#50 Katharine Wilkinson: Making Our Hearts Public in Climate Conversation

What Could Possibly Go Right?

Dr. Katharine Wilkinson is an author, strategist, teacher, and co-host of the podcast, A Matter of Degrees. Dr. Wilkinson co-founded and leads The All We Can Save Project with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, in support of women leading on climate. Her books on climate include the bestselling anthology All We Can Save (2020, co-editor), The Drawdown Review (2020, editor-in-chief and lead writer), the New York Times bestseller Drawdown (2017, lead writer), and Between God & Green (2012).
She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:

• That “at our very best, we as human beings are active and generative collaborators with lifeforce... in these relationships of reciprocity and almost play with the planet's living systems.”
• The “different kind of leadership that women are bringing in droves on climate”
• That dialog about solutions is often about scale and speed; yet, we would benefit from considering solutions at depth with “heart-centered wisdom” and love as a powerful leverage point
• The value of “making our hearts public”, bringing feelings and stories into climate conversation
• That what could go right is “in the onslaught of the quest for power and profit and prestige, that maybe these things could actually be replaced with care and courage and connection and community and creativity.”

Resources

• The All We Can Save Project: www.allwecansave.earth
• Book: All We Can Save: www.allwecansave.earth/anthology
• Podcast: A Matter of Degrees: www.degreespod.com

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