Priscilla Stuckey

Reconnecting people with nature through writing and spirituality

Nature Spirit

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40. Trusting inner knowing

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Transcript So, last time we talked about inner knowing, and how it it tends to be underappreciated, and underdeveloped, in people in Western countries because here we begin our knowing in the knowing of others. Our reflex is to listen to others’ voices first, before our own. And we also saw how thousands of years…  Read More…

39. The knowing inside

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Transcript There’s a story told by Abraham Maslow, the psychologist. Back in the 1930s, at the very start of his career, he did fieldwork among the Blackfoot people of southern Alberta. He wanted to test the idea of emotional security or insecurity across cultures. So he camped out for a summer on Blackfoot land and…  Read More…

38. With autism it all made sense

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For the original of this interview on being autistic, conducted by Jackie Schuld, see her page on Medium or her blog. Thanks to Jackie for bringing forward autistic voices! Transcript So I thought we’d do something a little different today. Recently I did an interview with an art therapist named Jackie Schuld. She’s offering a…  Read More…

37. The logic of sameness

Transcript There’s a poison seeping through America’s veins. It’s a poison that Germany knew in the 1930s and that other countries are struggling with now as well. It’s the poison of authoritarianism. Florida has passed laws to limit teaching about certain topics in schools—racism, African American history, gender identity, sexual orientation. The laws are worded…  Read More…

36. Living your animal

Transcript I’ve been thinking about animals recently. Actually, I do that a lot. I enjoy the company of animals, and I feel more alive, more myself, when I can hang out with them. So for decades I lived with a dog or a cat or both, and on top of that I connect with animals…  Read More…

35. What we truly burn for

Transcript So I’ve been reading a book called Under the Sky We Make, by the climate researcher and professor Kimberly Nicholas. Kim’s work is outstanding. She always gets right down to what really matters, and she says it in the most readable way possible. And what really matters, right now, is that we stop burning…  Read More…