EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 34 MIN
Rethinking the Way We Live
from Bringing Community Back Together · host Heart and Soul Story
What if connection wasn’t something we added on… but something we designed for?In this conversation, Samantha Heron chats with Churchill Fellow Savannah Fishel, who researched 54 intergenerational and communal living communities across the US and Australia, and authored the report Beyond the White Picket Fence. Drawing on these real-world models that are already emerging, we explore what it means to move beyond individual moments of connection and begin thinking at a systems level.This episode invites us to consider what becomes possible when we stop treating connection as a “nice to have” and start recognising it as essential to how we live.This episode is hosted by Heart & Soul Story and supported by Good Flock. We gratefully acknowledge their support and commitment to exploring the cultural shift needed to reimagine how we live, age and belong ... together.Because building a the more connected society we need for a more sustainable world, isn’t just an idea, it’s already beginning to happen.Join the movement encouraging a cultural shift in ageing:https://goodflock.org/get-involved/Connect with Savannah Fishel: thinkitforward.netConnect with Samantha Heron: heartandsoulstory.comPlease comment, like and share to help us on our mission of Bringing Community Back Together.
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What if connection wasn’t something we added on… but something we designed for?In this conversation, Samantha Heron chats with Churchill Fellow Savannah Fishel, who researched 54 intergenerational and communal living communities across the US and Australia, and authored the report Beyond the White Picket Fence. Drawing on these real-world models that are already emerging, we explore what it means to move beyond individual moments of connection and begin thinking at a systems level.This episode invites us to consider what becomes possible when we stop treating connection as a “nice to have” and start recognising it as essential to how we live.This episode is hosted by Heart & Soul Story and supported by Good Flock. We gratefully acknowledge their support and commitment to exploring the cultural shift needed to reimagine how we live, age and belong ... together.Because building a the more connected society we need for a more sustainable world, isn’t just an idea, it’s already beginning to happen.Join the movement encouraging a cultural shift in ageing:https://goodflock.org/get-involved/Connect with Savannah Fishel: thinkitforward.netConnect with Samantha Heron: heartandsoulstory.comPlease comment, like and share to help us on our mission of Bringing Community Back Together.
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