The Evolved Nest

Nature's Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities

By: Darcia Narvaez PhD, G. A. Bradshaw PhD, Gabor Maté - introduction MD

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

A fascinating look into nurturing and parenting in the natural world, supplemented with original illustrations

For readers of Becoming Animal and World of Wonders

A beautiful resource for Nature advocates, parents-to-be, Animal lovers, and anyone who seeks to restore wellbeing on our planet, The Evolved Nest reconnects us to lessons from the Animal world and shows us how to restore wellness in our families, communities, and lives.

Each of 10 chapters explores a different animal’s parenting model, sharing species-specific adaptations that allow each to thrive in their “evolved nests.” You’ll learn:

• How Wolves build an internal moral compass
• How Beavers foster a spirit of play in their children
• How Octopuses develop emotional and social intelligence
• How, when, and whether (or not) Brown Bears decide to have children
• What their lessons can teach you--whether you’re a parent, grandparent, caregiver, or childfree

Psychologists Drs. Darcia Narvaez and Gay Bradshaw show us how each evolved nest offers inspiration for reexamining our own systems of nurturing, understanding, and caring for our young and each other. Alongside beautiful illustrations, stunning scientific facts, and lessons in neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology, we learn to care deeper: to restore our innate place within the natural world and fight for an ecology of life that supports our flourishing in balance with Nature alongside our human and non-human family.

From TI 9781623177676 TR.

How points were made

Ease of listening to obscure topics being clarified and easily understood

. very good speaker
Very enjoyable

parallels drawn between animal nesting and human nesting are insightful, how humans need to evolve next

lacks inclusion for disabilities, such as neurodivergence, medically complex, families. I was disappointed it doesn't talk about how animals cared for those with lesser abilities, and it wasn't touched on what an evolved human nest looks like with disabilities.

otherwise, it is an amazing title. very important to read, we need more humanity restored, and there is great inspiration and information on some ways to do that in our family lives in this book.