We’ve been told the age of frontiers is over. The land has been mapped, the oceans charted, the digital frontier coded into our lives. But what if the greatest frontier has been here all along—not out there in unexplored territory, but in us?
In this first episode of Frontiers of Humanity, Mary Coughlin invites you to consider a radical shift: that the next great frontier isn’t about conquest, invention, or expansion. It’s about courage, presence, and rehumanization.
Mary reflects on the history of frontiers as spaces of extraction and conquest, and contrasts that with a new possibility: a frontier rooted in care, belonging, and collective flourishing.
What you’ll hear in this episode:
Why the old frontier model—expansion at all costs—is no longer sustainable
How the real work of progress is expanding what it means to be human together
Why care, belonging, and justice are not side issues but frontiers in their own right
An invitation to reflect on your own role in crossing the frontier of humanity
Check out her blog post on this topic HERE
Reflection Prompt:Where do you see the frontier of humanity opening in your own life or work?
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