheree's first full collection of poetry titled, Family Album, 2011, Flambard Press, Sheree shares this poem to shed light on the love she witnessed between her mum and dad while growing up. Also in this episode, Sheree talks about: * The love between soulmates * The love of a good woman can save a life * The story of her marriage breakdown * The grieving to healing journey * The expectations of marriage * Committing to spending time alone to heal * The power of love as a healing resource * As a Blackwoman in white supremacy culture * Listening to the podcast, Soft Where? by Ayana Zaire Cotton * To be in relationship with love and care * Testing the healing process.
" We are all worthy go love, we are all worthy of care, we are all worthy of possibilities." Ayana Zaire Cotton | |||
| 23 May 2024 | Episode 064 - Choosing The Freedom to Rest with Juanita Valture | 00:45:43 | |
Hello and Welcome back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. It's been a hot minute since we've shared one of our awesome conversations. But we're back now with your host Dr. Sheree Mack, getting over the mental and emotional and psychological blocks she created herself around the podcast and YouTube to bring you the podcast in its original form. The voices of inspiring women, feminine and non-binary people who are Black, Indigenous or a Person of Colour and their connection with Mother Nature.
In this episode, Sheree has a conversation with Juanita Valture, is a South African born, Bristol based Creative Studio Manager, amateur potter and volunteer hike leader. In this episode they all about: * Stepping away from employment to rest * Retreating from 'life' in order to find space and rest * Recognising that things need to change instead of staying in the same loop * Taking the leap and trusting that the universe will provide * Trusting and Intuition *Leaning into the belief in abundance rather than scarcity *Creativity and Sustainability and Regenerative * Making small changes in our day to day lives * Creating a Race Equity Network within the National Trust * Research into racism in rural settings could be retraumatising for volunteers * Rhiane Fatinikun MBE, Creator of Black Girls Hike UK * Diversifying Mountain Leadership within the UK * Rest is active * Mindful Pottery and moments within nature to {BE}
Bio: Juanita Valture is a South African born, Bristol based Creative Studio Manager, amateur potter and volunteer hike leader. Her love of the outdoors began from an early age, but her time working at the National Trust was where she discovered a profound connection with nature; and taking on the role as co-chair of the Race Equity Network allowed her to delve into the intersection of sustainability and creativity, advocating for inclusivity and representation in outdoor spaces. Recognising the disparities in access, safety and representation, particularly within Black spaces, Juanita has dedicated herself to fostering change by volunteering as a hike leader with Black Girls Hike, striving to create a safe space for Black women to connect and explore the beauty of nature. Juanita aims to become a qualified mountain leader to address the lack of representation in outdoor leadership, as currently there are only two Black female mountain leaders in the UK. Her hope is that this will pave the way for others and champion diversity in outdoor leadership.
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| 26 Apr 2023 | 056 - Creative Alchemy with Anatalia Vallez | 00:43:29 | |
Welcome back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. We're very happy to share with you our first conversation episode of 2023. Your host, Dr. Sheree Mack is talking to Anatalia Vallez. Anatalia is a writer, actor, and creative alchemist from California, United States with roots in Guerrero, Mexico. Addressing everything from migration, machismo and our relationship to nature, she seeks to find intimate truths and plant seeds through art. In this episode they talk about: * Gratitude * When Sheree and Anatalia first met * Where Anatalia is calling in from * What is Anatalia's relationship with nature * What does Anatalia do? Who do she be? * The art making process * The Most Spectacular Mistake, Anatalia's writing * What it was like to release a collection of poetry during a pandemic *The benefits of listening * Remembering our ancestors * Belonging to nature * Homies who submit - writing and publishing
Bio: Anatalia Vallez is a writer, actor, and creative alchemist from California, United States with roots in Guerrero, Mexico. Addressing everything from migration, machismo and our relationship to nature, she seeks to find intimate truths and plant seeds through art. She is the author of the poetry collection: The Most Spectacular Mistake (FlowerSong Press, 2020) which has been featured in the LA Times, LibroMobile and KPFK Radio’s Nuestra Voz. Currently completing her MFA in Television, Film and Theatre at Cal State Los Angeles this Spring, she's also working on a second collection of poetry and curating a virtual BIPOC-centered community called Homies Who Submit. Subscribe to Anatalia's newsletter: Substack newsletter Purchase a signed copy of The Most Spectacular Mistake Follow Homies Who Submit on Instagram and Twitter Support Anatalia on Patreon or Ko-Fi | |||
| 22 Oct 2023 | 061 - Black Nature Walking The Way - Dr. Sheree Mack | 00:22:21 | |
Hello and Welcome back to a special episode of The Earth Sea Love Podcast. Your host, Dr. Sheree Mack, is recoding this episode out on location while walking The West Highland Way. A 96 mile hike from the lowlands to the highlands of Scotland, running through some of the most breathtaking, iconic and remote parts of Scotland, this is a life-changing long distance hike, which is Sheree's third attempt at completing. During this episode, you'll hear Sheree talking through the wind and rain about: * the walk and the stages she's walking * what is happening with the podcast for the rest of the year * what is happening with the podcast in 2024 * what her dreams are concerning walking * what it's like to walk the way and what it means to Sheree * looking for diversity on the trails * collaborating with identity on tyne with their new project * the Black Nature in Residence programme
The call out details for the Black Nature in Residence programme which will see 5 creatives of the global majority in 5 Northern National Parks can be found here. The closing date for applications is 31st October 2023. For images of the Way, please check out the Earth Sea Love website for this episode. | |||
| 26 Apr 2024 | 063 - The Palimpsest Episode | 00:21:57 | |
Hello again and welcome to the Earth Sea Love Podcast. Episode 063 is a special episode being released in connection to the walkshops we completed in 2023 with a number of groups of the global majority with the help of funding from the Northumberland National Park Communities Fund. Northumberland National Park Communities Fund was a grant scheme set up for communities within the North-East of England to create projects that supported and contributed to the National Parks remit of being designated for everyone. This grant helped us in supporting the Northumberland National Park's purpose of becoming more welcoming to more and different people.
Within this episode, your host, Dr. Sheree Mack talks about: * her love affair with the concept of Palimpsest * the different definitions and meanings of the term Palimpsest * how the practice of Palimpsest turns up in her creative practice * how Palimpsest was used within walkshops in Northumberland National Park * what the participants of the walkshops have to say about their connection to nature.
Music within this episode is Melatonin Dub by Jangwa from Free Music Archive | |||
| 22 Oct 2024 | Episode 072 – Testament, Creative in The Yorkshire Dales National Park | 00:56:01 | |
We are so exited to bring you a special mini series of podcast episodes created in collaboration with identity on tyne and their Black Nature in Residence Programme. Created and project coordinated by your host Dr Sheree Mack, the Black Nature in Residence Programmed (BNIR) aims to offer creative opportunities within nature for the global majority. Started in 2019, the Black Nature in Residence Programme not only offers time and space in nature for creatives, focusing on the creative process and practices rather than putting the pressure on to produce produce and produce. The process is the focus rather than the outputs and outcomes. identity on tyne believes that when you give creatives the time and space to {BE}, something magical happens in the way they see themselves and their practice. The creatives have permission to play, experiment and create on their own terms. And nature is the guide in this process. In this episode Sheree talks to Testament about his residency in the Yorkshire Dales. They talk about: * Where Testament is situated * What he does and how he came to doing this? * How Testament 's residency has been going? * Testament's research and critical tabulations around the runaway slave Thomas Anson ( Apologies for using Hansen in the podcast introduction) * Fugitive and fugitivity * Being artists and the mycelium network * Patterson Joseph and his 2022 debut novel The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho * Self-care practices
Bio: Testament is an acclaimed writer, spoken word artist, playwright and rapper. He is currently based in West Yorkshire. Testament’s work has received praise from a wide range of voices including Lemn Sissay, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, writer and graphic novelist Alan Moore (Watchmen/ V for Vendetta), actor and writer Patterson Joseph, BBC presenter Lauren Laverne and the originator of Hip- Hop DJ Koolherc. Testament is passionate about using words to connect communities and ideas, and in so doing challenge assumptions and start conversations. Testament has worked as a freelance artist since 2007, teaching, writing and performing nationally and internationally. As well as writing and performing, Testament has done extensive work as an educator and workshop facilitator. Before becoming a writer, as a musician in 2009 Testament released an acclaimed album No Freedom Without Sacrifice under his “Homecut” moniker featuring Grammy Winner Corinne Bailey Rae, MOBO winner Soweto Kinch and US rap legend J-Live among others. He also features on the MOBO jazz nominated album Faces by David Lyttle. | |||
| 12 Jul 2022 | 047 - ’Nothing On Your Back’: Freedom, Spirituality and Creativity with Marcia Ley | 00:42:13 | |
To mark the 2nd anniversary of The Earth Sea Love Podcast, we are bringing you two special episodes.
The first episode, 047: 'Nothing On Your Back': Freedom, Spirituality and Creativity with Marcia Ley, is such a juicy, fulfilling listen. Marcia Ley, an Artist, Cyclist, lover of nature, based in the North-East of England, shares how she is inspired by nature in her attempt to bring this awesomeness into her practice. A painter and printmaker, and a sticker, Marcia uses her artwork to say thank you to Mother Nature. In this episode, we talk about her practice, her Christianity, a Christian green movement, getting outdoors alone as well as with a group of women cycling. Outdoors can be Marcia's sanctuary, inspiration, wonder and joy. Take a listen to this episode and be inspired yourself as nature get's her own back in so many wonderful and awesome ways. Thanks for listening and enjoy.
Bio: Marcia Ley is an Artist , Cyclist , lover of nature , van lady, person of faith , collector and walker. My work responds to all of these elements. I feel deeply connected to the natural world and I’m passionate about improving our care for it. I work in the medium of printmaking, painting and collage. My home workshop Garden Press is a space for my personal practice ,small group and one to one tuition . Website: Marcia Ley Instagram: @marcia.ley and @garden_press | |||
| 22 Oct 2024 | Episode 073 - Jola Olafimihan, Creative in Northumberland National Park | 01:07:56 | |
We are so exited to bring you a special mini series of podcast episodes created in collaboration with identity on tyne and their Black Nature in Residence Programme. Created and project coordinated by your host Dr Sheree Mack, the Black Nature in Residence Programmed (BNIR) aims to offer creative opportunities within nature for the global majority. Started in 2019, the Black Nature in Residence Programme not only offers time and space in nature for creatives, focusing on the creative process and practices rather than putting the pressure on to produce produce and produce. The process is the focus rather than the outputs and outcomes. identity on tyne believes that when you give creatives the time and space to {BE}, something magical happens in the way they see themselves and their practice. The creatives have permission to play, experiment and create on their own terms. And nature is the guide in this process. In this episode Sheree talks to Jola Olafimihan about her residency in the North York Moors. They talk about: * Where Jola is situated * Who she be? * What progression has there been from BNIR to BNIA 2:0? * Nigerian indigo dying technique Adire * Having two homes and combining them within this residency * Walking groups both white and global majority * Disconnection from nature and the consequencs * Healing with nature * Black-led creative projects * Solastalgia * Racism and harm and self-care practices
Bio: Jola Olafimihan writes as a way of understanding all that is around her. She writes as a form of mindful practise and a way to focus her mind. She’s an industrious individual with a conscientious and positive attitude towards her work, creating, and exploration of new themes. She’s a resilient and a forward-thinking creative, who likes developing her skill set. She’s an independent thinker who takes the initiative, self-driven to achieve success on independent projects such as being writer in residence for Durham Wildlife Trust (2020- 22), where she developed original pieces of writings and artworks. | |||
| 18 Jul 2024 | Episode 068 - Right to Roam with Nadia Shaikh | 00:59:12 | |
Hello and welcome back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. This is the last episode of the summer before we return in September with the special episodes created in collaboration identity on tyne and the Black Nature in Residence programme. In this episode, your host, Dr. Sheree Mack is talking to the lovely and knowledgeable Nadia Shaikh. Calling in from the Isle of Bute, they talk about: * Situating themselves * The Isle of Bute and Scotland * Land Justice Activism * What is the Right to Roam? * Land ownership * Scotland's Right to Roam * Colonialism upon British soil * The Raven Network * The Earth Sea Love Episodes exploring Racial Equity Network of the National Trust * You don't have to know the names to have a relationship with nature
Bio is: Nadia Shaikh is a naturalist and ornithologist who has worked in nature conservation for over 14 years. She left the sector to focus on the links between our legacy of land ownership, limited access to nature and the link to biodiversity loss. She is co-director of the Right to Roam Campaign and is one of the authors of Wild Service. She founded The Raven Network, a group for people of colour who work in the nature conservation and environment sector, the network seeks to understand how to decolonizing the way we think about nature conservation.
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| 07 Dec 2023 | 062-The Earth Sea Love Podcast Coming To YouTube | 00:19:32 | |
Episode 062, ending season 5. This is a recent episode recorded by your host, Dr Sheree Mack while walking the North-East coast and taking you along with her. While filling her creative pot, Sheree shares the road ahead for the podcast with season 6 in 2024. As the Earth Sea Love Podcast diversifies its guests, while partnering with identity on tyne with their Black Nature in Residence Programme 2:0, they also thought it might be a good idea to broaden the audience through a Youtube channel. Here at Earth Sea Love CIC , they are just trying to tie everything in with the podcast, the zine, the website and the YouTube channel. Let's see how it goes but they're excited. In this episode, Sheree walks and talks about eating out there and giving herself the gift of time and space. Not working to any agenda and changing up perspectives so she can work within a system which is beneficial for her wholeness. | |||
| 31 May 2023 | 058 - Developing An Ancestral Healing Practice With Catherine Lucktaylor | 00:53:23 | |
Hey there! Hope you are well and welcome back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. We’re so happy that you’ve decided to spend some time with us again. We’re so happy to welcome back to the podcast, Catherine Lucktaylor. Catherine was a guest back in December 2020 in episode 20, when she talked about her ceramics practice, Raku ceramics and being inspired by the wild Cornish coast. In this episode Catherine is talking with your host, Dr Sheree Mack about: * Being inspired by the sea within our art practice * Appreciating nature and the wild Cornish landscape * The project that came out of the Developing Your Creative Practice grant * A new body of work - Mothers of the Moon* A local exhibition with grief ritual ceremony, Newlands Art Gallery * Ancestral Healing of the Self * Claiming Space within the Landscape * Adinkra symbols wisdom and energies * Becoming an Ancestral Practitioner * Listening to the ancestors and what that can mean and look like * Working within the community with the youth * Future Offerings from Catherine
Bio: Catherine Lucktaylor is an artist and healer based in west Cornwall, UK. She has over 30 years’ experience in art and spiritual practices. She specialises in Raku fired ceramics and creates sacred spaces for ritual and healing. Catherine incorporates her Ghanaian/West African and British/Celtic heritage within her work, combined with her love of nature and connection with nature spirits. Catherine is currently training as an Ancestral Healing Practitioner with Daniel Foor and Ancestral Medicine and will be offering Ancestral Healing sessions soon. You can sign up to the waitlist here: https://mailchi.mp/71177b699ffd/sankofaprintable and receive a beautiful Adinkra Symbol colouring page as a welcome gift. Find out more about Catherine’s Raku ceramics on her website www.lucktaylorceramics.co.uk
Here's a link to Ancestral Medicine website: Here’s a link to Kesoberi CIC: https://www.kesobericic.org Facebook: @lucktaylorceramics Instagram: @lucktaylorceramics | |||