How to Rise From the Ashes and Find Incredible Resilience! Dr. Wallace J. Nichols

If you’ve ever wanted to rise and heal to a level beyond what you ever thought possible or thought you needed, then do we have the Blue Mind resilience show for you. Today I’ll be talking with a dear friend and hero, the true keeper of the sea, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, a visionary, entrepreneurial scientist, renowned marine biologist, voracious earth and idea explorer, wild water advocate, and the best-selling author of one my favorite must-read books and documentaries, “Blue Mind” Today I want to talk with him about a topic that is near and dear to both of our hearts, rising from the ashes, what it means, how we do it, and why it’s most important to have a mission now more than ever.  Key Points Discussed: Losing his home in a wild fire right after his daughter left for college and the letter he wrote her about it that went viral (06:17) Building a mighty home where every single thing was meaningful and thoughtful (11:45) The stunning and humbling experience of losing all of his material accumulations over his lifetime (16:33) Rediscovering his home in a new format and the idea of writing to the spirit of his home and doing some more journaling (19:45) The beautiful, unusual, and unexpected storm in California that they were inadequately prepared for (27:31) The epitome of resilient beings that is red wood trees (31:07) Learning from the cleansing and destructive aspect of fire and how it differentiates from learning from water (35:12) Being an activated Pine seed sitting on top of a deep Manzanita root (42:01) Understanding the dynamic of the fire, earth, water connection (48:55) How he is more clear now on his short and long term mission for healing the water and land (52:06) Have you spent time in the water yet and what does it mean to you? (54:47) The deep response that all living beings have to “Water or lack of water” (58:29) The importance of honoring urgency and recognizing the stress and anxiety it causes (1:01:20) What does breath and resilience mean to you? (1:04:48) The meaning of the Phoenix rising from the ashes (1:09:39) Recognizing when it’s time to get out instead of lingering and losing (1:16:14) Additional Resources: Blue Mind By Dr. Wallace J. Nichols www.WallaceJNichols.org www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok