Episodes

  • Go With the FLOE: How Polar Bears Stay Steady When Life Keeps Shifting Beneath Them

    Go With the FLOE: How Polar Bears Stay Steady When Life Keeps Shifting Beneath Them
    Dec 17 2025
    Episode 66

    Guest: Daniel J. Cox, Award-Winning Wildlife Photographer and Director of The Arctic Documentary Project for Polar Bears International

    What if resilience during the holidays and shifting seasons isn’t about just holding everything together? How much better would it be to meet each moment and each challenge with calm and ease?

    In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild, host Jessica Morgenthal returns to one of her most beloved animals — the polar bear — to explore a resilience mindset that feels especially grounding this time of year. As many of us move through holidays, shifting routines, emotional complexity, and the turning of the year, the polar bear offers a powerful model for meeting change with steadiness rather than strain.

    Through immersive storytelling and a deeply thoughtful conversation with legendary wildlife photographer Daniel J. Cox, we explore how polar bears adapt to a world that never stops moving — and what their wisdom can teach us about living with more presence, patience, and trust.

    This episode introduces the FLOE Mindset:
    Flexibility
    Letting go
    Observation
    Energy conservation

    A resilience tool inspired directly by how polar bears survive and thrive on constantly shifting ice. FLOE is both a metaphor and an acronym — a reminder that life keeps moving beneath us, and we can move with it.

    Episode Overview

    The episode opens on the Arctic ice, where Jessica revisits the story of a polar bear mother navigating a landscape that is always in motion. Her calm, strategic adaptability becomes the foundation for the FLOE Mindset — a way of meeting uncertainty that feels especially meaningful during the holiday season and the transition into a new year.

    Jessica then welcomes wildlife photographer Daniel J. Cox, whose decades of documenting polar bears and Arctic ecosystems have shaped how millions of people understand these animals. Through Dan’s stories, we explore the discipline of waiting, the humility of stepping out of the frame, the ethics of witnessing, and the awe that emerges when we stop pushing and start paying attention.

    The episode closes with a reflection on practicing FLOE in daily life — slowing down, conserving energy, making small adjustments, and choosing gentler transitions. It also includes a call to support the conservation efforts that allow polar bears to survive the rapidly changing Arctic.

    What You’ll Learn

    • The FLOE Mindset: Flexibility, Letting Go, Observation, Energy Conservation
    • Why polar bears are masters of calm, strategic adaptation
    • How patience and presence guide both resilience and wildlife photography
    • Why attention determines what we protect
    • How to soften seasonal transitions and holiday pressures with practical micro-adaptations
    • How awe strengthens clarity, steadiness, and connection
    • What polar bears reveal about navigating a world where conditions can change overnight
    • Why protecting polar bears is a crucial part of protecting resilience in nature

    Episode Highlights

    [00:00] Intro: shifting seasons, the holidays, and returning to a favorite resilience story
    [02:00] The polar bear as a master of adaptation
    [06:50] Stillness, waiting, and energy conservation in the den
    [08:30] Introducing Daniel J. Cox — awe, patience, and presence
    [10:00] The Arctic in real time: warming, loss of ice, and what Dan is witnessing
    [13:00] Seeing through an animal’s eyes: humility and respect
    [16:45] Dan’s origin story: the deer, the challenge, and the first spark
    [20:00] Ethical storytelling: why disappearing from the narrative matters
    [22:40] Why animals always lose when humans push too far
    [33:00] Sea ice, seals, and the entire Arctic food system
    [45:40] Inside the den: what most people never see
    [56:42] Dan’s closing wisdom: stay, watch, witness
    [58:00] Jessica’s FLOE reflections for holidays, transitions, and new beginnings
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Awakening Our Soulful Intelligence: What the Octopus — and Sy Montgomery — Know

    Awakening Our Soulful Intelligence: What the Octopus — and Sy Montgomery — Know
    Dec 3 2025
    Episode 65 Awakening Our Soulful Intelligence: What the Octopus — and Sy Montgomery — Know Guest: Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus What if resilience doesn’t come from thinking harder or pushing faster, but from listening more deeply to the intelligence that already lives within us? In this episode of Resilience Gone Wild, host Jessica Morgenthal explores the quiet, embodied wisdom of the giant Pacific octopus—and how soulful intelligence can help us navigate our own lives with more clarity, connection, and compassion. Joined by Sy Montgomery, bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus, we step into a world where intelligence is fluid, intuitive, relational, and alive in every moment. Episode Overview In “Soulful Intelligence,” Jessica takes us into the cool stillness of a Northern Pacific kelp forest to meet the giant Pacific octopus—an animal whose distributed, sensory-rich intelligence reveals a different way of knowing the world. Through vivid storytelling, we witness how octopuses perceive, choose, communicate, and relate with a depth that challenges human assumptions about consciousness. This exploration becomes the foundation for a rich conversation with Sy Montgomery, who expands our understanding of soul, presence, and cross-species connection. Through Sy’s stories—of octopuses, dolphins, turtles, caterpillars, dogs, and the living Earth itself—we learn how soulful intelligence deepens resilience, awakens awe, and invites us into a more relational way of being. The result is an episode that reconnects us to our own inner wisdom, to the creatures who share our planet, and to the subtle intelligence that thrives everywhere life is paying attention. What You’ll Learn How the giant Pacific octopus models soulful intelligence through presence, perception, and attunementWhy soulful intelligence integrates mind, body, intuition, values, and relationshipsHow slowing down expands our ability to sense meaning and choose wiselyWhat Sy Montgomery has learned about consciousness and soul from octopuses, turtles, pink dolphins, chimps, and caterpillarsWhy love and curiosity are powerful tools of inquiry in science and in lifeHow awe, reverence, and “beginner’s mind” build resilience and restore connectionHow small acts of mending—of relationships, ecosystems, and daily choices—strengthen both the world and our own internal steadiness Episode Highlights [00:00] Intro [02:00] Distributed intelligence: sensing, learning, and decision-making across the body [04:00] Camouflage as expression: color, texture, emotion, and attunement [06:50] A quiet greeting: two octopuses meet with curiosity [08:50] Defining soulful intelligence [11:15] Why soulful intelligence strengthens resilience Conversation with Sy Montgomery [12:21] Welcoming Sy: the writer who opened the world to octopus consciousness [14:00] Sy’s octopus teachers: Athena, Octavia, Kali, and Karma [16:10] Soul as connection to the rest of creation [18:25] Why naming animals changed the science of behavior [22:39] Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Biruté Galdikas, and the revolution of relational science [27:07] Scar tissue, resilience, and the sacredness of mending [33:01] The living Earth, Gaia, and the soul of the planet [35:06] Awe, reverence, and the responsibility of connection [37:36] Mending as antidote to helplessness [49:20] How humans silence their own intuition—and how to restore it [53:49] Being massaged by pink dolphins: a story of cross-species soul [56:42] The feedback loop of doing good [59:16] Caterpillars, memory, and the persistence of soul [01:02:10] Closing reflections: the intelligence that waits beneath our first thoughts Meet the Guest Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, bestselling author, and one of the world’s most beloved interpreters of animal consciousness. Her book The Soul of an Octopus was on the New York Times Bestseller List, was a National Book Award finalist, and reshaped public understanding of invertebrate sentience. Sy has written 39 books about animals—from hawks to pink dolphins to turtles—illuminating the relationships that remind us we are part of a living, soulful, interconnected world. Her work invites readers to listen more deeply, love more broadly, and honor the wisdom that exists beyond human boundaries. Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Mentioned Soulful Intelligence: alignment of values, intuition, sensation, and meaningDistributed Intelligence in OctopusesBeginner’s Mind in cross-species connectionAwe as a tool for resilienceMending as a daily practice of healingThe Sphere of Influence: acting where energy can truly make a differenceGaian consciousness and interconnected living systems Closing Insight & CTA “Soulful intelligence grows in the space between stimulus and response—the pause long enough for our deeper knowing to rise.” If this episode opened something in you, share it with someone who may be searching...
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • A Thanksgiving of Appreciation: Resilience Takes Root When We Honor One Another

    A Thanksgiving of Appreciation: Resilience Takes Root When We Honor One Another
    Nov 24 2025
    Episode 64 A Thanksgiving of Appreciation: Resilience Takes Root When We Honor One Another In this Thanksgiving episode of Resilience Gone Wild, Jessica Morgenthal explores the ancient ecological wisdom of the Three Sisters—corn, beans, and squash—and how their centuries-old partnership reveals a living model of regeneration, cooperation, and shared strength. Through immersive storytelling and a powerful conversation with regenerative systems expert Rob Avis, this episode shows how appreciation circulates energy through people, communities, and ecosystems, transforming gratitude into something active, connective, and life-giving. What if Thanksgiving is really an invitation to let our giving nourish the world that nourishes us? What You’ll Learn How the Three Sisters model interdependence, ecological intelligence, generosity, mutual support, and shared abundance How appreciation is more active, expansive, connective, and outward-moving than gratitude How energy follows attention, and how what we pay attention to shapes our path The difference between the sphere of influence and the sphere of concern, and why it matters How regenerative systems allow energy to flow outward, strengthening community How regenerative agriculture and Indigenous farming practices reveal long-term resilience How sensory awareness, humility, and awe reconnect us to the living world How small, intentional actions create large, positive ripples across systems and generations How regenerative agriculture echoes the ancient teaching of giving back more than we take Episode Overview In this special holiday episode, Jessica guides listeners from a glowing Thanksgiving table into the quiet beauty of a November garden. There, the Three Sisters—corn, beans, and squash—become teachers of partnership, reciprocity, and ecological resilience. Their intertwined lives show how appreciation keeps energy flowing through the whole system. Jessica then speaks with Rob Avis, engineer, regenerative designer, and Co-Founder of Fifth World. Rob’s journey from the oil and gas industry to regenerative land restoration reflects the core message of this episode: appreciation is energy in motion. He shares insights about how attention shapes reality, why our sphere of influence matters more than our sphere of concern, and how regeneration begins with humility and intention. The result is a Thanksgiving episode rooted in warmth, wisdom, and renewal—an invitation to shift from gratitude to appreciation, and to let our giving nourish the world that nourishes us. Episode Highlights / Timestamps [00:00] Act 1 – A Thanksgiving Table and the Meaning of Appreciation [05:00] Act 2 – The Story of the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash [14:40] Act 3 – The Resilience Lesson: Gratitude vs. Appreciation [22:00] Act 4 – Interview with Rob Avis: From Extraction to Regeneration [22:30] Attention as Energy: The Canoe Metaphor [24:30] Sphere of Influence vs. Sphere of Concern [28:00] Quorum Sensing, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Farming Wisdom [33:00] Regenerative Design and Humility [38:00] Why Small Actions Create Expansive Ripples [43:00] Sensory Awareness and Reconnecting with the Real World [48:00] Enlightened Self-Interest and the Win-Win-Win [54:00] Act 5 – Closing Narrative: Letting Appreciation Circulate Meet the Guest: Rob Avis Rob Avis is a regenerative systems engineer, educator, and designer. He began his career in the oil and gas industry and later shifted toward ecological restoration, resilience engineering, and land-based systems design. As Co-Founder and Chief Engineering Officer at Fifth World, Rob helps individuals and communities create regenerative water, food, land, and energy systems that give more than they take. His work blends engineering precision with ecological humility, inviting people to see regeneration as both practical and profoundly human. Tools, Concepts, and Frameworks Mentioned The Three Paradigms: Extraction, Sustainability, Regeneration Sphere of Influence vs. Sphere of Concern Attention as Energy (The Canoe Metaphor) Quorum Sensing and Multispecies Plant Communities Regenerative Agriculture and Permaculture Principles The Three Sisters Model as Cooperation and Mutual Support Seven-Generation Thinking and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Practice: Try This Today A few gentle ways to strengthen your appreciation muscle: Speak appreciation aloud with specifics. Name what you see in others that is generous, skillful, wise, or steadying. Notice and record it. Keep a brief note of moments when someone lifted the energy in a room or made life easier. Re-sensitize yourself. Step outside for two minutes. Feel the air. Listen. Touch the ground. Let awe reopen your channel for appreciation. Slow down and name the invisible helpers. The soil, the growers, the pollinators, the microbial worlds, and the human hands behind every meal. You can ...
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Marta Mendonca – Lessons from Wisdom of the Vines

    Marta Mendonca – Lessons from Wisdom of the Vines
    Nov 13 2025
    Episode 63 What can centuries-old grapevines teach us about resilience, wisdom, and the art of letting go? In this episode, host Jessica Morgenthal explores how the vineyards of northern Portugal—and the global network of winemakers in The Porto Protocol—reveal timeless lessons about connection, growth, and renewal. Beneath the science of soil and sustainability lies something deeper: a quiet intelligence passed down through nature and community alike. Episode Overview In “Lessons from the Wisdom of the Vines,” Jessica weaves narrative and reflection to uncover how vineyards mirror the rhythms of human life—growth, rest, and transformation. Through her conversation with Marta Mendonça, leader of The Porto Protocol, we learn how wisdom lives not in isolation but in connection: between generations, between the roots and the rain, and between people who choose to share what they know. Marta invites us to see resilience not as endurance but as renewal—to understand that strength begins in what we choose to release. Through the stories of growers, soils, and communities learning together, this episode asks what it means to listen to the lessons nature has been offering all along. What You’ll Learn How pruning becomes a living metaphor for resilience, purpose, and letting go.Why shared wisdom builds stronger systems—ecological and human.The enduring relationship between tradition and transformation.What nature’s timing teaches about patience and presence.How wisdom multiplies when passed from generation to generation.Why resilience begins with the courage to restore, not just to sustain. Episode Highlights [00:00] The Living Memory of the Vine — Nature’s Quiet Resilience [01:31] The Voice of the Vineyard — Learning from Growth and Rest [06:40] The Art of Pruning — Letting Go to Grow Stronger [09:48] Introducing Marta Mendonça and The Porto Protocol [13:45] From Tradition to Shared Wisdom [17:00] Listening to Water — Nature as Teacher [22:50] Restoration in Action — Innovative and Regenerative Practices [26:20] Stories of Renewal — Learning from the Land [29:48] Beyond Sustainability — The Meaning of Resilience [32:31] Closing Reflections — Wisdom Shared, Wisdom Multiplied Meet the Guest Marta Mendonça leads The Porto Protocol Foundation, a global network uniting more than 250 vineyards and wine industry partners in the pursuit of climate action through collaboration and shared wisdom. Founded in Portugal with support from Taylor’s Port and launched alongside world leaders like Barack Obama and Al Gore, the organization embodies the belief that we grow stronger—not by competing—but by learning together. Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Mentioned The Porto Protocol’s Core Principles – “Every solution counts, and every action matters.”Collaborative Knowledge Networks – Building global communities of learning and exchange.Regenerative Viticulture – Restoring soil health and deepening connection to nature.The Practice of Pruning – Applying nature’s rhythm of renewal to leadership and life. Closing Insight & CTA “Wisdom isn’t what we keep—it’s what we pass on. Resilience begins when we listen, learn, and let go of what no longer serves.” Listen now and reflect on how wisdom grows when it’s shared. Visit https://resiliencegonewild.com to explore more stories that remind us: when nature wins, we win. Resource Links Learn more about The Porto Protocol: https://www.portoprotocol.com/ Connect with Jessica: https://winwinwinmindset.com/ Subscribe to Resilience Gone Wild: https://pod.link/J4yd77 Produced by: Balancing Life’s Issues (BLI Studios) – https://balancinglifesissues.com/podcast–bli/ Music from Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/arnito/des–gouttes License code: 0GNJHICLKJJ9UXY8
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    35 mins
  • From Ick to Wow: How Worms and Composting Teach Resilience

    From Ick to Wow: How Worms and Composting Teach Resilience
    Oct 28 2025
    From Ick to Wow: How Worms and Composting Teach Resilience

    Episode 62

    What if the things we label “icky”: decay, dirt, discomfort, are actually where transformation begins?

    In this thought-provoking episode, Resilience Gone Wild host Jessica Morgenthal sits down with Tim Steckel, founder of The Compost Marketing Agency, to explore the hidden brilliance of composting as a metaphor for personal and ecological renewal. From the red wiggler’s quiet labor to the microbial symphony beneath our feet, this episode redefines how curiosity, not control, fuels real resilience, in soil, systems, and self.

    What You’ll Learn:
    • Why curiosity is the catalyst for resilience, and how it transforms fear into fascination.
    • The biological magic behind composting: microbes, fungi, and the soil food web.
    • How to move from “ick” to “wow” by shifting perception from avoidance to awe.
    • Practical ways composting teaches sustainable habits for mind, body, and planet.
    • How the unseen world of decomposition mirrors our own cycles of growth and renewal.
    Episode Highlights:

    00:00 – The Halloween connection: composting as nature’s “witch’s brew.”

    12:18 – From “ick” to “wow”: transforming fear into fascination through curiosity.

    14:21 – Tim’s journey from marketing to sustainability and the creation of The Compost Marketing Agency.

    18:49 – The science and art of composting: what really happens inside a pile of decay.

    34:27 – The microbial connection between soil health, gut health, and resilience.

    40:06 – Composting as a metaphor for letting go, renewal, and collective healing.

    Meet the Guest:

    Tim Steckel is a sustainability advocate and marketing strategist who founded The Compost Marketing Agency, a niche firm devoted to making composting and organic recycling accessible and mainstream. His work connects the science of soil with the art of storytelling, helping cities, educators, and citizens reimagine waste as renewal.

    Tools, Frameworks, & Concepts Mentioned:
    • The Soil Food Web: how bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and worms sustain ecosystems.
    • Vermicomposting: composting with red wigglers for faster, richer soil.
    • The “Ick to Wow” Mindset: shifting from avoidance to awe through curiosity.
    • Microbial Resilience: how microorganisms mirror human adaptability.
    Closing Insight:

    “The worm doesn’t panic in the dark, she senses, adjusts, and transforms what’s discarded into life. That’s resilience in action.”

    Composting teaches us to stay with the mess long enough to see what’s emerging. When we do, decay becomes design, and every act of renewal begins with curiosity.

    Connect with Tim Steckel: linkedin.com/in/steckeltim

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    43 mins
  • From Venom to Victory: Resilience Lessons from Dragons and Survivors

    From Venom to Victory: Resilience Lessons from Dragons and Survivors
    Oct 11 2025
    Resilience doesn’t always mean going it alone. In the Lighthouse Dragons, a Florida-based breast cancer survivor and supporter dragon boat team, strength is a shared current. Each stroke through the water reflects a truth found in nature: power grows when it’s given, not hoarded. I joined the Lighthouse Dragons team after being invited by another supporter I met in Florida, a simple act of connection that changed my understanding of resilience. The Lighthouse Dragons are a community of grounded, team-oriented, and joyful people who embody what it means to show up for each other. The experience inspired me to help raise visibility for breast cancer research and for the global dragon boating community, a worldwide movement where survivors and supporters paddle together in solidarity and strength. Through parallels with the blue sea dragon, which transforms venom into protection, and the Long dragon of Chinese mythology, which channels storms into life-giving rain, this story reveals that real resilience is relational. It’s not found in isolation, it’s formed in connection. Meet the Experts The Lighthouse Dragons are a powerful example of functional resilience in action, a living, breathing ecosystem of support and renewal. As one of the team’s supporters, I’ve had the privilege of paddling alongside survivors who transform pain into purpose with every race. Teammates like Pam, Betsy, and Joanne model what it means to be both strong and soft, resilient yet deeply connected. Together, we embody what I call collective flow: the rhythm of shared strength that moves us all forward. The Big Idea The great myth of resilience is that it’s built in isolation. But the truth, reflected in nature and in dragon boating, is that we are sustained by connection. Like the blue sea dragon, which draws venom from others to fortify itself, we can transform adversity by engaging with our environment and community. And like the Long dragon, we can channel chaos into renewal when we move in harmony with others. Resilience isn’t a solo pursuit. It’s a social ecosystem, one strengthened by empathy, rhythm, and reciprocity. Key Takeaways Connection Creates Strength: True resilience comes from being part of something larger than yourself.Pain Becomes Purpose: Like the sea dragon, we can transform life’s toxins into tools for growth.Community Is Medicine: Healing accelerates when we move in rhythm with others.Nature Anchors Us: The water, sunlight, and sound of paddles keep us grounded and present.Presence Is Power: Even when you can’t paddle, showing up keeps the team, and the heart, in motion. Tools, Strategies, or Frameworks Mentioned Functional Resilience Model: Resilience as a dynamic system connecting mind, body, and environment.Group Flow Theory: Shared movement that enhances emotional well-being and synchrony.Nature Anchoring: Using natural settings to restore nervous system balance.Blue Sea Dragon Framework: Transforming challenge into protection through connection. Final Thoughts “You don’t have to do hard things alone.” That’s the greatest lesson the dragons have taught me, both the mythical and the living kind.When we paddle together, our rhythm becomes our resilience. By raising awareness for breast cancer research and supporting the visibility of dragon boating worldwide, I hope more people discover this truth: that healing happens in motion, and that the current always carries us farther when we move together. Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Website Facebook LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter
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    58 mins
  • Rainforest Resilience: Rhett Ayers Butler on Connection, Awe & Action

    Rainforest Resilience: Rhett Ayers Butler on Connection, Awe & Action
    Sep 24 2025

    Step into the Amazon rainforest with environmental journalist Rhett Ayers Butler, founder of Mongabay, as he shares a lifetime of lessons about connection, resilience, and the hidden systems that sustain life.

    This episode of Resilience Gone Wild blends vivid storytelling with science to reveal how the smallest sparks of awe, whether a frog’s call, a monkey’s leap, or a single seed, can ignite powerful change in both ecosystems and human communities.

    What You’ll Learn:

    • How rainforest biodiversity regulates climate, stores carbon, and supports human health.
    • The origin story of Mongabay and how one child’s love for frogs grew into a global conservation network.
    • Why storytelling creates deeper engagement than data alone, and how emotional connection drives action.
    • Lessons from rainforest communities on balance, restraint, and interdependence.
    • Practical ways to apply systems thinking to daily choices, from the coffee you drink to the products you buy.

    Episode Highlights:

    • 02:35 – Immersive sensory journey through the Amazon rainforest’s hidden rhythms.
    • 11:42 – Rhett’s childhood fascination with frogs sparks a lifelong mission for conservation.
    • 19:58 – The founding of Mongabay and the power of digital storytelling to drive global impact.
    • 27:16 – How a single investigative report in Gabon changed national policy on forest rights.
    • 34:03 – Encounters with manta rays, orangutans, and other species that reveal animal intelligence and resilience.
    • 40:25 – Soundscape science: using bioacoustics to measure ecosystem health and biodiversity.
    • 44:10 – The resilience lesson, how small personal actions ripple outward like seeds in a rainforest.

    Meet the Guest:

    Rhett Ayers Butler is an award-winning environmental journalist and the founder of Mongabay, a leading platform for global conservation news. His work bridges science, storytelling, and community action to protect the world’s most threatened ecosystems.

    Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Mentioned:

    • Soundscape monitoring and bioacoustic analysis to track biodiversity.
    • Solutions journalism as a framework for inspiring action through hopeful narratives.
    • Community-driven conservation models that scale from local victories to global impact.

    Closing Insight:

    “Resilience grows when small sparks of wonder connect into something larger. Each story, each action, each choice becomes part of the living system that sustains us all.”

    Connect with Rhett Ayers Butler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhettayersbutler/

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    47 mins
  • Mother Trees and Mothers: What The Woods Can Teach Us (And Our Kids)

    Mother Trees and Mothers: What The Woods Can Teach Us (And Our Kids)
    Sep 10 2025
    What if screen time could become a bridge for curiosity instead of a battle at the dinner table? In this episode, Rion Nakaya, creator of The Kid Should See This (TKSST), reveals how curated educational media can inspire children, parents, and educators to explore the world together. With over 7,000 handpicked videos, Rion shows how shared media experiences nurture trust, spark creativity, and build resilience across generations What You’ll Learn: Why co-viewing transforms screen time into a shared learning journey.How curated video can foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in children.The importance of trust, attention, and storytelling in building healthy digital habits.How metaphors like the “children’s menu” limit what kids consume—and why breaking that mold matters.Practical ways to connect digital content with hands-on, real-world exploration. Episode Highlights 02:48 – Why “The Kid Should See This” began with Ella Fitzgerald scat singing.10:15 – Rethinking screen time: from restriction to shared curiosity.19:02 – How co-viewing creates trust, connection, and a shared vocabulary.28:37 – The power of factory and nature videos in sparking real-world exploration.38:55 – On being the “mycelium” that connects experts, educators, and families.49:22 – How children’s podcasts and storytelling expand attention spans and imagination.58:47 – Modeling resilience through failure as learning.01:05:10 – Future of TKSST: community, partnerships, and amplifying unseen voices. Meet the Guest Rion Nakaya is the award-winning founder of The Kid Should See This (TKSST), a curated library of over 7,000 educational videos that connect children and adults with science, art, nature, and curiosity. She is also a California Naturalist, storyteller, and digital curator committed to reshaping how families learn together. Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Mentioned: Co-viewing framework: Watching videos together to create shared learning moments.Living Library Model: A continuously updated archive of trusted educational resources.Biomimicry & Design Thinking: Learning innovation from nature’s systems.Resilience Through Failure: Using real-life stories to normalize mistakes as growth. Closing Insight or CTA: “We are not grownups, we’re the oldest kids. And learning together is what keeps us resilient.” – Rion Nakaya Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resilience-gone-wild-winwinwin-mindset/id1765376951 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/67dhrI6rX4o1hX0Qf2HPAU?si=24d3d984bf974eb9 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ResilienceGoneWild Website: https://resiliencegonewild.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565572327566 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/104957749/admin/dashboard/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/resiliencegonewild/resilience-gone-wild-newsletter
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    1 hr and 11 mins