A lot of conflict is fueled by fear and dehumanization, says Globe Aware founder Kimberly Haley-Coleman, but getting to know people on an individual and personal level helps humanize them. That’s the direction we need to go. 🎧 Episode link in the comments.

Globe Aware founder Kimberly Haley-Coleman reflects on how North American culture’s relentless focus on productivity often comes at the cost of time with family, community, and faith. We can learn a lot from cultures that prioritize relationships over resources. 🎧 Episode link in the comments.

Globe Aware founder Kimberly Haley-Coleman reflects on volunteer vacations as shared, community-led experiences where contribution, curiosity, and connection leave a lasting impact on both visitors and the people who welcome them. 🎧 Full episode link in the comments.

Short-term volunteer vacation experiences can transform communities and shape how people see the world and their place in it, says Globe Aware founder Kimberly Haley-Coleman, with dignity, trust, and shared effort as the real foundations of sustainable impact. 🎧 Full episode link in the comments.

Think paper cups are plastic-free? Microplastics researcher & science communicator Dana Zhaxylykova explains that most are lined with plastic to prevent leaks, which can break down into microplastics that are ingested by us. 🎧 Link to the full episode in the comments.

Microplastics researcher & science communicator Dana Zhaxylykova explains the difference between two types of microplastics, primary and secondary, and where they come from. 🎧 Episode link in the comments. #Plastic #Microplastics #Health #Environment

Ever wonder what “microplastics” actually are? Microplastics researcher & science communicator Dana Zhaxylykova explains. 🎧 Episode link in the comments.

Microplastics researcher & science communicator Dana Zhaxylykova breaks down where microplastics are found (air, water, food, everyday products) and what we can realistically do to reduce exposure—grounded in peer-reviewed research and real-world action. 🎧 Links in the comments.

Join me at The Institute of Universal Rights, Health & Justice's virtual inaugural Leadership Program June 1-July 10! I'll be on the Media Discourse panel (June 25) about how media shapes social, economic, legal, political recognition of human/ nonhuman rights. Learn more at link in the comments.

PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social’s Viktorya Vilk breaks down the range of online abuse, showing how dangerous and pervasive digital attacks can be. 🎧 Episode link in the comments.

Local journalism, says @penamerica.bsky.social's Viktorya Vilk, holds govts & corporations accountable, provides life-saving information, drives civic engagement, fosters social cohesion, and amplifies local issues to national attention. Without it, democracy suffers. 🎧 Episode link in comments.

PEN America's @penamerica.bsky.social Viktorya Vilk explains how same the authoritarian playbook used to attack the media goes after higher education, the cultural/artistic sector, and free & fair elections. It's a broad assault on democracy & independent thought. 🎧 Episode link in the comments.

In this Ready Living Podcast episode, PEN America’s Viktorya Vilk exposes the authoritarian playbook targeting journalism, higher education, and other institutions. She also explains how individuals can protect themselves from online abuse & what to do if it happens. 🎧 Links in the comments.

Clarity around what kind of life you want should be the first step of your entrepreneurial journey, says Christy Hunter. 🎧 Link to the full episode in the comments.

Some entrepreneurial journeys don’t start with a concrete plan, they start by saying yes to opportunities in front of you. 🎧 Link to the full episode in the comments.

A love of fashion and old-style glamour shaped Christy Hunter’s eye for visual storytelling and planted the early seeds of her entrepreneurial journey. 🎧 Link to the full episode in the comments.

Christy Hunter didn’t follow a traditional blueprint for entrepreneurship. What began as a deep love for photography, fashion, and storytelling grew into a brand rooted in connection & experience enjoyed by thousands of travelers each year. 🎧 Episode links in the comments.

Calculate how much your pet needs in terms of food, vet care, grooming, and toys for the rest of their life so your pet trust is adequately funded. 🎧 Listen to the full episode on setting up a pet trust with attorney Ashley R. Dobbs here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Setting up a pet trust requires careful planning to ensure it’s legally binding and you can have peace of mind knowing your pet is taken care of after you’re gone. 🎧 Learn what’s needed in this episode with attorney Ashley R. Dobbs: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Many people assume a legal will ensures their pet will be taken care of after they're gone, but only a pet trust provides the legal & financial structure to guarantee their pet’s continued care. 🎧 Listen to the episode w/ attorney Ashley R. Dobbs here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Someone isn’t their diagnosis. They are a whole person with their own unique name and story. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with mental health and human rights advocate Barbara Louise Brennan here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Mental difficulty and mental illness are not the same, although both deserve attention, understanding, and the right support. ‪🎧 Listen to the full episode with mental health and human rights advocate Barbara Louise Brennan here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Stigma and discrimination are both acts of ‘othering’ and in effect telling someone they don’t belong. We don’t need more labels – we need more humanity. 🎧 Listen to the full episode w/ mental health and human rights advocate Barbara Louise Brennan here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

At Cruz de Ferro, pilgrims leave a stone they’ve carried and quietly drop it at the foot of the iron, releasing what no longer serves them. 🎧 Hear more about bsky.app/profile/alex... Alexander Verbeek’s Camino walks here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

On the Camino de Santiago you meet people from all walks of life, each having embarked for their own personal reasons. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with bsky.app/profile/alex... Alexander Verbeek here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living... #Pilgrimage #CaminoDeSantiago

Some walk the Camino de Santiago for adventure, others for clarity or healing. But somewhere between the first and last step, something shifts. 🎧 Hear more about bsky.app/profile/alex... Alexander Verbeek’s Camino walks here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

When you adopt a dog you give someone a second chance and choose to see worth where others looked away. 🐾 Your own life changes for the better too. 🎧 Full episode w/ “Abandoned: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs” author Katherine Carver here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

🐾 In puppy mills, female dogs are treated like machines ​​and drained for profit. We can change that by adopting dogs from shelters. Adopt, don’t shop! 🎧 Listen to the full episode with author Katherine Carver here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

This holiday season, adopt, don’t shop! 🐾 Every year, millions of dogs enter shelters, but not all make it out. It's a tragedy we have the power to change. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with “Abandoned" author Katherine Carver here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

China is racing ahead in renewable energy while the United States is losing its place and falling behind at a pivotal moment, says sustainability and technology leader Tom Raftery bsky.app/profile/tomr.... 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Many major PR firms have shaped climate narratives for decades, helping big emitters downplay their impact. Sustainability & tech leader Tom Raftery bsky.app/profile/tomr... says the day's coming when the firms will face consequences. 🎧 Full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

BP didn’t popularize the idea of the “personal carbon footprint” by accident, but to try to shift blame from fossil fuel companies to individual people, says sustainability & tech leader Tom Raftery bsky.app/profile/tomr.... 🎧 Listen to the full episode: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Sustainability & technology leader bsky.app/profile/tomr... pulls back the curtain on the myth that renewable energy isn't powerful enough to fuel the world’s future; he says the economic case for renewable energy has never been stronger. 🎧 Episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Too often, the law & courts treat technology as ‘exceptional’ rather than applying regulatory legal principles like we do with other industries, leaving privacy insufficiently protected, says privacy law expert @daniel-solove.bsky.social. 🎧 Full episode: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Privacy harms range from economic harms to reputational damage to emotional distress. The law needs to be able to address them all, says privacy law expert Daniel J. Solove, JD @daniel-solove.bsky.social. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

You can’t protect what you can’t define. The law must evolve to reflect how privacy actually functions in our lives today. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with privacy law expert Daniel J. Solove, JD @daniel-solove.bsky.social here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Writer Melissa Rodway shares how traveling to other countries can reveal a way of living that values generosity, simplicity, connection over constant pursuit of the next best thing & inspire us to embrace a more meaningful approach. 🎧 Full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Writer Melissa Rodway shares how travel belongs to everyone, no matter their age, and how such experiences can bring deeper appreciation for the world and the people you meet along the way. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Writer Melissa Rodway says we should lean into accepting the help of strangers when traveling, reminding us that most people we meet are good. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Writer Melissa Rodway shares stories from 4 months of unpredictable travel across Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam & China at age 35 and how discomfort and unexpected encounters can deepen our understanding of what really matters. 🎧 Full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

To reach vaccine-hesitant individuals, we need to strengthen their understanding of science and trust in public health. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with epidemiologist Kevin Cevasco, Ph.D. here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Public health is everyone’s responsibility. A healthier world starts when each of us takes responsibility for how our actions affect others. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with epidemiologist Kevin Cevasco Ph.D., here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Infectious diseases don’t respect borders, politics, or personal opinions, but infectious disease prevention and treatment helps keep communities safe. 🎧 Listen to the full episode with epidemiologist Kevin Cevasco, Ph.D. here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Board-certified music therapist Dr. Jennifer Sokira shares how music therapy can create a safe space for processing and healing trauma by accessing emotions that are hard to put into words. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Board-certified music therapist Dr. Jennifer Sokira explains music therapy's ability to support people through nearly every kind of life challenge & how it can serve as a meaningful path to healing and resilience for people of all ages. 🎧 Listen here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Board-certified music therapist Dr. Jennifer Sokira shares a powerful reminder that every one of us is musical and that music lives within us. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

Dr. Jennifer Sokira, an internationally recognized expert in trauma-informed care who supported the Sandy Hook community, shares a powerful look into music therapy's ability to transform lives. 🎧 Listen here: readywhenstuffhappens.com/ready-living...

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...