Episode Details

The Gravity Well podcast delves into complex issues, breaking them down into manageable discussions. Hosted by Alex and I, the show aims to foster collaboration and address global dilemmas through conversation. Episode 19 acknowledges the historical and ongoing impacts of colonization, emphasizing the importance of reconciliation and environmental sustainability. The hosts and guests, including financial psychologist Lori Curtiss of @money maker mindset and activists Kristy Jackson and Janet Pennington, discuss the economics of happiness, the detrimental effects of globalization, and the need for local, sustainable practices. They highlight the importance of community, local economies, and the psychological aspects of financial decisions. The episode concludes with actionable steps for supporting local initiatives, advocating for political change, and fostering a sense of belonging and responsibility within communities.

Welcome Lori and Re-Welcome Janet and Kristy

Alex:

Welcome to The Gravity Well, where we break down heavy ideas into small buckets anyone can handle. Our mission is simple to set aside our differences and collaborate with others through conversation and processes. Together we can face our dilemmas and make our world a better place for all.

Jenny:

In the spirit of truth, I acknowledge we are settlers on the stolen Blackfoot Treaty Seven and Metis Districts Five and Six Territories. We take Reconcili-action by seeking the wisdom of elders and individuals who aim to restore water, air, land, life, and community, a healthy living relationship with the earth and each other is our guide. Welcome to the stage, Alex. I think you’re leading us off today. Why don’t you tell us what we’re talking about?

Alex:

Hi, my name’s Alex. A little bit of my background, mostly Arts and construction, a little bit of volunteering in private security, Jack of all trades, master of none, but autodidactic. I just love to continue to learn and that’s my lifelong pursuit, perpetual education as it were. Jenny and I met when she was door-knocking when she was running for office back last May 2023. We had a good conversation. We chose to stay in contact and take some education at DelftX, University of The Netherlands, in analytics, specifically. This is the process that we used to interpret information and ever since we’ve been just working alongside each other trying to figure out a way to apply these analytics to solving problems. The topic-specific is the video that was sent to all of you regarding the Economics of Happiness and environmental sustainability.

Jenny and I look forward to any of your contributions or interpretations of the video in a round table. We would also like people to limit their comments to three minutes so that everyone else has a chance to speak, talking stick method, and then we’ll do wrap-ups and roundups and everything like that. Everyone’s takeaway is not only from the video but the conversations and where people can find you, and who you are if you want them to find you. You don’t have to give that information, but if you’d like to get a little bit of promotion or establish some contacts with any of the listeners, that would be much appreciated. With that, let’s continue and I’ll pass it off to Jenny.

Jenny:

Some of you might know these faces by name. Kristy and Janet joined us in round one of The Gravity Well when we talked about choosing our own crisis. That episode was dedicated to defining what we see as the crisis that we’re facing in the world. Out of that conversation came some great takeaways. One was that we’re in a crisis of relationship not only with each other but with the earth. We put humans above the environment. We don’t think about the things that just come to us through our syst