Robin Wall Kimmerer: What Does the Earth Ask of You Today?
About this episode
Tami Simon speaks with Robin Wall Kimmerer about living in reciprocal relationship with the earth and the importance of remembering our true selves in the face of climate crisis.
What if the natural world isn’t a warehouse of resources—but a landscape of gifts? Tami Simon speaks with Robin Wall Kimmerer, botanist, author of Braiding Sweetgrass , and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, about living in reciprocal relationship with the earth, overcoming brain chauvinism, and why the most radical act in a time of climate crisis may be remembering who we truly are. This conversation offers genuine transmission—not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together. Originally aired on Sounds True One . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Tami Simon
Guest: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Topics covered
- reciprocal relationship with the earth
- climate crisis
- spiritual understanding
- botany
- gifts of nature
Keywords
- natural world
- reciprocity
- climate crisis
- spirituality
- awakening
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Books & works: Braiding Sweetgrass
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