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How To Build A Rose-Colored Planet

How To Build A Rose-Colored Planet

By: Dana van Ness
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How to Build a Rose-Colored Planet is a podcast about harnessing our collective humanity to create a brighter future.


We explore what it means to love deeply, live intentionally, and act with empathy in a complex world. Each episode unpacks a core human value—like love, connection, or purpose—through stories, reflection, and shared wisdom that remind us what we’re made of.


Our aim is to strengthen relationships, inspire growth, and nurture a world rooted in compassion and integrity. Together, we learn how to grow, connect, and give—one rose-colored choice at a time.

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How To Build A Rose-Colored Planet
Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Episode 4: Generosity
    Dec 24 2025

    What if generosity isn’t about giving more—but about being more present? In this episode, we explore generosity as a quiet, everyday practice that builds connection, joy, and belonging.

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    11 mins
  • Episode 3: Humility
    Dec 11 2025

    Today on How to Build a Rose-Colored Planet, we’re building with humility — not as softness, but as awareness, courage, and clarity. We explore humility as personal growth, relational humility, and planetary stewardship in a world that often rewards certainty over connection. Through personal stories and grounded reflection, this episode invites you to listen differently, interrupt assumptions, and reconnect with the larger web of life we’re part of.


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    14 mins
  • Episode 2: Rest
    Dec 4 2025

    In a world that glorifies motion, productivity, and constant proving, rest often feels like a luxury — or even a threat.

    But what if rest is actually a form of rebellion? What if slowing down is how we restore trust with our bodies, reconnect with our purpose, and realign with the natural rhythms of the earth?


    In Episode 2 of How to Build a Rose-Colored Planet, Dana explores:

    Rest as Rebellion — remembering who we are beneath urgency

    Rest as Trust — unclenching, releasing, and allowing the body to guide

    Rest as Personal Reckoning — examining our own beliefs about slowing down

    Rest as Collective Restoration — how our stillness ripples outward into community and planet

    Rest as Openness — the space where creativity, connection, and renewal return


    Through storytelling from her time in the Army, reflections on modern burnout culture, and gentle guidance, Dana offers a spacious conversation about the kind of rest that softens, widens, and makes room for life again.


    The episode closes with a powerful question to spark intentional conversations:

    “If you allowed yourself to fully rest, what part of your life would open — and how could that opening offer something meaningful to your community, your relationships, or the planet?”


    This is an episode to listen to slowly.

    To sit with.

    To breathe into.

    To share with someone who might need the reminder that rest is not retreat — it’s a return.

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    13 mins
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