Sydney mum - From Conservative Voter to Climate Activist & Why Self-help Books didn’t Help

In this episode we speak with a Sydney mum - she didn't want her name attached to the episode, because she wanted to speak more freely than she otherwise would have. Or maybe she wouldn't have done the interview at all.

The conversation charts her story of growing up in regional NSW in a Liberal/LNP voting family. She tells how she herself moved from a conservative position, unaware of the climate crisis, to the other side of the political spectrum.

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Podcast Links

Parents for Climate - ⁠⁠Meet your local group⁠⁠

Kate Raworth: Doughnut Economics

Jason Hickel: Less is More

Johann Hari: Stolen Focus - a great text about the challenges of overcoming the climate crisis if we are addicted to our screens and alrogithms

Additional resources this mum wanted to share

Stephanie Kelton: The Deficit Myth - On Modern Monetary Theory - an explanation about how we understand economics all wrong and we actually can afford to fight the climate crisis, despite what governments tell us.

Music by Lesfm. Track 'Travel to the city.'