Brilliant people whose work I find fascinating
Dive into these resources. I reference them a lot in my coaching and in my life.
(click photos for links to their websites. Descriptions are pulled from their own words)
adrienne maree brown (she/they) is growing a garden of healing ideas. Informed by decades of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction scholarship and doula work, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Loving Correction as ideas and practices for transformation.
adrienne maree brown
Emily Nagoski
Emily’s mission in life is to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. Her second book, Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle, is co-authored with her twin sister Amelia. It’s for women who feel overwhelmed and exhausted by all they have to do, yet worrying that they’re not doing “enough.”
writer. educator. researcher. activist. nerd.
mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.Robin Wall Kimmemer
As a writer and a scientist, her interests in restoration include not only restoration of ecological communities, but restoration of our relationships to land.
was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet" who dedicated her life and talents to confronting all forms of injustice and oppression.
Specifically, read The Uses of the Erotic
Audre Lorde
author, activist, permaculture designer and teacher, and a prominent voice in modern earth-based spirituality and ecofeminism.Starhawk
Trevor Noah
On each episode of the podcast we dive deep into conversation with special guests from entertainers, CEOs, actors, athletes, and thought leaders.
Comedian from South Africa
President Obama awarded Krista the National Humanities Medal at the White House in 2014 for “thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence. On the air and in print, Ms. Tippett avoids easy answers, embracing complexity and inviting people of every background to join her conversation about faith, ethics, and moral wisdom.”
Krista Tippett
Esther Perel
Foremost expert on relational intellegence. Perel encourages her audience to grapple with the tensions, obstacles, and anxieties that arise when our quest for love and security conflicts with our pursuit of adventure and freedom.
Therapist, speaker, writer
Alie Ward
Ologies is a weekly science podcast hosted where Ward interviews an expert from a distinct scientific field. Factual and funny.
Science Commuicator, curosity specialist
The Hilarious World of Depression is a series of frank, moving, and, yes, funny conversations with top comedians who have dealt with this disease, hosted by veteran humorist and public radio host John Moe. Join guests such as Maria Bamford, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Richter, and Jen Kirkman to learn how they’ve dealt with depression and managed to laugh along the way.