Ep 150 Dani Wolff - Mashing together earth wisdom + mama wisdom

Dani Wolff is a roll-your-sleeves-up-&-get-shit-done kinda girl who oozes earth wisdom and mama wisdom but most of all she personifies what it means to be collaborative. From her years in an intentional community to  her globe trotting earth building projects and now her multi fingered prongs in collaborations that take her from  veggie gardens to matriessence mentoring  she shares a bagful of insights into how we can bring some of the ideological ideas to life in a way that can work for each of us wherever we live.Links You’ll Love:Earthed to birthJohno Futuresteading episode (her husband)Support the ShowCasual Support - Buy Me A CoffeeRegular Support - PatreonBuy the Book - Futuresteading - Live Like tomorrow mattersWe talked about:Natural rhythms of each yearEarth building design is not about the building, its about the people & the relationshipsBeing drawn to communities & their dynamics - people careHer trip to Scotland for a the Gaia led course in organisational designCreating an intentional community with 25 other people using gut led decisionsHolding shame when reflecting on previous experiencesTeaching social permaculture The complexity of ownership & agencyLiving without comforts &with so many people  took its toll & resulted in emotional exhaustion Communities work when there are different types of peopleReflection is a really important part of the cycleHer earth building experiencesFalling pregnant changed how she lives - pulling back from constant travel & constantly being in communityReframing who you are as part of matriessesnce - it was really hard to let go of her preconceived ideas of who she was and how she would live The new rhythm that motherhood brings300sq metres is the perfect size for 6 families (23 people altogether). Using everything they grow & swapping the value added goodies with each otherBeing collaborative is in our DNA but that doesn’t make it easyIt takes a lot to make the leap into working collaboratively & requires conversation & check ins to be sure everyone still feels valued & recompensedThere’s an inner knowing that we feel better when we work with othersHow a greater driver can be the reason to connectThe importance of sharing our parenting challenges honestlyBeing mothers & women who can share, assures us that we are good parentWanting to breastfeed foreverDo people carry the weight of their babies early birthing traumaWhat can we do differently to encourage others to build their own tools & not just rely on organisers to make things happen - create independent groups for themselvesSeek mothers groups or activities & be brave enough to put yourself out thereConsistently showing up is so important for community groups to build momentumPersistence is required to get things off the groundAsk "What's your why - do you want to learn skills, do you want support, where are your vulnerabilitiesMind mapping & getting clear on what your wants/hopes are to fill a void Her huddle word is NOURISHMENTSupport the show