In this episode, we interview Lucy O'Hagan, founder of Wild Awake Ireland and co-editor of Airmid's Journal. We begin with a poetic and evocative story told by Lucy about a recent encounter she had with a wild badger. Then we have a rich discussion about many things including Lucy's work leading wilderness rites of passage and a forest school in Donegal; Airmid's Journal; the role of nature re-connection as a means to heal from past and current traumas of colonialism and capitalism; the importance of embodied environmental education in this time of climate anxiety; finding a land-based spiritual practice; Irish language and cultural reclamation; the role of the diaspora in the Irish decolonial process, and more.

This first hour is part 1 of our discussion. Part 2 will be available immediately to our patrons on Patreon, but for those who are not patrons we will publish part 2 for free on this podcast in two weeks time.

You can find Lucy on Instagram at @wildawakeireland and on her website: www.wildawake.ie . Airmid's Journal can be found on website.

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