We Are The Great Turning Podcast Club – Mon & Thurs, Sept & Oct, 18h00-19h30 (Paris) – with Emma Pearson

Presenter(s) Bio

My work is coalescing around the importance of making space in our lives - both at home and at work - for endings, loss and grief... and that when we do this intentionally, and preferably in community, in time, new energy can emerge. No - this is not just pushing the "happy ever after" narrative on you, but instead inviting us all to turn more to what is hard, what is devastating, what is no longer, whether in our lives, in our world, and be with the pain of that. Sit in it for a while. It is so counter-cultural to do this - to turn towards, rather than to turn away, deny, distract, ignore, or numb - or whatever our game may be.

My genuine sense is that when we don't stay with what hurts, when we insist on "turning away and moving on", we fail to take in learnings and lessons. We forget what it is what we long for and what binds us, and we miss opportunities for the necessary transformation that these times require of us. As such we miss out the very real inner work that will support the outer, technical solutions that are popping up everywhere.

We will use Joanna Macy's and Jess Serrante's conversation podcast series "We Are The Great Turning" which invite us into some of the skills we need to be with the pain of it all, and from there begin to find ways to take personal action, stay in community, and remain connected with life and humanity. 

NOTE that these sessions are on Mondays and Thursdays. I have booked 90 min so that we have ample time.  We will listen to the podcast episodes DURING our time together, but of course, feel free to listen in advance as well.