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Me, Myself, And I

Me, Myself, And I

Sustainability chatter often centers around the importance of being selfless: Do better for waterways and ecosystems. Do better for endangered animals and, of course, do better for future generations, won’t you?

But humans tend to be self-centered as a species, and expert marketing has trained us to prioritize our personal whims over the collective. The result? Many tend to help others only if their needs and wants first feel fully fulfilled.

My guest today argues that self-centeredness has a universal benefit: planetary wellness *always* starts with personal wellness. On today’s show Brienne Derosier introduces her concept of the Wellness Onion as a means of explaining how caring for ourselves is a smart and sneaky means of learning to care for all things everywhere.

 

Here’s a preview:

[5:30] Layer One: What are you consuming?

[10:00] It’s less about how you look and more about how you feel. Here’s why

[12:00] Layer Two: What are you putting on your body?

[22:00] Layer Three: What are you putting in your home?

[32:00] Layer Four: What’s your long-term legacy?

 

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