The Seeds Will Grow

The world doesn’t need fewer humans - it needs healed humans.For many of us, the dominant story of the environmental movement has been shaped by guilt, fear and the belief that humanity is fundamentally destructive.Indigenous academic, writer and speaker Dr. Lyla challenges the idea that humans have always existed in opposition to nature. In her groundbreaking thesis Architects of Abundance, she uncovered evidence that Indigenous peoples across the world actively shaped landscapes for thousands of years. Revealing that people were not conquerors of nature, but as stewards, gardeners and keystone species within it.In this episode, Finn Harries and Dr. Lyla talk about breaking patterns of addiction, re-defining self-worth, connecting to ancestral identity, learning from Indigenous knowledge and building a world view that honours the unique role that humans play. Dr. Lyla says the most radical change we can make is unlearning the shame of being human. The future relies on remembering that we belong here.LINKS:TSWG Website: theseedswillgrow.comJuntos Earth: juntosearth.comRead “Architects of Abundance”: https://www.lylajune.com/phd-dissertationReHuman School: https://www.rehuman.earth/