JESSE WOLF HARDIN on Rewilding the Self /161

In environmental spaces, we often speak about disconnection from the natural world, but within this framing, rarely do we voice the parallel violation of severance that has been enacted upon the self. If the shapes of clouds, the ground beneath our feet, and the song of birds sculpt the very elemental nature of our beings, then the trauma of separation starves the deep roots and blossoming expression of our emergent selves. This week on For The Wild, we turn to the acclaimed author, ecological activist, artist, historian, and folk herbalist Jesse Wolf Hardin to call us into the rich, dynamic ways of our earthly existence towards a reclamation of our embodied wisdom, resilience, and knowledge. How can sites of connection with the animated worlds of living ecology—plants, water creatures, grasslands, mycelial webs, tide pools & urban gardens—serve as healing terrain for both these inner and outer landscapes? Music by Wildlife Freeway. Please visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points.