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with Susan Oetgen
Holding Both: Facing Climate Crisis and Cancer in Community (5-Week Series)
A ‘Work That Reconnects’ Podcast Club
This virtual podcast club is an opportunity to experience the fullness of our feelings – fear, anger, grief, love, gratitude and hope – as we reflect on the reality of living with cancer at a time when our whole planet’s health is at risk. This work can only truly happen in community.
Strengthened by our shared purpose, we will listen to We Are the Great Turning, a new podcast featuring revered climate activist and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy and her dear friend, mentee and fellow activist Jess Serrante in conversation about the Work That Reconnects.
Developed by Joanna Macy over decades of facilitating groups around the world, the Work That Reconnects is a process for navigating climate grief in community that allows us to ground into our gratitude for life, honor our pain for the world, see with new / ancient eyes and go forth with new purpose. In our weekly meetings, we will discuss podcast episodes, engage in practices from the Work That Reconnects, and – above all – reflect on what this courageous act of caring means in the context of a cancer experience.
This group will meet for 5 weeks on Thursdays from July 31 – August 28 from 11am-12:30pm EST on Zoom. Here are the meeting dates:
- July 31
- August 7, 14, 21 & 28
WEEK 1: Thursday, July 31
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Please listen to Episode 1: Love and Loss (28 mins) in advance.
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We will engage with content from Bonus Episode 1 together during our meeting.
WEEK 2: Thursday, August 7
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Please listen to Episode 2: The Three Stories of Our Time (30 mins) and Episode 3: We Begin with Gratitude (26 mins) in advance.
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We will engage with content from Bonus Episodes 2 and 3 together during our meeting.
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Please listen to and Episode 4: There Is No Future If We Go Numb (22 mins), Episode 5: This Pain Is Not for Nothing (26 mins) and Episode 6: The H-Word (25 mins) in advance.
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We will engage with content from Bonus Episodes 4 and 5 together during our meeting.
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Please listen to Episode 7: We Are a Part of a River of Time (31 mins), Episode 8: Eros and Thanatos (30 mins) and Episode 9: Live the Questions Now (23 mins) in advance.
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We will engage with content from Bonus Episodes 7 and 9 together during our meeting.
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Please listen to Episode 10: We Are the Great Turning (30 mins) in advance.
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We will engage with content from both Bonus Episodes 10 together during our meeting.
Suggested Donation: $25
This program is offered for free or at a low cost on a pay-as-you-can basis. Contributions are not required to attend, ensuring accessibility for everyone. If you’re able to donate, we deeply appreciate your support—every contribution directly funds our cancer support programs.