Episode #1
Radical Hope for Climate-Anxious Parents with Caitlyn Wallace
Belonging is now Seed Capital - a show for resourced women who are ready to move away from accumulation and extraction, and toward regeneration and legacy. Every new world starts as a seed someone was willing to plant and steward into being. Seed Capital is a show for resourced women at a crossroads, done with extraction, unsure what replaces it. Each week: stewardship, vision, and the real work of deploying wealth to birth a new paradigm. For the woman who wants to be a good ancestor, starting now. Same host, same vibes, new name. Now onto to today’s episode: How do you navigate being a parent (or wanting to become one) in a world that is grappling with climate change? In today’s episode, I am joined by Caitlyn Wallace, LCSW, PMH-C, and a licensed clinical social worker, educator, and supervisor based in Reno, Nevada. She is the founder of Desert Bloom Wellness NV and her current work intersects trauma-informed perinatal mental health support with climate grief and navigating parenthood in our current social, political and natural climate. Our conversation lands at these intersections, and explores what it means to raise and nurture the future generations in a collapsing world - and how to stay hopeful amidst it, too. Tune in to hear more from us on: The intensity of recent nature’s events and navigating this type of trauma during the perinatal period Deciding to have a baby in a collapsing world Acceptance and commitment therapy How (new) parents are being targeted and guilt-tripped in this capitalist structure Unrecognized grief and guilt in becoming a parent in these times Taking grounded, hopeful action that aligns with your values, such as setting up climate cafes and finding community Resources + Links Caitlyn Wallace’s website Carmen Spagnola’s GoFundMe for the loss of her farm in a wildfire Books & other reads mentioned: Goliath’s Curse by Luke Kemp I Eat The Stars by Sarah Wilson (& her Ted Talk on Collapse ) Sophie Strand’s Substack essay ‘Collapsollogy Reading List’ Climate Psychology Alliance & the Climate Cafe resources Joanna Macy’s work Subscribe to my newsletter My book, Root and Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect to Land, Lineage, Community, and the Self Connect with me on Instagram @beccapiastrelli Timestamps [0:00] Introduction [14:51] The Intersection of Perinatal and Climate Mental Health [22:25] Building Capacity to Feel Guilt and Other Emotions as a Parent around Climate Change [29:46] The Power of the Web of Community [33:17] Co-Opting Climate Guilt for New Parents [39:48] Having Hope amidst the Climate Crisis and the Collapse Apocalypse [43:18] Radical Mothering and the Ability to Look a Few Generations Ahead
