Brenna Quinlan on Creating with Purpose

This week's Hello Stasis episode is a conversation with Mary Reynolds — former Chelsea Flower Show winner turned radical rewilding advocate. We speak about what it means to return land to itself, to listen to the wild wisdom within and around us, and to reimagine our place in the living world. Mary’s work, like the season, calls us back to a deeper rhythm — one that doesn't demand control or performance, but participation and reciprocity.  “Don’t ask what you can do to the land. Ask what you can do for it.”

This week I sit down with the wise and grounded Jade Miles of Black Barn Farm to talk about regeneration — of land, self, and systems. We explore the function of loneliness, the wisdom of the long dark, and how we can sense our way through big transitions rather than rush clarity. It’s a slow, reflective conversation for anyone navigating change or craving something deeper.

I have the honour of having Holly Truhlar on the Hello Stasis podcast to explore the tender terrain of collective grief — how it lives in our bodies, shapes our choices, and connects us to what matters most. We speak about: ✨ Grief as a portal to collective care ✨ The myth of individual resilience ✨ How slowing down can help us metabolise loss ✨ The quiet, radical act of tending to what hurts This conversation is an invitation — not to fix or bypass, but to feel, honour, and be with the grief that so many of us are carrying. 

In this episode, I sit down with illustrator Brenna Quinlan to dive deep into how purpose-driven creation can transform the way we live, work, and connect with the world around us. From aligning our values to communal living to embracing our creative potential, this conversation is a call to show up authentically and intentionally in all that we do.

In this episode of Hello Stasis, I sit down with Dr. Rae Johnson—somatic movement therapist, social justice educator, and author of Embodied Social Justice—to explore the transformative power of embodiment in both personal healing and collective liberation. Rae shares insights from their decades of work at the intersection of somatics and social change, inviting us to consider how our bodies carry stories of power, identity, and resistance. We talk about how systems of oppression show up in the body, and how somatic awareness can help us respond—not just react—to the world around us. I also reflect on my own experience studying with Rae, and how their teachings have profoundly shaped my activism and life. Together, we discuss embodiment as a radical, everyday practice that reconnects us to our own wisdom and to each other. Whether you're new to somatics or already exploring embodiment in your work or life, this episode offers grounding insights and gentle provocations. Take a breath, tune in, and join us for a deeply nourishing conversation.

In this episode, I interview Podcast Host, Farmer and Nutritionist Kate Kavanaugh. We discuss:   - health of land and bodies - kinship and belonging - why tending to the little things matters a great deal - the wonder of freeze - hope and grief and so much more.  To follow Kate - www.instagram.com/kate_kavanaugh To learn more about my work - www.megberryman.com  

Beth Berry is an author, coach, teacher, adventurer, mother of four daughters, and hopelessly hopeful human. In this podcast we talk about: motherwhelm and why we things feel so hard reimagining our conceptualisation of motherhood starting a revolution from home re-valuing care and examining unmet needs new world thinking developing intimacy with nature and so much more.   To learn more about Beth - https://revolutionfromhome.com To see my upcoming journeys or pre-order your copy of Wilder - www.megberryman.com  

I have a chinwag with Wellfolk Revival's Sarah Stutzman, chatting about: nature as teacher homesteading looking at income different ways building resilience and community the symbiosis between the way we look after land and bodies knowing our limitations  and so much more. For more info on Sarah's work - https://www.wellfolkrevival.com For all our upcoming offers - www.megberryman.com For our consulting work - www.regenerativeways.org  

We finally catch up for a chinwag and chat about: navigating financial stress in business neurodiversity building resilient communities homeschooling pivoting and adapting work and life And so many more things.   For more details on what's coming up - www.megberryman.com For more details on our consulting work - www.regenerativeways.org  

Briony Penn is a naturalist, writer, educator, and broadcaster well known for her indomitable spirit and tireless devotion to protecting endangered species and sensitive ecosystems in her native British Columbia, Canada.   In this episode, Dave chats with Briony about: acting in service to the earth decolonizing and acting counter-culturally the politicisation of nature education  barefoot mapping why we don't act  reconnecting to a past we can be proud of  fostering courage to stand by what you know in your bones For more information on Briony: https://www.brionypenn.com   For more information on Meg's upcoming journeys: www.megberryman.com For more information Dave and Meg's consulting work: www.regenerativeways.org