The Becoming Podcast | Season 2; Episode 6 | Lynn Trotta on rewilding, ecofeminism, cultural appropriation and how to reclaim your connection with the Earth

The Becoming Podcast

I am delighted to share with you today my interview with Lynn Trotta. Lynn is a life coach and nature-based mentor whose work I originally learned about while reading one of Martha Beck's books, which she was featured in, several years ago. I've been following her and her work ever since, and our work and interests have only continued to overlap and align - so you can imagine how thrilled I was when she agreed to be on the show!

Lynn and I talk about how she came to be doing the work she's doing, and about how she's healed her own trauma through connection with the Earth. I am still sitting with her way of articulating this connection: she said that being in nature is like laying in the lap of an unconditionally loving mother. We talked about ecofeminism and how women, in particular, can benefit from deeper earth connection. Lynn shares with us some simple ways to begin to reclaim your attunement to nature. Our conversation meanders through the increasingly popular idea of "rewilding" and and what it means to be a "cultural orphan." Finally, Lynn shares with us some incredible wisdom about her ritual and ceremony work. Again, her words stuck with me: "a life without ceremony is a life unobserved."

I have a strong conviction that earth connection is one of the most powerful healing modalities for women, and that it's in connection with nature that we reconnect with ourselves and our authenticity, our purpose, and our inner knowing. Whether you're a seasoned tree hugger or an earth loving newbie, I think you will love this episode.