Whether we live on a farm, an animal sanctuary, or an apartment in the city, permaculture teaches us to live in right relation with the Earth. In this episode, Kareen and Susan discuss the many opport...
In this episode of Earthfire Radio, Susan and psychologist Renée Lertzman discuss three psychological concepts that are of great use when exploring what makes humans more or less likely to participate...
Dr. Matthew Zylstra is a conservation ecologist with over 15 years of international experience in research, education and facilitation of collaborative social-ecological change processes. Matt has co-...
Penelope Smith is a revered founding pioneer in the field of interspecies telepathic communication since the 1970s. Her visionary work has been featured in newspaper and magazine articles, in numerous...
The conversation at the heart of our latest Earthfire Radio episode was too long to fit in a single episode, but we felt that Stan's wisdom was too important to not share. Please enjoy this bonus disc...
Whether we're addressing our traumatic histories in search of personal and societal healing or working to avoid climate disaster, Native American author and academic Stan Rushworth teaches that we mus...
Deena Metzger is a multi award winning poet, novelist, essayist, storyteller, teacher, healer and medicine woman, she has taught and counseled for over fifty years. She conducts training programs on t...
After speaking at the Sun Valley Forum earlier this year, Susan invited Aimée Christensen to discuss how we can influence decision-making in a capitalist society to better protect the Earth and its ec...
In a bit of a departure from our usual format of interviewing thought leaders and changemakers around the globe, this month’s Earthfire Radio has Dr. Eirich as the interviewee. Earlier this year, Dr. ...
Dr. Susan Eirich of the Earthfire Institute talks with wildlife artist Anne London about the connective nature of art and why it's so important in a world of increasing isolation....
While we are busy working on new content, we have re-released a podcast from our archives. In this conversation, Dr. Susan Eirich discuses the importance of art and conservation with incredible wildli...
Seeing and hearing Debbi Walker’s remarkable stories of healing animals with sound therapy at the Animal Energy World Conference in England this past May, my immediate reaction was: Earthfire animals!...
"If we wish to stop the atrocities, we need merely to step away from the isolation. There is a whole world waiting for us, ready to welcome us home."
Dr. Susan Eirich of Earthfire Institute talks wit...
Dr. Susan Eirich sits down with award winning journalist and author Dahr Jamail to discuss his new book, The End of Ice, and how we can find meaning in our life as we face the increasing challenges as...
In a fascinating, passionate wide-ranging podcast, mystical scholar Andrew Harvey and Dr. Susan Eirich of the Earthfire Institute explore the nature of the human/animal/nature relationship. They discu...
From being a disciplined, traditionally-trained scientist, to listening to plants give her directions, to then combining her research with the direction they gave her and turning it into hard-core sci...
Dr. Susan Eirich of Earthfire Institute and wildlife filmmaker Jeff Hogan discuss how even those of us with the best intentions don't always realize the impact human activity has on the ability of wil...
Dr. Susan Eirich of Earthfire Institute talks with Buddhist Scholar David Loy about the connection between spirituality and ecology. Our current ecological crisis is, at its core, a spiritual crisis. ...
The basic idea behind Compassionate Conservation is that the life of every individual matters. Susan Eirich sits down with Marc Bekoff to discuss how each life has intrinsic value....
Dr. Susan Eirich of Earthfire Institute talks with Deena Metzger, an American writer, healer, and teacher whose work spans multiple genres including the novel, poetry, non-fiction, and plays.
Deena M...
Earthfire Institute Founder and Executive Direction Dr. Susan B. Eirich talks with Darlene Lee of Earth Law Center. Do Trees have standing? Does a River have rights? Despite decades of environmental l...
Speaking with Jill Robinson of the Animals Asia Foundation makes me want to sell everything I own, give her all my money, and live naked in a hut eating beans so she can continue with her work. She i...
On October 18th Dr. Susan Eirich and members of the Earthfire Community joined for a special online video discussion on a topic at the heart of Earthfire’s mission: the art of listening.
Hearing is so...
Listen as Dr. Susan Eirich and the Earthfire community have a heartfelt discussion on the ways animals support us and how we can receive those messages. For more information and future Conservation Co...
Behind our words are thoughts and feelings - we are not oriented to the fact that animals are thinking and feeling too even though they don't have words.
When we listen to an animal's perspective we...