The Earth Sea Love Podcast

Being An Inner Healer

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

We Are All Worthy of Love

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

051 - It’s all about the healing

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

The Earth Sea Love Podcast is back - 2023

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. 

049 - Letting Go to Root into Place with Jackee Holder

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.
 

048: The PrivilegeTo Be of Community Serve with Dr. Geeta Ludhra

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
 

047 - ’Nothing On Your Back’: Freedom, Spirituality and Creativity with Marcia Ley

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 

Season 4 - Exploration Series 002

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. 

Season 4 - Exploration Series 001

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. 

044- Decolonising Anthropology with Jordan Mullard

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:Getting out into natureLiving and working in the Durham bubbleSeasonally diverse spaces and placesCreating a sense of belongingConnecting with other women of colourDecolonising anthropologyCollective decolonisation Making known 'the other'Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) researchGetting lost in the archivesChildhood experience in natureWild swimmingStereotypes around Black people and waterBeing in a mixed race body in societyThe love of horsesCharity work while doing what you love 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: @JordanMullardLinked In: Jordan-m-2hb8ab85  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.