Lost Together Podcast with Marika Heinrichs

How The Land Teaches Us To Be In Relationship With Each Other

“When we are together, there is me, there is her, and there is a third person, there’s our relationship and we are trying to know it better each time we meet.” This weeks’ guests are Luana Couto and Nisha Mary Poulose. Lua is a researcher, educator and storyteller from the Brazilian Amazon. Her work lives where ancestral knowledge meets futures thinking. She partners with Purpy and Futuro Possivel to bring regenerative practices into organizations and communities worldwide. Nisha is an architect and bioregional planner with a passion for socio-ecological transformation and regenerative systems. She is the founder of Woven Design Collaborative—a firm that designs, strategises and weaves at the confluence of human habitat, planning, and the environment.  This conversation explores the deep and often messy connection between land and relationship. Lua and Nisha share their journeys, practices, and perspectives on healing, trauma, and collective transformation. You’ll hear us refer to a retreat. We spent a week together in Italy alongside other teachers including Bayo Akómoláfé, Laura Peña Zaneta, and a group of climate justice activists and artists from the global south, practicing embodying regeneration in real time. You’ll also hear the impacts of some powerful weather on the quality of audio in a couple of places. Luana Couto: instagram.com/souluacouto [http://instagram.com/souluacouto] Nisha Poulose: wovendesigncollaborative.com [http://wovendesigncollaborative.com] RESOURCES: https://unearthodox.org/2025/02/towards-a-deeper-reciprocal-relationship-with-the-planet/ [https://unearthodox.org/2025/02/towards-a-deeper-reciprocal-relationship-with-the-planet/] https://futuropossivel.com.br/ [https://futuropossivel.com.br/] wovendesigncollaborative.com [http://wovendesigncollaborative.com] Lost Together is produced by Marika Heinrichs and Becca Rich. Our music is by Cristoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Mixed by SC Dillon. Sound Engineering and Editing by Marika Heinrichs. Get full access to Feet in the Butter at marikaheinrichs.substack.com/subscribe [https://marikaheinrichs.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Introducing Lost Together with Marika Heinrichs 🌳

Marika Heinrichs is a somatics practitioner, therapist, writer, organizer, and facilitator. For over 20 years she has been learning and experimenting at the intersection of healing and social change. In conversation with friends, mentors, and collaborators, Lost Together explores the wisdom that the unknown has to offer us alongside grounded, practical tools for cultivating strong relationships with each other and our more-than-human kin in the midst of uncertainty and change. From climate crisis to childhood trauma, we are a culture focused on solutions. A fear of uncertainty in our relationships, work, and movements cuts us off from our wisest, most creative, and visionary potential. When our bodies struggle to stay with the unknown, our reflex is often to grasp for power and control. Lost Together asks the question: What would become possible if we responded to the political and ecological crises of our times through the lens of relationship rather than individual protection? What if we stopped trying to find solutions, and started trying to find each other? If these are questions you find yourself drawn to, we hope you’ll listen and join the conversation on Substack: marikaheinrichs.substack.com/ [http://marikaheinrichs.substack.com/] Lost Together is produced by Marika Heinrichs and Becca Rich. Our music is by Cristoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Mixed by SC Dillon. Sound Engineering and Editing by Marika Heinrichs. Get full access to Feet in the Butter at marikaheinrichs.substack.com/subscribe [https://marikaheinrichs.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]