book worms and tree huggers

pandemic productivity

Long time, no see!! Our Engagement Team has been hard at work celebrating Campus Sustainability Month here at UW-Whitewater. Shoutout to all who attended our Harvest Party, Wellness in the Prairie event, and Haunted Trash Pickup! In this episode, Caroline and Jess talk about productivity during the pandemic and the (almost) post-pandemic world. From reactions to quarantine to the transition back to in-person classes, Caroline and Jess navigate their own habits and realizations. Learn about concepts such as eco-grief and emotional sobriety as they relate to the pandemic.  Special shoutout to our campus photographer, Craig Schreiner, and our intern Lyss Engels who both took amazing photographs at our Campus Sustainability Month events.  To learn about mental health and wellness resources on campus, visit https://www.uww.edu/uhcs/wellness-information

book worms and tree huggers

long time, no see! celebrate international podcast day with the UW-Whitewater Sustainability Office in this episode about Jess and Caroline's favorite environmental literature novels, including: * Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer * Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley * Walden by Henry David Thoreau * Silent Spring by Rachel Carson * The Home Place by J. Drew Lanham * The Thousand Miler by Melanie Radzicki McManus * The Unsettlers by Mark Sundeen * The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah for all of the college students out there, we hope your semester is going well! remember to allow yourself the space to rest and take care of your mind amidst all of your hard work. remain mindful of your surroundings and appreciate the beauty that is the season of autumn!

new hosts and Thoreau's ghosts

a new semester brings on new hosts and new topics! Caroline, our greenhouse manager, and Jess, our digital marketing intern, joined by Wes, the sustainability director, celebrate National Day of Simplicity (July 12, 2021) in honor of author and philosopher Henry David Thoreau. as the new hosts find our "podcast voices," we ponder our own patterns of consumption and offer ways to practice mindfulness. check out Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now and Lord Huron's new album Long Lost sources: Brown, K. W., & Kasser, T. (2005). Are Psychological and Ecological Well-Being Compatible? The Role of Values, Mindfulness, and Lifestyle. Social Indicators Research, 74(2), 349–368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-004-8207-8 [https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-004-8207-8] Ericson, T., Kjønstad, B., & Barstad, A. (2014). Mindfulness and sustainability. Ecological Economics, 104, 73-79. for more information about the aforementioned prairie tours, go to https://www.uww.edu/ce/gardenlandscape/gradenlandscapetours email us at theconsciouslypowerful@gmail.com with any comments, questions, or concerns!

carrying on the legacy

welcome back to our LAST episode! this was a very sweet bittersweet episode to record but all good things have to come to an end i guess. we brought on two other interns, cam and jess. ashley and i worked closely together with these two ladies this semester and this episode gives you a little peek into what our weekly meetings were like, random and too many side comments from me (gabby) lol. ashley and i are sad (but oh so happy) to go but we know this podcast will carry on strong! thank you so much to all who have followed along and supported us! p.s. it’s gabby and i got the job ;) email us at: theconsciouslypowerful@gmail.com [theconsciouslypowerful@gmail.com] with any questions and feedback! music credit: ‘past lives (nvmbr remix)’ by BORNS

two girls with two new mics!

join us for another fun Q & A! ashley and I dive into more questions given to us by YOU. we talk about topics ranging from our favorites of anything at the moment all the way into more sustainable topics! we have just one episode left together so be sure to look out for that one coming your way soon :) email us at: theconsciouslypowerful@gmail.com [theconsciouslypowerful@gmail.com] with any questions and feedback! music credit: ‘past lives (nvmbr remix)’ by BORNS