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The Evolving Activist
by Lorrin Maughan: Gestalt Coach and Activist
It all started the first time we spoke up about something that wasn't fair... and then did it again... and before we knew it we were advocating for social justice at every turn. Our journey has shifted our worldview; brought grief and euphoria; and challenged our notions of self and others. Join us for a conversation about activists, activism, and leaning into our evolution into changemakers.
Episodes
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Interview with Wendy Linton - Chalktivist
Wendy Linton is an anti-oppression activist, whose vegan activism is part of a larger focus on liberation and justice for ALL bodies, both human and nonhuman. Her evolution as an activist has seen her through the obligatory "angry activist" phase to a place of compassion and love. One of her...
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Interview with Nick Coughlin of The Good Kid Project
Nick Coughlin wants to help teach young children about tolerance, humility, and compassion towards animals and each other. He created The Good Kid Project to do just that, and to celebrate kids who are doing good for animals in the world. The Good Kid Project currently offers a story series (with...
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I CRIED AT THE SUPERMARKET TODAY
Everybody is talking about the "new normal" - as if any of us know what that is. Nothing feels any kind of normal right now, for a lot of people - and that's scary. The truth is, even when we choose change; even when change is a good thing, we're still losing something to move forward. And when...
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HOW TO NAVIGATE UNCERTAINTY WITH GRACE
In my previous lives as a Recruiter and an HR Manager, competencies were a great tool to ensure strong hiring decisions and effective performance management or employee development conversations. One of my favorites was "Dealing with Ambiguity." In our fast-paced corporate world, proficiency in...
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WHAT MAKES ACTIVISTS BURN OUT?
Today's episode features three AMAZING people doing incredible work in the world - Dallas Rising, Stacy Lopresti-Goodman, and Paul Gorski, who co-authored a research paper titled, "Nobody's paying me to cry": the causes of activist burnout in United States animal rights activists." This expands…
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You can't solve a problem from the energy of the problem!
Are you watching the stock market right now? The drop at market opening triggered a "circuit breaker" on the trading floor - an enforced break to interrupt the panic selling. Similarly, supermarkets are having to put a limit on how much toilet paper people buy in one go, because - well, panic.…
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WHAT IF WE PAID BETTER ATTENTION TO EACH OTHER?
Giving someone your undivided attention can be the greatest gift of kindness - one that can shift all sorts of things. In today's episode I talk about something that we can all learn from Mr. Rogers.
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DO YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE?
If you could live a happier, more hopeful, more effective life simply by changing one or two behaviors, why wouldn't you? In this episode I share some observations and explore this question, join me...
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CAN I MAKE THE IMPACT I WANT TO MAKE?
When I was deciding to leave my corporate job and be an entrepreneur, I was torn - I wanted to have a more direct impact on people's lives, but I was concerned my aggregate impact on the world would be less - after all, a multinational corporation can change millions of lives; I could donate more...
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SOMETIMES I GET SO ANGRY
Anger is a common - and VALID - emotion that we encounter as activists. What we do with it can energize us and make us more effective, or it can burn us out and leave us bitter. Here's one way to process your rage!
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ACTIVIST INTERVIEW: JENNY RAE OF ROOSTER HAUS RESCUE
THERE WAS A GAP IN THE RESCUE WORLD... So Jenny Rae stepped in, and founded Rooster Haus Rescue, dedicated to giving neglected and abused farmed animals - particularly roosters - a safe future, free from harm. Roosters are the ultimate underdogs of the rescue world: even if they beat the odds of...
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WHEN WHAT YOU'RE DOING ISN'T WORKING
In today's episode, we'll look at whether your burnout is being caused by a poor fit with the work (job work or activism) you're doing? Take a good look and consider some changes if necessary!
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SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE QUITTING.
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE QUITTING. Then I remember: those who need people fighting with and for them, for social justice, don't get to quit. The animals don't get to quit. People of color don't get to quit. Indigenous people don't get to quit. LGBTQIA people don't get to quit. Women don't get to…
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The Birthday Edition!
I had a big birthday this week and took the opportunity to look back on the last decade of my life... I've loved and lost some very important people and animal companions, moved 9 times (including 3 interstate moves), left a corporation I loved, started my business (multiple times), navigated…
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A PRAYER FOR COMPASSION
The other night I watched an inspiring movie with a persistent question: when will we return to the roots of our spiritual practices and truly embrace compassion - for all beings? What is your spiritual practice? What are its core tenets or teachings? What do you need to be or do, to live in...
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Whose Path is it Anyway?
Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited with saying, "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Are you on a path of your own making or are you simply walking a road that's been laid in front of you, because everyone else is walking it? Studies on social…
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The Evolving Activist: An Interview With Rita Morgan
As an evolving activist I love to learn from, and walk in the footsteps of, those who have gone before me. In this episode, I spend some time with my friend Rita Morgan, a long term social justice activist and vegan, who shares her thoughts and why she's optimistic for the future.
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Welcome to The Evolving Activist!
Welcome to a conversation about making positive change in the world – for those of us who are still figuring out what that journey looks like for us. Do you ever worry that you're not qualified to take a stand on the issues you care about because you're not some super-woke expert on every aspect…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
It all started the first time we spoke up about something that wasn't fair... and then did it again... and before we knew it we were advocating for social justice at every turn. Our journey has shifted our worldview; brought grief and euphoria; and challenged our notions of self and others. Join us for a conversation about activists, activism, and leaning into our evolution into changemakers.
HOSTED BY
Lorrin Maughan: Gestalt Coach and Activist
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It all started the first time we spoke up about something that wasn't fair... and then did it again... and before we knew it we were advocating for social justice at every turn. Our journey has shifted our worldview; brought grief and euphoria; and challenged our notions of self and others. Join us...
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The Evolving Activist is created and hosted by Lorrin Maughan: Gestalt Coach and Activist.
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