In a somewhat unconventional 12-episode podcast series, a Novelist and an ex-Googler – Libby and Renée, based in Switzerland – draw on science and data as well as humanity's creativity and flawed beauty to come to terms with – and find actions to address! – our global, local and personal sustainability challenges. Covid-19 has fully disrupted our "normal" and our ability to run in-person sustainability workshops! So join us on the airwaves instead, for discussions around why and how to proactively lead households, businesses, and life in sustainable ways.
Renée LaPlante has a people performance, communications, recruitment, and facilitation background from her time working in the creative and technology industries. She is drawn to solving gigantic problems with data-driven and systemic solutions. She helps organisations co-create intentional cultures and establish authentic engagement with their employees, a methodology she also uses for The Decarbonista Project, making everyday carbon footprint reduction accessible and enjoyable.
Libby O’Loghlin is a novelist and prize-winning short story writer, who has a background in creative direction and narrative media (film, TV, radio, print and digital publishing). She's the co-founder of numerous social and sustainability enterprises, including a blockchain-based product eco-footprint tracking startup (ReCarbonX Systems). Becoming a parent of teenagers moved her to undertake coach training and gain a certificate in Plant Based Nutrition.
Reach us anytime at sustainablemailbag@gmail.com
Check out our trailer here!
This is a guided visualisation of a possible <<positive>> future on our planet.
Find a quiet place where you can close your eyes and be alone for about 15-20 minutes. We recommend having a journal with you so you can write down what comes up for you after you listen.
Read MoreGet into next-level footprint change with the 4 Decarbonista principles. Renée breaks down her first year reduction actions step by step, and walks us through the principles as an illustration of how this kind of change can be done strategically. She talks us through setting goals, looking at the numbers, and building a plan and sticking to it (so we don’t get all guilty or sidetracked!), and we discuss how planning helps us harness our energy and willpower for the critical things rather than getting caught up or stressed out by the little things we “could” be doing. We also revisit the rebound effect and how it can rear its head if we don’t plan for it. Join us in this episode for the juice on how to make a robust footprint reduction plan!
Read MoreWe think it's great to have a sustainability intention, yet most of us can point to some kind of emotional or material clutter holding us back. When we can let go of things that don't serve us anymore – and, in the light of climate change, this might also mean our imagined futures – we naturally become present to our here-and-now priorities, and gain energy for the new things we want to tackle.
Read MoreLibby and Renée welcome you to a series in which we start unpacking climate change and humanity’s role in it. Why? Well, we’re both moms, business owners, and coaches but we have very different perspectives and life experiences, and we firmly believe it takes a complete diversity of people and approaches to tackle this massive predicament! Tune in to discover pathways that could work for you.
Read MoreLibby and Renée unpack the identity around sustainable actions and eco-activism to question if gender stereotypes and biases are getting in the way of humanity’s progress towards sustainability. We look at the energies of ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’, and how branding and semiotics (the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation) behind advertising and media influences our ‘truth’ of what we all think sustainability is.
Read MoreIn this episode, we look at what can go wrong in sustainability. Lying to ourselves, overcommitting, and taking token actions are pitfalls we can all easily fall into. We advocate for a mindset of adaptation and getting comfortable with chaos while remaining curious, watching out for silver bullets and blind spots, and still taking action based on the real data we do have.
Read MoreIn an extended episode — because there’s so much to cover — we started with some personal footprint foundations. Learn about the What, the Who, the Why and the How of the sustainability challenges we face.
Read MoreLibby and Renee press pause on regular programming to widen the sustainability lens to recognise Black Lives.
Read MoreThis episode, we tackle the 'food' theme, looking at the role food plays in climate change, and how eating lots of plants can be rewarding for our health, families, communities and environment.
Read MoreIn this episode, we launch into inner space :-). We touch on triggers, discuss releasing emotions, and share some resources for shifting out of fear and into self compassion.
Read MoreLibby and Renée explore finding our bold and brave selves amidst the climate emergency and a global pandemic. What we know for sure is that stretching ourselves and staying alert is critical right now so we can all collaborate, move fast, drive, and adapt to the changes happening to our world and climate.
Read MoreWe think sustainability isn’t just a dream, but a realistic opportunity moving forward from Covid-19. Peek into our minds and cupboards and find out what we're doing to make sustainable life fun and rewarding.
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