The Wild Minds Podcast
Episodes
Ceremony, Science and the Sacred
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of Season 11, Marina reflects on ceremony at a seasonal threshold, where science, spirituality and everyday life meet. As the li...
Ceremony and Eldership
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sitting by the fire with Annie Spencer, we explore ceremony as lived relationship - with spirit, story, blood, grief, and the long arc from initiation...
Saving Lives and Cultivating Health
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I step into what I’m calling the season of the amateur - asking big questions without claiming expertise. I explore how medicine is...
The Science of Life: What Ayurveda Can Teach Us
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I’m joined by Dr Kanchan, an Ayurvedic doctor trained in India, to explore a radically different way of understanding health, not o...
Why Climate Education is a Health Issue
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Marina explores why climate education is a health issue by looking at what actually keeps us well, and what happens when the systems ...
Climate Change, Health and Survival with Professor Hugh Montgomery
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Professor Hugh Montgomery names climate change for what it is:A survival crisis driven by “radiation gain” and accelerating ...
Together, We Can
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 82 invites listeners to arrive into 2026 with honesty, care and a sense of shared responsibility - not as individuals carrying the world alone...
Jane Goodall’s Legacy: Roots & Shoots UK
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m joined by Rosemary Reed, trustee of the Jane Goodall Institute UK, and Jasmina Georgovska, Director of Outreach for Roots & Shoots UK...
Tending the Embers
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As winter gathers and the days shorten, in this final episode of the season, Marina reflects on the Rowan tree, the act of wintering, and the hidden l...
Money with a Conscience with Nick Stoop
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I’m speaking with Nick Stoop, founder of Pangea Impact Investments - a company that’s trying to change something most of us rarely think abo...
Level 2 Ecotherapy: From Me to We
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, Marina explores what Linda Buzzell calls “level two ecotherapy” - a shift from using nature as a tool for human wellbeing to...
The Deeper Work of Ecotherapy with Linda Buzzell
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I am in conversation with Linda Buzzell who is a psychotherapist, ecotherapist, author, and pioneer in the field of ecopsychology, working ...
The Cost of Looking Away
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Marina reflects on power, responsibility, and duty of care. As November marks a season of endings and beginnings, she looks bene...
The River of Truth with Ash Smith
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m speaking with Ash Smith, the founder of Windrush Against Sewage Pollution. A retired Detective Superintendent, former angler an...
What is Education for Now
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this reflective solo episode, Marina explores how the changing seasons, our ancestral roots, and the social history of education help us question w...
Making Nature a Right in Education with Suzanne Welch
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Suzanne Welch, Education Partnership Manager at the RSPB, the UK’s largest nature conservation charity with over a million members...
Learning for Life
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this closing episode of Season 9, I’m exploring something that feels urgent in our times: the difference between education and learning. Educatio...
Beyond Profit & Power: The Children’s Fire and the Future of Leadership with Mac Macartney
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Wild Minds Podcast, I’m in conversation with Mac Macartney, a storyteller, leader, and founder of Embercombe, exploring what ...
Scientific Enough to Wonder
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Wild Minds, I'm exploring what it’s like to have big questions that don’t always fit into your job title. Whether you’re a te...
Beyond the Five Senses: A Model for Plant Communication with Pam Montgomery
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful and expansive conversation, Pam Montgomery (teacher, author, and plant spirit ally) invites us into a deeper relationship with the na...
Leading With Our Inner Life
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, I'm reflecting on the quiet strength it takes to pause, listen, and allow our inner world to guide how we show up - especially i...
Sharing Nature and the Power of Deep Play with Joseph Bharat Cornell
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I have the deep honour of welcoming Joseph Bharat Cornell - a world-renowned author, educator, naturalist, and pioneer in the field...
Our Maps Are Not The Territory
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this solo episode, I'm reflecting on how cultural narratives, inner archetypes, and seasonal wisdom shape our understanding of being human - and ho...
Living the Cycle: Nature, Will & the Full Spectrum of Being Human
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 9. Today I’m in conversation with Marianne Siddons Heginworth, who is a therapist, ceremonialist, somatic practitioner, and long-t...
Rivers, Oaks, and Silence: A Season of Connection
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we reach the end of Season 8 of the Wild Minds Podcast, I want to take a moment to reflect on this incredible journey we’ve been on together. It’...
Cultural Emergence and Permaculture with Looby Macnamara
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of the Wild Minds Podcast, I speak with Looby Macnamara about permaculture, cultural emergence, and how small shifts in our h...
Untamed Knowing
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reflect on the importance of slowing down and being present in the natural world, while exploring how our perceptions and beliefs s...
Deep Ecology & the Healing of Separation with John Seed
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Wild Minds, I’m honoured to be in conversation with John Seed — a true elder of the environmental movement and o...
The Sacred Attributes of Connection
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Marina is exploring the 7 Sacred Attributes – also known as the Attributes of Connection. These teachings, rooted in Lakota tr...
Deep Nature Connection & The Sacred Attributes with Jon Young
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I have the honour of speaking with Jon Young - a pioneering researcher, mentor, naturalist, wildlife tracker, author, storyteller, and leader i...
The Ecological Self
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A rich and soulful exploration of the season of spring, and our deepening connection to self, others, and the natural world. Marina invites us to slow...
Singing with Nightingales: Folk Songs & The Wild with Sam Lee
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 8 of The Wild Minds Podcast!My guest today is Sam Lee, a renowned folk singer, a Mercury Prize-nominated and BBC Folk Award-win...
What Really Matters
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is our final episode of the season, and today, I’m asking: What really matters?As we approach the Spring Equinox, a time of balance, renewal, a...
Reimagining Learning: Creativity, Attunement, and Slow Pedagogy with Debi Keyte-Hartland
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am speaking with Debi Keyte-Hartland, a passionate Early Childhood Consultant, trainer, author and speaker, who’s experienced in developing ...
Lessons from the Natural World
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the deep connections between nature, energy, and the way we live and learn. Although navigating the hidden costs of our mod...
Unleashing the Power of Imagination with Rob Hopkins
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Rob Hopkins, cofounder of Transition Town Totnes and Transition Network, and the author of The Transition Handbook, The Transition C...
The Advanced Certificate in Forest School and Outdoor Learning
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 52! In this episode Marina talks about her online course 'The Advanced Certificate in Forest School and Outdoor Learning'.Why Fores...
Nature Based Revolution with Amie Andrews
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Amie Andrews, and in this episode, we dive into the transformative potential of nature-based solutions for health, wellbeing, and co...
Reclaiming Values Beyond Capitalism
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 50! In this episode Marina talks about minimizing harm, critiquing neoliberalism, and exploring land ownership, indigenous perspect...
Right to Roam, Right to Learn with Lewis Winks
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore themes of environmental education, behaviour change, and empowerment with researcher, writer, and campaigner Lewis Winks.In...
The Wild Minds Podcast Trailer
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if wild, not domesticated, should be our normal instead of factory-farmed lives? What if you could cultivate fulfilling lives and contribute to a...
Remember We Are Wild
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 48, the final episode of Season 6. I began by thinking about what it would be like to be an animal, a human animal, being force fed...
Land Ownership, Traditional Conservation and Declining Biodiversity with Nadia Shaik
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This was a powerful interview with Nadia Shaik, who is a naturalist, conservationist and land justice activist working with Right to Roam. Nadia has w...
Growing up: Core Principles and Needs
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I take a look at the four guiding principles that underpin the early years foundation stage in the UK and consider how these pri...
Children as Beings and Children as Becomings with Sam Williams
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm speaking with Sam Williams, headteacher of Redcliffe Nursery School, a state-maintained nursery school in the centre of Bristol.I...
The Essentials of Healthy Nature-Based Practice
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
October has arrived and the days are growing shorter and colder, yet at this time of year, we also experience a last rush of some of the edible plants...
Relationships Rooted in Consent with Sophie Christophy
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Sophie Christophy, co-founder of the Cabin and the Lodge, both self-directed learning communities for home educated young people.In ...
Embodied Practice in our Special Education Needs-World
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s good to be back for a new season and notice autumn arriving! Isn’t it incredibly difficult to get away from screens and allow time for p...
Special Education Needs & Vocational Learning with David Cowell
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Season 6! My guest today is David Cowell, Managing Director of ALP Schools, which runs special educational needs independent schools, ...
Wild Hearts, Wise Bodies
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the final episode of Season 5 until we meet again on September 23rd around the Autumn Equinox! I find myself once again in July, re-committi...
Listening to the Wild World with Rebecca Wildbear
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m thrilled to introduce my guest, Rebecca Wildbear. Rebecca is the author of Wild Yoga, a book that guides us to inhabit our bodies and liste...
Transforming Education and Health Through Nature
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 38! Today, I'm delving into the transformative power of nature in education and health. I'll be sharing the backstory of Circle of ...
Rewilding our imagination with Dylan Walker
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m so excited to speak with Dylan Walker, who describes himself as part entrepreneur, part ecologist, and part educator.Dylan uses...
Beyond Net-Zero: Transforming Learning Through Nature's Patterns
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I'm beginning to delve into the fascinating world of biomimicry and nature's patterns, exploring how these principles can help us become net co...
Humans as Net-Contributors: Learning from Biomimicry and Living Principles with Dr Deborah Benham
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Dr Deborah Benham. In addition to her academic career as a biologist, Deborah is a biomimicry educator, a Gaia Education and Transit...
The What and Why of Outdoor Learning
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 34, Marina defines outdoor learning and shares practical examples of its implementation in schools. Additionally, she explores the broader ...
Bringing the Outdoors into Mainstream Education with Linda Dupret
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off Season 5 with an inspiring interview featuring Linda Dupret, a former headteacher with extensive experience leading an urban-based p...
Wrapping up Season 4: Love, Grief, and the Call for Ecocide Law
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 32 is the last episode in Season 4! Marina is pulling together some of her thoughts about the last few weeks, and Season 5 will begin on 17th ...
Exploring Education & Unschooling with Clare Caro
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 31, My guest Clare Caro and I get to explore if the ‘recipe of school’ is synonymous with education. Clare works as a co-director of ...
There Is Nothing Irrational About Emotions!
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 30, Marina is exploring how we exile certain feelings to our unconscious, and how much we need them back, when we are ready, to be able to ...
The Radical Act of Warmth in an Avoidant-Attachment Culture with Sarah Peyton
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is neuroscience educator, Sarah Peyton, who is an author, an international constellations facilitator, Certified Trainer of Nonviolent ...
Developing Our Inner Compass Through Relationships With The Non-Human World
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 28, Marina is feeling more reflective as she revisits some of the themes from her conversation with Peter Owen Jones last week.In this Epis...
The Seduction of Order with Peter Owen Jones
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Peter Owen Jones, who is an ecological thinker and activist, as well as a celebrated BBC TV presenter.In this episode we dive into:A...
Behaviour is Communication
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 26, Marina looks at: The importance of knowing that our behaviour does not really reflect what is going on internally and that most of the...
Why Love Matters with Jon Cree
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off Season 4, Marina is speaking with Jon Cree, who is the co-author of their book, “The Essential Guide to Forest School and Nature Pedagog...
Why is Experiential Learning Needed in Education
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 24, Marina looks at: Our mind's potentialWhat is your Ecological Niche?Embracing the Nature-Centric Model.Choosing where to direct your at...
Beyond Modernity Eco-Systemic and Tentacular Thinking with Roger Duncan
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3, Episode 23: In this week's podcast, I'm chatting to Roger Duncan, an eco-systemic psychotherapist within the NHS. For over 30 years, he work...
Ecological Niches: Unravelling Our Role
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 22, Marina looks at: Our mind's potentialWhat is your Ecological Niche?Embracing the Nature-Centric Model.Choosing where to direct your at...
Indigenous Spirituality with Angharad Wynne
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3, Episode 21: In this week's podcast, I'm chatting to Angharad Wynne, who is a writer and storyteller, a place-maker and heritage specialist w...
Earth’s Whispers: Embracing Winter's Wisdom
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 20, Marina looks at: How nature reminds us to listen and slow downThe wisdom of treesWhat this time of year provokes and invitesRememberin...
A Story of Education and Knowledge with Rowan Salim
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3, Episode 19: For this Episode, my guest today is Rowan Salim, who is a geographer, facilitator, community gardener and storyteller who loves ...
Are You Risk Averse?
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 18, Marina looks at: The empowerment of educators and those who work with young people.What we have lost since the 1920’s, in terms of ch...
Navigating Risk and Adventure Playgrounds with Tom Williams
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3, Episode 17: Welcome back to Season 3 – thank you to all my listeners from around the world! I have some great conversations lined up for y...
What does healthy soil and water have to do with regenerating life?
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2, Episode 16: In this episode, Marina shares her new understanding about our planet’s water cycle and how we can begin to consider ways of c...
Regenerative Agriculture and Approaches with Deborah Barker
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2, Episode 15: My guest today is Deborah Barker, who brings 25 years’ experience of working in the rural economy, and creative arts in the pu...
Deep Nature Connection & the Importance of Attachment to a Place
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2, Episode 14: In this episode, Marina looks at:1. The difference between nature connection and deep nature connection2. The 5 pathways to Natu...
Ecological Identity and Childhood Outdoor Play with Professor Jan White
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2, Episode 13: My guest today on The Wild Minds Podcast is Professor Jan White, a leading thinker and writer on outdoor play and an advocate fo...
Rewilding, Power Dynamics and Wild Pedagogy
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2, Episode 12: Marina Robb talks about the importance of consent and power, and how so often we don’t realise how this operates in our lives....
Rewilding Education with Dr Max Hope
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2, Episode 11: My guest today on The Wild Minds Podcast is Dr Max Hope.Max is Director of Rewilding Education, a collaboration which strives to...
Climate Change, Mental health and Green-Care Models
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2: Episode 10: Marina talks about the link between the Climate Crisis and Mental health. Balancing what can seem quite hopeless, with some info...
Psychiatry, Our Climate Crisis and Mental Health with Dr Alan Kellas
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2, Episode 9: My guest today on The Wild Minds Podcast is Dr Alan Kellas MBBS BA MRCPsychAlan trained in medicine and qualified in 1981, worked...
Risk, Rest and Wild Play
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1: Episode 8 In this last episode of Season 1, Marina looks at:Risk and vulnerabilityOur need for rest and playNot giving up on asking 'Why!'Th...
Wildness, Wild Play and Uncharted Territory with Lily Horseman
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1: Episode 7 My guest today on The Wild Minds Podcast is Lily Horseman. Lily has been following the threads of play, nature, community, and con...
Stress & Mental Health: What Happens & What Helps?
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1: Episode 6 In Episode 6, Marina looks at:How stress feels in the body. The importance of giving words to our sensations and emotions.The idea...
Mental Health, Emotional Regulation and the Natural World with Alison Roy
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1: Episode 5 My guest today on The Wild Minds Podcast is Alison Roy. Alison Roy is an experienced Psychotherapist, Consultant Child & Adole...
Do We Make Up The Rules?
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1: Episode 4 In Episode 4, Marina looks at:Noticing the rules that are in place and asking if we had a part in designing them at all? What teac...
Outdoor Learning & Play with Juliet Robertson
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1: Episode 3 Juliet Robertson is a leading outdoor learning consultant, author of 2 popular books, who is living with a terminal illness. Befor...
Nature-Centric Models and Holistic Worldviews
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1: Episode 2 Download my free guide to the Nature Centric Models discussed in this episode:https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/nature-centri...
The Four Shields of Human Nature with Betsy Perluss
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1: Episode 1 Betsy Perluss is a leading wilderness rites of passage guide and trainer, a depth psychotherapist, practising deep ecotherapy and ...