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The Teaching Your Toddler PodcastPutting A Bear To Bed: Making Connections with The Magic All Around Us with Dr Susan EirichPutting a bear to bed may sound impossible to most people for for Dr. Susan Eirich, it's all part of the rythym of life at Earthfire Institute and illustrates how we can all connect. This story, along with the story of a wolf who took a cab, the energy healing of two of their animals and the simple pleasure a little snail named Speedy provided her are all part of "the magic that is all around us" that Susan shares in this very special episode for anyone who feels that tug to slow down and make stronger...
2025-02-1733 min
Wild ConnectionWhispers of the Wild with Dr. Susan B EirichThis episode features Dr. Susan B Eirich— author of Whispers from the Wild: An Invitation Stories from the Rescued Wild Animals of Earthfire institute. Susan’s work in Reconnection Ecology invites us to see animals not as ‘other,’ but as beings with whom we share this planet in a profound and reciprocal way.
Check out the incredible work of the Earthfire Institute here and learn more about Susan on her website
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2025-02-161h 03
HumaNatureEpisode 121: To All The Animals I’ve Loved BeforeOn this episode of HumaNature you’ll have a chance to meet some of the incredible animals that have called Earthfire home over the years. Fairytale the coyote, who formed an unexpected bond with a big burly football player, Huckleberry and Major Bear, two brothers who fought over strawberry ice cream, and Buttercup, a beautiful deer who wanted to be a chicken.
2024-12-0422 min
On WildlifeCoyotes with Susan B. EirichThis month, we’re shining a spotlight on an animal that often gets a bad rap, but deserves a lot more love and respect. Even though they’re closely related to our favorite furry friends—dogs—these wild canines are often misunderstood. Thankfully, Alex is joined by Dr. Susan B. Eirich, Founder and Executive Director of the Earthfire Institute, to help unravel the mysteries behind these amazing creatures and clear up common misconceptions. Get ready to rethink everything you thought you knew as we dive into the wild world of coyotes!For sources and more informat...
2024-10-0220 min
Turning Season: Conversations with Changemakers in Our Adventure Toward a Life-Sustaining SocietyNews on Amazonian Women's Healing Center, International Treaty on Plastics, and Reconnection Ecology at Wildlife SanctuaryThis is the first "news" episode of Turning Season Podcast. I had the idea to do short episodes like this while listening to a 5-minute NPR podcast a few months ago. It was a very quick, back-to-back series of stories with the sense: "Here's what you should know." It included something like, updates on war in Ukraine, the stock market, NBA basketball, and a mass shooting in the U.S. And yes, it is good for me to know about those things. To hear them, to breathe them through, to let them impact me...
2022-07-2810 min
Flanigan's Eco-LogicDr. Susan B. Eirich on Reconnection EcologyIn this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Dr. Susan B. Eirich, Founder and Executive Director of the Earthfire Institute, a wildlife sanctuary and rehabilitation center in Driggs, Idaho. She discusses her deep sentiments on the value of Reconnection Ecology, a framework created to reawaken our relationship with wildlife and nature, expanding our sense of community to include all living beings and moving us to protect thriving habitats for all life.She talks about her love for the West, and her deep connection and instinctive understanding of wolves. Today, Earthfire Institute houses bears, wolves, and a...
2022-07-1326 min
Sustainability Now - exploring technologies and paradigms to shape a world that worksReconnection Ecology - Healing Humans and NatureIn her unique approach to global conservation, founder of Earthfire Institute, Susan B. Eirich, Ph.D. shares transformational tales of people connecting deeply with nature to bring us into a personal relationship with the living world. Understanding that so many of our human and environmental ills stem from deep dissociation, Susan developed Reconnection Ecology, an ecopsychology and spiritual ecology perspective that blends nature and human psychology. Her sacred and life-affirming stories bring us into open-hearted connection with wild animals and offer a pathway to healing the trauma that humans, animals, and our Earth are currently...
2022-06-0559 min
Mindrolling with Raghu MarkusEp. 438 – The Human and The Wild with Susan B. EirichThis week on the Mindrolling podcast, Raghu Markus invites Susan B. Eirich, Ph.D. to share her wisdom on the connections between the wild and the human.Susan B. Eirich, Ph.D. is the founder and executive director of Earthfire Institute, a wildlife sanctuary with a mission to change how humans see and therefore treat wildlife, for all our sakes. She uses her background as a biologist and psychologist to bridge our scientific and spiritual understanding of animals. Through retreats, newsletters, speaking, videos, and social media she carries their voices out to an international audience.Ex...
2022-05-0659 min
New Thinking Allowed Audio PodcastSpiritual Alchemy with Robert SimmonsRobert Simmons is author of Moldavite: Starborn Stone of Transformation, Earthfire: A Tale of Transformation, The Book of Stones, Stones of the New Consciousness, and The Alchemy of Stones.
Here he explains principles of spiritual alchemy, emphasizing the union or intersection of inner and outer realities. He describes alchemical stages and highlights the importance of the union of opposites. He also shares several stories concerning his own awakening and alchemical discoveries related to his work with minerals, stones, and gems. These experiences challenge us to appreciate that the universe is much larger than we usually imagine.
2021-02-2344 min
Earthfire RadioIt All Starts with the Living Land: A conversation with Kareen Erbe, Permaculture DesignerWhether we live on a farm, an animal sanctuary, or an apartment in the city, permaculture teaches us to live in right relation with the Earth. In this episode, Kareen and Susan discuss the many opportunities that open up when we incorporate permaculture principles into our daily living. Read a transcript of this episode at https://efinst.org/kareen,
2020-07-1029 min
Earth Conversations PodcastIn Conversation With Susan EirichEver since she can remember, Susan had an instinctive understanding of the value of all living beings and how important it is to treat them with respect, for our sake as well as theirs. She founded Earthfire Institute with a mission to change how we humans see and therefore treat wildlife and nature, by helping us make an emotional, heart-opening connection with the rescued wild animals of Earthfire. Connecting deeply with individual animals serves as a portal into the wonder and magic of all living beings. And, now she is sharing this wisdom with us.
Susan B. Eirich, Ph.D...
2020-07-0558 min
The Possibility ProjectSeeing the World Through Non-Human Eyes with Susan Eirich, Possibility Podcast Session 20For more about Susan and the Earthfire Institute visit https://earthfireinstitute.org/
2020-05-2158 minEarthfire RadioThe Psychology of Climate Action: A Conversation with Renee LertzmanIn this episode of Earthfire Radio, Susan and psychologist Renée Lertzman discuss three psychological concepts that are of great use when exploring what makes humans more or less likely to participate in taking action for the planet. This conversation is a follow up to Renee's groundbreaking TED Talk, How to Turn Climate Anxiety into Action. A transcript of this episode is available at https://efinst.org/renee.
2020-04-1734 minEarthfire RadioThe Power of Meaningful Nature Experiences: A Conversation with Dr. Matthew ZylstraDr. Matthew Zylstra is a conservation ecologist with over 15 years of international experience in research, education and facilitation of collaborative social-ecological change processes. Matt has co-founded several organisations, including EarthCollective and Living Lands. He currently serves as founding director for the Organisation for Noetic Ecology, research associate with the Sea Change Project, and lead instructor for Wildlands Studies academic (undergrad) field programs. Matt has a passion for novel approaches to experiential learning, motivated by his transdisciplinary PhD research (2014) which explored how meaningful experience and nature connectedness supports transformative education for sustainability.
In this conversation, Matt shares what he has learned...
2020-03-2044 minEarthfire RadioAmbassadors for the Wild: A Conversation with Penelope SmithPenelope Smith is a revered founding pioneer in the field of interspecies telepathic communication since the 1970s. Her visionary work has been featured in newspaper and magazine articles, in numerous books, and on radio and television. Her training program has guided the unfolding of generations of professional animal communicators. She wrote the popular classic books Animal Talk, When Animals Speak, and Animals and Spirit. Penelope believes that everyone is born with the power to communicate with other species, and that although that is long lost for many of us, it can be regained - for the benefit of all beings...
2020-02-1346 minEarthfire RadioStan Rushworth BonusThe conversation at the heart of our latest Earthfire Radio episode was too long to fit in a single episode, but we felt that Stan's wisdom was too important to not share. Please enjoy this bonus discussion about healing our past, present, and future. A transcript, as well as the main episode, are both available at https://efinst.org/stanrushworth.
2020-01-1023 minEarthfire RadioWe Are All Related: A Conversation with Stan RushworthWhether we're addressing our traumatic histories in search of personal and societal healing or working to avoid climate disaster, Native American author and academic Stan Rushworth teaches that we must recognize the interconnectedness of all facets of Life. Only then can we make true progress toward a better world for all.
A transcript of this conversation is available at https://efinst.org/stanrushworth.
This conversation with Stan was extremely rich and thought-provoking, but ultimately too long to include in a single episode. If you would like to hear more, please visit the link above for a bonus discussion about healing...
2020-01-101h 08Earthfire RadioThe Crisis of Heart and Mind: A Conversation with Deena MetzgerDeena Metzger is a multi award winning poet, novelist, essayist, storyteller, teacher, healer and medicine woman, she has taught and counseled for over fifty years. She conducts training programs on the spiritual, creative, political, and ethical aspects of healing and peacemaking, both individually and globally, drawing deeply on alliance with spirit, indigenous teachings, and the many wisdom traditions. She is also the founder of ReVersing Extinction and teaches the 19 Ways, a collection of principles to help govern a life in harmony with all beings.
A transcript of this podcast and a list of supporting resources are available on our website...
2019-12-1358 minEarthfire RadioBusinesses Working for the Earth: A Conversation with Aimée ChristensenAfter speaking at the Sun Valley Forum earlier this year, Susan invited Aimée Christensen to discuss how we can influence decision-making in a capitalist society to better protect the Earth and its ecosystems.
Aimée Christensen is Founder and Executive Director of the Sun Valley Institute and CEO of Christensen Global Services. She has 25 years’ experience in policy, law, investment, and philanthropy including with Google, the World Bank, Baker & McKenzie, the United Nations, the U.S. Department of Energy, where she negotiated the first bilateral and regional climate change agreements (Costa Rica 1994, et. al.) and the Virgin Group where she...
2019-11-2244 minEarthfire RadioThe Wisdom of Wild Animals: A Conversation with Dr. Cara GubbinsIn a bit of a departure from our usual format of interviewing thought leaders and changemakers around the globe, this month’s Earthfire Radio has Dr. Eirich as the interviewee. Earlier this year, Dr. Eirich was invited to speak at the Animal Wisdom World Summit. Host Dr. Cara Gubbins has generously allowed us to share the interview with our own listeners. Listen in as these two passionate scientists delve into the mysteries, intricacies, and implications of intelligence in the natural world.
2019-10-2139 minEarthfire RadioThe Connective Nature of Wildlife Art: A Conversation with Anne London Part IIDr. Susan Eirich of the Earthfire Institute talks with wildlife artist Anne London about the connective nature of art and why it's so important in a world of increasing isolation.
2019-09-2445 minEarthfire RadioThrough Wolves’ Eyes: Insights from Wildlife Artist Anne London, Part I (Re-release)While we are busy working on new content, we have re-released a podcast from our archives. In this conversation, Dr. Susan Eirich discuses the importance of art and conservation with incredible wildlife artist, Anne London. This is a timely podcast to share with you all as Anne is currently visiting the property again, getting more material for her paintings, and we will be recording the long-awaited Part 2. We hope you enjoy this powerful conversation and tune in with us for Part 2 next month.
2019-08-2332 minEarthfire RadioVibrations are Everything: Healing Humans and Animals with Sound with Debbi WalkerSeeing and hearing Debbi Walker’s remarkable stories of healing animals with sound therapy at the Animal Energy World Conference in England this past May, my immediate reaction was: Earthfire animals! It wasn’t only the stories, but Debbi’s medical training and her extensive research into the nature of sound healing, combined with deeply intuitive skills, that impressed me. Her analysis went from research on the vagus nerve to the beautiful statement that with sound healing, ancient memories are switched on. And so I invited her to Earthfire, and two months later, Debbi arrived here from England to spend seven...
2019-07-1925 minEarthfire RadioComing Together for Radical Change: A Conversation with Derrick Jensen"If we wish to stop the atrocities, we need merely to step away from the isolation. There is a whole world waiting for us, ready to welcome us home."
Dr. Susan Eirich of Earthfire Institute talks with author and activist Derrick Jensen about the need to come together to enact radical change for the planet.
2019-06-271h 02Earthfire RadioThe End of Ice: A Conversation with Dahr JamailDr. Susan Eirich sits down with award winning journalist and author Dahr Jamail to discuss his new book, The End of Ice, and how we can find meaning in our life as we face the increasing challenges associated with climate change.
2019-05-2447 min
Earthfire RadioWhat We Can Learn from Loving Animals: A Conversation with Andrew HarveyIn a fascinating, passionate wide-ranging podcast, mystical scholar Andrew Harvey and Dr. Susan Eirich of the Earthfire Institute explore the nature of the human/animal/nature relationship. They discuss the dangers of projecting our own human emotions and motivations onto animals, the value of learning to appreciate the animal self, and the joy and pain we experience as we form lasting, meaningful relationships with the animals in our lives.
Andrew Harvey is an internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, translator, mystical scholar, and spiritual teacher. He has written and edited more than 30 books—including the best-selling titles ‘The Hope’ and ‘The Tibetan Book of L...
2019-04-2047 min
Earthfire RadioThe Intelligence of Plants with Dr. Monica GaglianoFrom being a disciplined, traditionally-trained scientist, to listening to plants give her directions, to then combining her research with the direction they gave her and turning it into hard-core scientific experimentation, Dr. Monica Gagliano has helped change how we understand plants.
2019-03-261h 00
Earthfire RadioFor Wildlife, Making a Daily Living Isn't Easy: A Conversation with Wildlife Filmmaker Jeff HoganDr. Susan Eirich of Earthfire Institute and wildlife filmmaker Jeff Hogan discuss how even those of us with the best intentions don't always realize the impact human activity has on the ability of wildlife to make a living.
Cinematographer Jeff Hogan has been filming and photographing wildlife around the world for over 30 years, earning numerous awards for his work, including several Emmy nominations for cinematography. Being a naturalist at heart, Jeff's passion is to witness wildlife behavior and to provide us a privileged view in to the secret lives of wildlife, capturing intimate imaging that illustrates just what it takes...
2019-02-2232 min
Earthfire RadioFrom Spirituality to Action: A Conversation With Buddhist Scholar David LoyDr. Susan Eirich of Earthfire Institute talks with Buddhist Scholar David Loy about the connection between spirituality and ecology. Our current ecological crisis is, at its core, a spiritual crisis. Therefore, spirituality is where we have to go to solve it. As with all the great religions, Buddhism offers very useful insight on how we can solve our personal and environmental ones: our personal suffering and our collective crises are the same because there is no separation between us and the rest of Life.
2018-12-2055 min
Earthfire RadioExploring Compassionate Conservation: A Conversation with Ethologist Marc Bekoff, Ph.D.The basic idea behind Compassionate Conservation is that the life of every individual matters. Susan Eirich sits down with Marc Bekoff to discuss how each life has intrinsic value.
2018-10-2556 min
Earthfire RadioCarolyn Baker Interviews Dr. Susan EirichCarolyn Baker Interviews Dr. Susan Eirich by Earthfire Institute
2018-06-1539 min
Core Awareness PodcastsThe Animals Are Calling Council: A Conversation with Susan EirichDr. Susan Eirich is a licensed psychologist, biologist, educator, and the director of the Earthfire Institute. Her goal is to widen the conversational circle around conservation to include the voices of all living beings. She summons us to hear other species so that we may tap into a broader, deeper nourishment of life, self, and other. Liz Koch and Susan Eirich discuss the mutual life supporting benefits of a dynamic multispecies initiative toward finding new ways of being on the Earth. (photo is of Earthfire the wolf and her brother Red).
2018-06-0256 min
Earthfire RadioDr. Susan Eirich talks with Linda Bender, DVMDr. Susan Eirich talks with Linda Bender, DVM by Earthfire Institute
2018-05-0357 min
Earthfire RadioTherefore, Honor Everything.Dr. Susan Eirich of Earthfire Institute talks with Deena Metzger, an American writer, healer, and teacher whose work spans multiple genres including the novel, poetry, non-fiction, and plays.
Deena Metzger is a poet, novelist, essayist, storyteller, teacher, healer and medicine woman who has taught and counseled for over fifty years, in the process of which she has developed therapies (Healing Stories) which creatively address life threatening diseases, spiritual and emotional crises, as well as community, political and environmental disintegration. Deena has spent a lifetime investigating Story as a form of knowing and healing. As a writer, she asks: Who do...
2018-05-0241 minEarthfire RadioDr. Susan B. Eirich talks with Darlene Lee of Earth Law CenterEarthfire Institute Founder and Executive Direction Dr. Susan B. Eirich talks with Darlene Lee of Earth Law Center. Do Trees have standing? Does a River have rights? Despite decades of environmental laws, Earth’s health continues to decline. Is this any surprise if the environment has no voice in decision-making and cannot bring issues to court? This is changing.
2018-04-0933 min
Earthfire RadioThe Power of One Human, the Power of One BearSpeaking with Jill Robinson of the Animals Asia Foundation makes me want to sell everything I own, give her all my money, and live naked in a hut eating beans so she can continue with her work. She is a beacon of hope and inspiration for what humans can be, and can do. This is the story of the incredible power of one bear, reaching out and asking for help; and a human who heard and responded to the call.
2018-03-1446 minEarthfire RadioInterview with Andrew HarveyEarthfire Executive Director, Dr. Susan B. Eirich, talks to mystic scholar Andrew Harvey.
2017-12-131h 09Earthfire RadioInterview with Anne London, Part IInterview with Anne London, Part I by Earthfire Institute
2017-12-1329 minEarthfire RadioConservation Conversation — Tuning Into Life: The Art of ListeningOn October 18th Dr. Susan Eirich and members of the Earthfire Community joined for a special online video discussion on a topic at the heart of Earthfire’s mission: the art of listening.
Hearing is something we do involuntarily, but listening requires that we bring our complete attention to the subject at hand: ourselves, another being, Nature, all Life. To learn to speak the language of Life, we must first learn the ways that Life speaks to us. When we learn to listen deeply, we can begin to include the voices of all living beings in our considerations about how we...
2017-10-201h 02Earthfire RadioUnderstanding Animal Voices with Penelope Smith, Part IIThis second half of an interview with Penelope Smith begins by exploring the question, “Do animals grow spiritually as they age?”
2017-10-1916 min
Earthfire RadioThe Animals Are Calling Us: Being Supported in Ways We Don’t RecognizeListen as Dr. Susan Eirich and the Earthfire community have a heartfelt discussion on the ways animals support us and how we can receive those messages. For more information and future Conservation Conversations, visit: http://bit.ly/2fdyvRI
2017-09-2258 minEarthfire RadioEpisode 10 - Understanding Animal Voices with Penelope SmithBehind our words are thoughts and feelings - we are not oriented to the fact that animals are thinking and feeling too even though they don't have words.
When we listen to an animal's perspective we listen to a different kind of life. It is like going to a whole encyclopedia of knowledge......
2017-07-1434 minEarthfire RadioEpisode 4 - A Wolf Named ApricotEpisode 4 - A Wolf Named Apricot by Earthfire Institute
2017-01-2522 minEarthfire RadioEspisode 9 - Susan Interview With JonEspisode 9 - Susan Interview With Jon by Earthfire Institute
2016-09-0229 minEarthfire RadioEpisode 8 - Arctic Mist (Susan Alone)Episode 8 - Arctic Mist (Susan Alone) by Earthfire Institute
2016-09-0202 minEarthfire RadioEpisode 7 - A Cougar Named Wind WalkerEpisode 7 - A Cougar Named Wind Walker by Earthfire Institute
2016-09-0220 minEarthfire RadioEpisode 6 - A Grizzle Bear Named Teton TotemEpisode 6 - A Grizzle Bear Named Teton Totem by Earthfire Institute
2016-09-0222 minEarthfire RadioEpisode 5 - A Bear Named Humble BumbleEpisode 5 - A Bear Named Humble Bumble by Earthfire Institute
2016-09-0221 minEarthfire RadioEpisode 3 - A Deer Named Runs Like The WindEpisode 3 - A Deer Named Runs Like The Wind by Earthfire Institute
2016-09-0219 minEarthfire RadioEpisode 1 - A Wolf Named Thunder Intro To Earthfire, Part 1Episode 1 - A Wolf Named Thunder Intro To Earthfire, Part 1 by Earthfire Institute
2016-07-2531 minEarthfire RadioEpisode 2 - A Wolf Named Thunder Intro To Earthfire, Part 2Episode 2 - A Wolf Named Thunder Intro To Earthfire, Part 2 by Earthfire Institute
2016-07-2529 minEarthfire RadioEssence Of Earthfire (8 Minute Version)Essence Of Earthfire (8 Minute Version) by Earthfire Institute
2016-07-2108 minEarthfire RadioThe Mission Of Earthfire Institute Wildlife Sanctuary & Retreat CenterThe Mission Of Earthfire Institute Wildlife Sanctuary & Retreat Center by Earthfire Institute
2016-07-2101 min
The Doctor Who Audio Dramas157 The Soulstealers part fourZombie-like creatures begin to stalk the dark after an alien satellite is brought back to Earth. But why is the EarthFire director so interested in the mysterious craft? And why is an American Senator so interested in helping her get it?
2001-06-0625 minThe Doctor Who Audio Dramas157 The Soulstealers part threeZombie-like creatures begin to stalk the dark after an alien satellite is brought back to Earth. But why is the EarthFire director so interested in the mysterious craft? And why is an American Senator so interested in helping her get it?
2001-06-0529 minThe Doctor Who Audio Dramas157 The Soulstealers part twoZombie-like creatures begin to stalk the dark after an alien satellite is brought back to Earth. But why is the EarthFire director so interested in the mysterious craft? And why is an American Senator so interested in helping her get it?
2001-06-0424 minThe Doctor Who Audio Dramas157 The Soulstealers part oneZombie-like creatures begin to stalk the dark after an alien satellite is brought back to Earth. But why is the EarthFire director so interested in the mysterious craft? And why is an American Senator so interested in helping her get it?
2001-06-0319 min