Eli and his friend Jesse run Back to Earth, taking groups of boys and young men on journeys into the wilderness. Eli is also a poet, dancer, songwriter and spoken-word performer. We speak about the divinity of the outdoors, the importance of physical space in defining community & identity, how each of us defines and identifies with spirituality, what it means to be “initiated,” and how to locate and follow our intuition.
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Find out more about Eli and Back To Earth at www.backtoearth.org.
Eli’s Book Recommendation: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Songs featured: “All At Once” by Jack Johnson and “Mangüeiro (feat. Aliboria)” by Baiuca
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Kestrel is a psychotherapist, astrologer, and one of my closest friends. Our conversation builds on last week’s episode as we discuss her life-long involvement in the climbing community and the parallels and intersections with her work as a therapist. Our conversation is far-reaching, covering everything from the therapeutic relationship and process, the complexities of grief, the contagious nature of vulnerability and the state of our personal & collective evolution.
Henna and Madaleine are the founders of The Climbing Grief Fund, created to evolve the conversation around grief and trauma in the climbing, alpinism and ski mountaineering community and connect individuals to effective mental health professionals and resources. Our conversation touches on the nuanced and complex nature of this project in particular and broadens the discussion to include our thoughts on the duality of life/death, grief/love and loss/gratitude.