WorldWild Podcast
Episode 62 18th Nov 2024
Longing for Belonging with
Dr. Dan Siegel
Dan and Miles start their walk in the Oxfordshire countryside contemplating access restrictions to land and the humble stinging nettle. The conversation moves on to the innate need for belonging but also the problematic reality that in group outgroup distinctions appear to also be innate. The question then arises as to whether our ingroup category can be extended to include not just all humanity but all living beings…
'Land based culture - it relates to all these things:
intergration, wholeness, belonging, coherence'
About Dan Siegel
Internationally acclaimed neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Dan Siegel has pioneered decades of research on how we can improve our individual and collective well being. Dr. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. Outside of the medical community, he is well-known for his prolific writing on child development, parenting, and personal transformation. His work has been translated into over 40 languages and utilized by Microsoft, Google, the U.S. Department of Justice, and The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Family.
Further reading
> IntraConnected by Daniel J. Siegel, published by W. W. Norton, 2022
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> Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence by Daniel J. Siegel, published by TarcherPerigee, 2018
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> Anarchism: A very short introduction by Colin Ward, published by Oxford Academic, 2004
About the show
We offer a series of conversations to tap into the wildness within ourselves and to uncover what is possible when we do. It is our hope that through the WorldWild Podcast we can contribute to the revitalisation of wild food culture and conversation around the world.
Through people who know their landscapes intimately, we gather the threads to weave a rich tapestry. Piece by piece the vision of a wilder world comes into view. The wild embrace of nature welcomes us back and offers us a seat at the table. A feast, no less!