Feeling overwhelmed by climate change and everything needed to protect our planet? This informative and empowering podcast episode is for you.

Welcome back Eva Peterson, everyone’s favorite guest from episode two. A long-time planet advocate and former sustainable architect, Eva joins us after being in Glasgow for COP26, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, where she and her partner helped amplify the voices of indigenous peoples in attendance.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Taking care of our planet and ourselves (and how the two are inextricably linked)

• How Eva became interested in climate change

• How climate change is impacting the planet

• What Eva has noticed and learned about climate change while traveling the globe

• The impact of corporations (the article referenced)

• What we can do as individuals—divesting, reducing plastic, composting, and eating practices

• Eva’s journey as a vegetarian

• The importance of considering your individual circumstances

• COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland (Eva partnered with Extinction Rebellion)

• The Tla’Amin Nation in Canada (Watch member Ta’Kaiya Blaney speak in this video)

• Utilizing your strengths to support this bigger movement

• How to deal with eco-anxiety and overwhelm

• Reconnecting to nature

• Taking care of yourself and how that contributes to the greater good

• The value of small, everyday actions

Interested in Eva’s spring Ayurvedic cleanse and self-care week? Get $10 off using the code Artful10 and learn more here.

More about Eva: www.theevapeterson.com

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More about your host, Stephanie Kirkland: www.stephaniekirklandart.com