Fixing the symptoms isn’t enough. To create a better world, we need to solve today’s problems while also solving the root causes that create them. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with Dr. Hope Ferdowsian here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Real solutions begin with broader compassion, a willingness to see beyond ourselves and care for others as well. The more we care, the more possible solutions become. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with Dr. Hope Ferdowsian here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Moral consistency requires us to extend our compassion. We are all intertwined, says Dr. Hope Ferdowsian. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Wikipedia founder and Internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales argues individuals who aren’t confident in their own views often try to block opposing perspectives. He says openness to different ideas is essential for trust & understanding. 🎧 Full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Wikipedia founder and Internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales says we’re living through a deliberate attack on trust itself. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Wikipedia founder and Internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales explains how growing partisanship has eroded trust in journalism and why neutrality isn't a weakness, but a strength. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Internet entrepreneur and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales shares insights from his new book The Seven Rules of Trust to explain why rebuilding trust is one of the most urgent challenges of our time, offering a practical roadmap forward. 🎧 Listen here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

We need to focus on morality and ethics rather than believing the spoon-fed message that money and power are all that matters, says bsky.app/profile/acha... Art Chang. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

History is written by the victors, and those in power often choose to leave out uncomfortable facts in their storytelling, says bsky.app/profile/acha... Art Chang. What happens when we start questioning the narrative we’ve been taught? 🎧 Full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Our lived experiences can help us identify what needs changing and support others going through similar things, says Art Chang bsky.app/profile/acha.... 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

How can we save democracy and strengthen the moral & civic foundations of our country before it’s too late? In a time of democratic peril, Art Chang bsky.app/profile/acha... challenges us to imagine an America that lives up to its promise. 🎧 Listen here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Migrant workers’ contributions are essential to the country’s well–being. They harvest the food we eat and so much more, says architect Eddie Jones, whose firm designs land ports of entry for the federal government. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Architect Eddie Jones, whose firm designs land ports of entry for the federal government, sees the border as the place people meet, trade, help, and rely on each other. He says, “The border is what connects us.” 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Award-winning architect Eddie Jones, who has spent years designing land ports of entry for the U.S. federal government, said he’s never personally witnessed a border crisis. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Liberal arts skills are more powerful and applicable to the labor market than many think, says professor Corey Moss-Pech bsky.app/profile/cmpe.... 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Not all internships are created equal, says professor Corey Moss-Pech bsky.app/profile/cmpe.... He explains why the right internship is often the difference between landing a good job after college and struggling to break in. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

A college degree used to mean a guaranteed middle-class job. That changed after the Great Recession, says professor Corey Moss-Pech bsky.app/profile/cmpe.... 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Do ‘practical’ majors guarantee better careers? Sharing insights from his new book, Corey Moss-Pech bsky.app/profile/cmpe... challenges higher ed's most persistent myths & reveals it’s time to rethink how we define success after graduation. 🎧 Episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

The majority of Americans are underinsured for disasters. Insurance gaps can turn a natural disaster into a financial one, making recovery extremely difficult, notes Samantha Montano, PhD bsky.app/profile/saml.... 🎙️Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

There’s a saying in emergency management that “every disaster begins and ends locally.” While local communities and governments should be leading response efforts, help also needs to come from the federal side, says Samantha Montano, PhD. 🎙️Full episode at readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

When disasters strike, emergency management is the difference between chaos and coordination, notes disasterologist Samantha Montano bsky.app/profile/saml.... 🎙️ Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

"God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created for the benefit of all and for future generations, and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters - what will be our answer, my dear friends?" — Pope Leo

Cliff Redford, aka “Dr. Cliff Worldwide Vet,” shares why leaving pets or children in a hot car can turn deadly in minutes and why he wouldn’t hesitate to break a vehicle's window to save their life. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Cliff Redford, aka “Dr. Cliff Worldwide Vet,” explains why he has dedicated his life to helping animals around the globe, whether it’s companion animals or wildlife. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

In this clip veterinarian Cliff Redford, aka “Dr. Cliff, Worldwide Vet,” shares what it was like to treat animals in Ukraine while missiles shook the walls around him. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Cliff Redford, aka “Dr. Cliff, Worldwide Vet,” has rescued a bat above seven lanes on traffic in India, performed surgery w/o x-rays in the Arctic, and treated animals in war-torn Ukraine. 🌏 He shares these stories and more on the Ready Living Podcast: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Hands Up Holidays founder Christopher Hill explains how philanthro volunteering travel teaches children powerful lessons, helping them develop empathy, humility, and gratitude. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

What if your next vacation helped you appreciate life more? Hands Up Holidays founder Christopher Hill shares how philanthro volunteering travel can shift perspectives, helping guests discover deeper gratitude and focus on what truly matters. 🎧 Listen here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Christopher Hill explains how luxury and philanthro volunteering combine to create unforgettable vacations which create lasting change. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with the founder of Hands Up Holidays & Impact Destinations here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

What if your next vacation could change lives? 🌍 Christopher Hill, founder of Hands Up Holidays and Impact Destinations, shares how to blend philanthropy with comfort while creating life-changing experiences for families and communities. 🎧 Listen at ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm.

Animal abuse begins where welfare ends. We need to start seeing animals as full beings independent of their ‘usefulness’ to humans. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with international animal crime specialist and former senior police detective Mark Randell here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Only one country has harsher penalties for animal cruelty committed in front of kids. But other countries should follow, because when children witness violence, it leaves an impression. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with int'l animal crime specialist Mark Randell: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Dog fighting isn’t just cruelty, it’s also a criminal enterprise linked to drugs, weapons, and trafficking. Cracking down on it protects communities and animals. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with retired senior police detective Mark Randell here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

We don’t just live on Earth, but are an inextricable part of nature as well. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with psychologist and futurist Dr. Dana Klisanin here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Fragile breaks, but antifragile evolves. A core component of antifragility in spending time in the natural world. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with psychologist and futurist Dr. Dana Klisanin here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

As we lose wild places we lose parts of ourselves too, but reconnection is reclamation. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with psychologist and futurist Dr. Dana Klisanin here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Policies shape the planet. Want climate action, clean air, safe drinking water? Elect leaders who fight for a livable planet. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with @paullyoung.bsky.social Paull Young here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

"We call on our political and civic leaders to reject fear-based governance and work together in a spirit of dignity and respect—so that safety, justice, and compassion prevail in our city." – The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde & signed by various faith leaders cathedral.org/blog/dc-reli...

Everywhere you look, people are innovating for the planet. There’s reason to be hopeful. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with Paull Young @paullyoung.bsky.social here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

No issue shapes our future more than climate change. It’s not just about the environment, it’s about safety, food, and health. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with @paullyoung.bsky.social Paull Young here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud shares how reading is a grounding practice that has tremendous mental & physical health benefits. Whether nestled in a dedicated reading nook or on the go, reading allows us to step into another world and emerge changed. 🎧 Listen here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud explains why fiction is the most powerful form of bibliotherapy. Unlike nonfiction which appeals to the conscious mind, fiction engages at a deeper, subconscious level & invites us to become the characters we read about. 🎧 Listen here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud traces the roots of bibliotherapy all the way back to Aristotle’s time, noting that its therapeutic impact is as relevant today as it was back then. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Can fiction help us heal? Yes, says bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud, who's spent years prescribing books to help people through life's challenges. In this podcast episode, she shares how stories can comfort, transform, and change how we see ourselves. 🎧 Listen at ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

So much of life is shaped by what we think we should do, but what if we built a life around who we really are? Louise Southerdon @noimpactgirl.bsky.social shares the importance of creating space for what truly matters. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Award-winning travel writer Louise Southerdon @noimpactgirl.bsky.social reflects on the powerful truth that we are part of nature and can’t continue to mindlessly extract from the planet without incurring negative consequences. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

Award-winning travel writer Louise Southerden bsky.app/profile/noim... reflects on how journeying across the globe reshaped the way she sees the world and her place in it. She reminds us that travel helps us recognize connections between things. 🎧 Listen here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm.

Award-winning travel writer @noimpactgirl.bsky.social Louise Southerden talks about the fear of becoming trapped in a life that didn’t suit her and how she found freedom by letting go of society's expectations and assumptions. 🎧 Listen at ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm.

We weren’t built to go it alone. So many meaningful things in life come through connection. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with world record holder Kate Strong here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm

If you want to be extraordinary, you have to open yourself up and risk being seen. Vulnerability is a powerful access point. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with world record holder Kate Strong here: ready-living-podcast.captivate.fm