Garden of Belonging Episode 31: Blooming Bravely with Elizabeth Russell
Elizabeth Russell is a social artist, dedicated witch, and joyful Earthling. For over 25 years, she has been generating creative processes to inspire radical engagement with the living cosmos. For many years she owned and operated the Be Space expressive arts & community space, and produced the annual Life Art Being Integrative Arts Festival in Portland Oregon. She now lives in Eugene Oregon and is the creator of the Dreamfruit interactive almanac for radical belonging.
TW: mention of suicide
Elizabeth and I speak about:
Showing up in truth and purpose
The tension between perceived expectations and personal integrity in work
Yearning to belong
Reframing Failure
Dreamfruit, Radical Belonging, and Imagination
Our need for enchantment
Reciprocity
Deep imagination and connection to the more than human world
Vulnerability and risk in blooming bravely
Also mentioned in this episode:
Joanna Macy - the work that reconnects - https://www.joannamacy.net/main
Find Elizabeth at:
https://elizabethrussell.space
https://www.instagram.com/dreamfruit.maven/
https://www.facebook.com/be.space.now
Also enjoy her curated playlist for 2021, on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jVLepixcCn0Obpp3wr8ZQ?si=g6rWa3PmQ4qNd5uZqSm1cw
Episode 31: Blooming Bravely with Elizabeth Russell