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The Nurture PodNurture Pod 41: We're back! New Moon in LeoHappy New Moon in Leo nuture nation!The Nurture Pod returns after a summer break. Ginger and Iris catch up on all the new beginnings and twists and turns their lives are taking. Ginger has officially left home and is embarking on her Fool Card journey to visit some of the Earth's powerful chakra centers. Iris is heading into the 6th Annual Indigo Fest which features a deep dive into the blue waters of nurture culture and creativity. This episode finds them both in Iris's home in Astoria OR (one inside and...2025-07-2443 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 40: The Fool steps forwardWhen new chapters are unfolding very often the heart will go where the mind fears to tread. How do we know when to follow our heart/soul's urge to step into the unknown and when to stick to the path well trodden? In this episode Iris and Ginger break down 5 ways the heart is indicating she would like to take the wheel. To create a new nurture culture/future we must get familiar with trusting what feels like uncharted territory. When in doubt- use this check list as confirmation you're moving in the right direction. Ma...2025-06-091h 24The Nurture PodEpisode 39: Mediating between the media and our sense of what's possibleIn this episode Ginger and Iris dive into the "theory of change" a term coined by David Bornstein of the Solutions Journalism Network. Basically the idea that reporting on how bad everything it will lead to a better world. Now that the global news stream on our phones is being updated every 2 minutes how can our nervous systems handle to being inundated with everything that's going wrong while being offered few if any solutions? Can a better world emerge when so many avoid, deny, blame and don't trust the media? What could nurture journalism look lik...2025-05-2556 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 38: We never left the garden- the Beltane Dew Drop.Happy Beltane (aka May Day) everyone. In this episode Iris and Ginger talk about the blossoming of life as spring tips towards summer, doing the dew magic, being ecstatic as our natural state and the power of imagination. Light a candle. Pick yourself a bouquet of flowers. Eat cake under the crescent moon tonight. Magic is the real deal. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Special shout out to:Adrienne Maree Brown whose work inspired this podcast. Find all her books and more info hereIf you are inspired by this con...2025-05-011h 20The Nurture PodEpisode 37: Death Cults and Spring RenewalWelcome to Nurture Pod Season Two- Episode 37. Recorded on a misty Oregon coast Easter (Ostara) Sunday, Iris and Ginger discuss spring renewal; in mythology, personal practice and as a necessary part of life. The beauty of spring in 2025 is juxtaposed against the unprecedented political rise of techno-fascist-deathcults that seek their own eternal life through AI and biotechnology while at the same time accelerate the destruction of natural life here on Earth. What can we learn by stepping back and viewing the current moment with the mythic lens that all parts of life and in...2025-04-211h 07The Nurture PodSeason Two Begins! Calling in the Elements of Nurture 2025Welcome to Season Two of the Nurture Pod!Iris and Ginger begin each season by calling in the five elements that nurture all of life; air, fire, water, earth and spirit.We're living in wild and unprecedented times but the elements are ancient guides- showing us how to renew, transform and envision our way forward. 2025 will be a season of new adventures, new friends and many conversations about how we can nurture the "beautiful world our hearts know is possible" into being. Thank you for joining us for another turn around th...2025-04-091h 14The Nurture PodEpisode 35: Spring Equinox- Celebrating 1 Year of NurtureWe've reached the finale of Season One of the Nurture Pod!Iris and Ginger started the Nurture Pod one year ago on Spring Equinox 2024. Somehow that time has turned into 35 podcasts and thousands of downloads! Thanks to you our listeners for making this podcast a success and for listening to us talk Nurture week after week. In this episode we are reflecting, recapping and honing in on what a year of conversations has turned into in terms of Nurture Culture. In essence- we think it's needed more now tha...2025-03-201h 24The Nurture PodEpisode 34: Lunar Eclipse in Virgo: Orphan crusher vs. Slime MoldIn this episode Iris and Ginger delve into the wildness of the moment we are living in on Planet Earth. With the forces of oligarchy, climate change, social upheaval on all sides choosing a positive way forward becomes increasingly mired in confusion. The full moon in Virgo is a total lunar eclipse. The shadow world of what has been lying beneath so much of what America has been built upon is being exposed. Nurture culture asks us to reflect on how all this is playing out in the day to day world, an...2025-03-141h 14The Nurture PodEpisode 33: Survival of the NurturedIn this episode Iris and Ginger dig into how we survive in times when we are called into community action.How do we create community and connections in a culture that has emphasized individualism and competition. Netflix and chill is ending. We are in the era of potluck and organize- and with that comes it's own set of skills and challenges of how to get along with others. What models do we have to draw from? Earth is a place of survival of the nurtured. Let's get into it. I...2025-02-221h 14The Nurture PodEpisode 32: The People United. (may exist in a state of unfolding universal consciousness)In this episode of the Nurture Pod Iris and Ginger discuss the state of these here United States from the perspective of the Unified State theory.In challenging times it's easy to be overwhelmed, afraid, checked out and just plain baffled that these are the circumstances we now find ourselves in. Many are feeling unsure of what to do. While this episode provides no easy answers, it will hopefully give you a perspective shift that feels empowering and creative. And we know that curiosity and creativity is where our genius likes to h...2025-02-141h 04The Nurture PodEpisode 31: New Moon in Aquarius- Lunar Imbolc- Year of the Wood SnakeAn auspicious new moon in Aquarius ushers in the year of the Wood Snake. This new moon also marks lunar Imbolc- the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Change is in the air and deep in the soil as the Northern Hemisphere begins to awaken from it's winter slumber. Sap runs from root to branch and seeds in the earth begin to stir. As chaos bubbles in the cauldron of culture, the dance of the Sun, Earth and Moon move gracefully onward towards spring. In this episode Iris...2025-01-291h 26The Nurture PodEpisode 30: The Time We Give OurselvesIn this episode Iris and Ginger chat about time. How it works us or how we work it. Life in the modern world can easily become chunks of time segmented into work lists and goals. Do we intentionally create times to escape that dynamic or does that become more of the same?When are we free from time? Why does every minute need to count? How much time do we spend worrying about how much time we have? This and more as we wander gently through this rain soaked January. I...2025-01-1744 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 29: New Year, New Adventures!In this episode Iris and Ginger welcome in 2025 with a big announcement. If life is change then 2025 will be living with no holds barred. A shorter episode in recognition of one giant step at a time. The reminder to pace yourself when change is underway is the nurture lesson of the day. If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it! To find more abo...2025-01-1030 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 28: Winter SolsticeWelcome to the longest night of the year. (in the Northern Hemisphere) The cold dark winter stretches out before us as the Earth tilts it's northern hemisphere to it furthest point away from the Sun. From this portal of solar alignment comes Solstice images, symbols and mythology that cultures across the planet celebrate. The world tree. The virgin birth. Light entering the darkness. Just to name a few.On this special Solstice episode, Iris and Ginger talk about how these symbols of the season resonate with their own ti...2024-12-2152 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 27: The Creativity ConundrumAs 2024 draws to a close Iris and Ginger spiral around creativity. What does it mean to live a creative year, month, day or even life? The struggle of being a working artist and knowing how to value your creative process and output. The culture of conformity and productivity and how that filters our creative vision. The big picture of life being the ultimate creative act on a wildly creative planet. There's no answers but lots of ideas in this one. A long and creative meandering to i...2024-12-121h 31The Nurture PodEpisode 26: Winter's Cailleach CallIn this episode Ginger celebrates her 51st birthday and dives into what it means to be a woman entering the time of the Cailleach, the Celtic Goddess of Winter andIris visualizes how we can graph our life movements to create a bigger picture. Both discuss the energy of the end of the year and ways to drop out of the cultural hustle and into the starry darkness of becoming. What are you nurturing as the year wanes towards the Winter Solstice? If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us...2024-12-061h 14The Nurture PodEpisode 25: Re-membering gratitude as an ancient state of being.Gratitude will get a whole lot of lip service this week in a culture that's rife with political and social divisions. Is it possible to still be grateful when you're feeling frustrated and resentful towards others or are in deep grief around the state of the world? Our ancestors may have the keys to unlock the power of this dark time of the year and how winter rituals were used for healing and renewal in community. In this episode Iris and Ginger dig into a feast of all the ways we resist, use, cre...2024-11-271h 09The Nurture PodEpisode 24: Wit, Knowing and Ken- 3 ways to unpack what the hell just happened.In this post election episode Iris and Ginger discuss the national election results in 3 different ways. In a culture dominated by the mind they include the heart and gut into the process to understand the place we have newly arrived at in America. Wit: the mental understanding of the results. Ideas, perceptions, thoughts and judgements. Knowing: the somatic experience of the heart and body. How our heart understands what is happening in the world and our emotions- grief, anger, fear and compassion. Ken- the old word for gut understanding, the intuitive space where we fe...2024-11-121h 23The Nurture PodEpisode 23: The Red Roots of SamhainIn this episode Iris and Ginger talk red roots, the color of blood, power, sexuality, Queen Madder root and the portal between this world and the next. In the Celtic lands this time of year was known as Samhain (aka Halloween) when the veils between the seen and unseen energies were thin. Protection charms and bonfires to ward off harm, illness, the oncoming winter darkness mixed over time with honoring ancestors and the dead. With an major election looming and so much uncertainty in the air how do we stay protected in our own...2024-10-301h 07The Nurture PodEpisode 22: Full Moon in Aries. How fast are you driving?On this episode of the Nurture Pod Iris and Ginger dive into the owners manual for the body- ody-ody. Just because the culture has a speedometer that goes up to 180mph doesn't mean our bodies can or should try to go that fast. What are the dash lights that we ignore on our way to physical and emotional breakdowns? When do we pull over and let our engine cool down and when do we limp it down the road? We drive this analogy all over the place! Come along for the ride and...2024-10-181h 02The Nurture PodEpisode 21: Becoming AncestorsIn this third and final episode of grief conversations with therapist and retreat leader Joshua Lowe, we talk about what it means to live in a culture without connection to ancestors. Ancestral grief is the 5th gate in Francis Weller's book "The Wild Edge of Sorrow". Here's where we grieve the loss of connection not to our personal family line but also to cultural traditions around honoring and receiving wisdom from ancestors.Also unpacked is why it's important for a culture to instill a sense of connection to past and future generations. Thinking of...2024-09-281h 00The Nurture PodEpisode 20: Mapping the Personal and Collective Gateways of GriefIn this episode Iris and Ginger talk once again with therapist and grief ritual leader Joshua Lowe about the different ways that grief shows up personally and collectively in the culture. How can we create lasting change if we aren't willing to let go of the past? How do we let go of the past unless we willing to grieve it?Click here to sign up for the Oregon Coast Community Grief Ritual happening from 10/11-10/13Special shout out to Francis Weller author of the Wild Edge of Sorrow for creating the language of the 5...2024-09-201h 07The Nurture PodEpisode 19: The wild edges of grief and communityIn this episode Iris and Ginger welcome their very first Nurture Pod Guest! Therapist, grief tender, community ritual leader (and Ginger's cousin) Joshua Lowe joins the pod to talk about this misunderstood emotion and the role it plays in our lives and culture. On October 11-13th Joshua Lowe will be coming to Nehalem to co-facilitate a weekend community grief ritual with Ginger and other community members at the White Clover Grange. Why would anyone want to spend a weekend dealing with grief?That's the question we dive deep into as we...2024-09-1357 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 18: Relax, it's just a dream.In this episode Iris and Ginger discuss the nature of reality and the concept of dream time. One hemisphere of our brain is tuned into the mystical, non linear world of connection and creativity with the ability to see reality in a very different way than the other side of our brain. Western Industrialized Culture could be just a massive dream projection of a part of brain that is obsessed with control and safety. What if reality as you know it is a dream that the left side of your brain is clinging to...2024-08-2652 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 17: Full Moon in Aquarius. Ball Jars of PotentialRecorded the eve of the full blue moon in Aquarius! The astrology of this moment can't be put in a jar and saved for later. It's happening right now. In this episode Iris and Ginger check in on the vibes as we are bathed in the light of a rather sticky, squared up retrograde opposition between the collective (Aquarius moon) vs the personal (Leo sun). What does it mean to be self sufficient? Is it just another myth of individualism?A way to avoid building communities that would challenge the culture at lar...2024-08-1938 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 16: Trash and TalismansIn this episode Iris and Ginger discuss the idea and practice of working with the material realm.How and why we imbue the objects around us with meaning. Is there such a thing as sacred outside of our own minds and beliefs? Do things mass produced in China become talismans if we fill them with intention or is the magic in the handcraft and time we put into it. What matters when it comes to matter - and why does it matter to us?If you are inspired by thi...2024-08-0758 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 15: Finding Sacred Ground.In this episode Iris and Ginger discuss the ways that we come back to ground. The different ways of understanding how the body restores and draws power from our connection to nature. What we perceive as real/important in the dominant culture is designed to make us feel overwhelmed and pulled in many directions at once. Nurture Culture is rooted in the Earth and our ability to connect to what is alive and present in the moment. If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form...2024-07-241h 04The Nurture PodEpisode 14: Drop it like it's hotIn this episode Iris and Ginger discuss how nature uses the heat of mid July to sort out what seeds will ripen for the fall harvest. This is often a moment when we realize that not all our spring plans are going to make it this year. Call it a sense of overwhelm or despair or maybe even relief... but some apples must drop in order for the tree to be healthy. Some plants won't survive a summer heat wave and others will. Not because they are "better" but maybe they just had the luck of growing i...2024-07-1146 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 13: The Fifth Sacred Thing and the Power of Positive FuturismIn this episode Iris and Ginger discuss The Fifth Sacred Thing - a novel by Starhawk of two potential futures that play out in California. The book gives a glimpse into the power of writing a future that inspires rather than the apocalyptic wasteland that's shown so often in the media.A key part of nuture culture is the ability to understand what seeds we are planting for future generations and how we want that future to look. Calling all positive futurists! Give us a comment if you have a resource, book, podcast, mo...2024-06-281h 04The Nurture PodEpisode 12: Summer Solstice Full Moon. Illuminating energy and how we use it.In this episode of the Nurture Pod, Iris and Ginger discuss this Summer Solstice /Full Moon in Capricorn moment and what it is revealing to us about how and where we place our energy. This is the halfway point of the year. From this point on we are working with waning solar energy leading towards the Winter Solstice in December. Nature is at it's peak bloom and yet not everything will make it to set seed in the fall. There is a natural weeding and wilting of things over the months to come to mak...2024-06-2157 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 11: Cat memes, Opium and Mycelium- social media in our hands.Social media is always changing, evolving and learning from us just as we laugh, numb out and learn from it. It wasn't always this hard or easy to connect back before the turn of the century. Nature teaches us about what vast interconnected networking is for but are our monkey brains able to go there? Maybe AI will sort it out for us. Send more cat memes!If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review and share our podcast wi...2024-06-121h 02The Nurture PodEpisode 10. Community of ONE or ONE Community?In this episode Iris and Ginger talk about community. What is it? Who gets to create it? Why do some groups feel like community and others don't? Can we have a Nurture Culture without a community? What are the wounds we try to heal with Community and what wounds does it create? So many interesting questions to discuss and spoiler alert- there's not really any clear answers. Listen in and tell us what you think!If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review a...2024-06-0656 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 9. Cleaning up and Letting GoIn this episode Iris and Ginger talk about cleaning up their lives (and art studio and barn) and the relationship we have to stuff. Do our things nurture us or drag us down? When is the right time to let it all go and start over? Materialism vs. Consumerism and what that means for us as a culture and in community. If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it! To fin...2024-05-3154 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 8: Figuring it outIn this episode Iris and Ginger discuss the cultural trope of "figuring it out" while also sleeping through the northern lights. If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it! To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visithttps://www.dreambirdstudio.com/To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit:https://www.northfork53.com/Many t...2024-05-1741 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 7: New Moon In Taurus- What we value and how we value it.In this episode Iris and Ginger discuss the idea of value. Who creates it, how do we recognize it and why is it important to understand how it operates in the culture. How do we create value for ourselves and others that supports our ability to pay the bills and also builds nurture culture? If you are a creative/entrepreneur this one is for you!If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we...2024-05-081h 07The Nurture PodEpisode 6: Beltane Shame ShiftersHappy Beltane 2024! The gate to summer is open and the Earth is in full bloom. In this episode Iris and Ginger dig into the master emotion of shame. If we want to create a culture of nurturing we need to understand how this emotion works in the body and how it's been misunderstood and manipulated for centuries by culture, religion, families and capitalism. To understand shame is to understand and unlock pleasure and connection. As we become shame shifters- we regain access to the part of us that knows how to build the more "bea...2024-05-011h 04The Nurture PodEpisode 5. Rest, Recovery and the Rise of Festival CultureIn this edition Iris and Ginger unpack the Solar Eclipse and the need to recover from big life events. Also- has Gen Z discovered the ancient bonfire of the pagans in EDM festivals? Why we need spaces to escape from the dominant culture in order to dream a new one into being. If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it! To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan D...2024-04-2552 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 4. The Solar Eclipse EpisodeIn this episode of the Nurture Pod, Iris and Ginger discuss what happens when reality shifts. Just like a total solar eclipse turns day into night - so can events in our lives leave us questioning what's really going on here in this culture we accept as normal. What if the ancient tantra practitioners of India were right? What if there is no such thing as polarity- but only the paradox that the more you look at the sun you see the moon. If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the f...2024-04-0857 minThe Nurture PodEpisode 3. Discipline vs. Devotion- How to create boundaries that nurtureIris and Ginger discuss why using self discipline is such a tricky line to walk- especially when it comes loaded with cultural messages. How do we deepen a devotion to our future selves rather than trying to "fix" the present self from a place of shame. Music by Kathryn ClaireIf you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it! To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is...2024-04-0145 min
The Nurture PodEpisode 2. Vulnerability Hangovers and the Waterfall.In this episode Iris and Ginger discuss how to nurture a sense of self that is connected to but not a reflection of others around us. Who are we when we are not performing for others and their anticipated response to us? How do we pause and reclaim our power in the moments when we lose ourselves to the thoughts of what we "should be"?Music by Kathryn Claire- "The Baker's Song"If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review and sh...2024-03-2644 min
The Nurture PodEpisode 1. Spring Equinox 2024: Setting intentions with the 4 elements. Seed of Nurture.Welcome to the first recording of the Nurture Pod. Recorded on the Spring Equinox of 2024 on the Oregon Coast. Ginger and Iris call in the 4 elements of the Nurture Pod and set a seed of intention for it's growth. If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback! When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it! To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visithttps://www.dreambirdstudio.com/To find Ginger Edwards c...2024-03-1948 min
ARTS - Live & Local!ARTS – Live & Local! December 29th, 2023Friday, Dec 29th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: CCC Historic Preservation Program Founder and Instructor John Goodenberger with Ales & Ideas lecture “Searching for Astoria’s Pauper Cemetery” at Fort George Lovell Showroom. Indigo Artist and Weaver Iris Sullivan Daire and son M. Tully Daire, currently a Student and Weaver...2023-12-3059 min
In SeasonIn Season, December 01 2020Host Jessica Schleif interviews Astoria fiber artist, natural dyer, and baker Iris Sullivan Daire about fiber arts and the beauty offered to us by plants.2020-12-0128 min