episode 18

Can you believe we’re now past the one year mark of this pandemic?

If you’re anything like me, perhaps you’ve been reflecting on the past year, and the ways your life changed.

Last year during lockdown, I spent a lot of time watching documentaries about the environment, and learning all sorts of fascinating, incredible, and heartbreaking things about the earth.

More than ever before in my life, I became aware of the gap that exists in the way we as humans look after our world.

We’re so far from where we want to be, where we should be, in terms of awareness and action, and yet — we’re taking so many big steps forward.

I’ve wanted to bring a guest on the show to talk about this topic since before I even launched this podcast, and today I’m thrilled to talk to Brandy Heyde Montague, founder of For Animals. For Earth., a resource hub of simple ideas that anyone can try in their daily life to make a difference.

It feels like the challenges impacting our natural world are so beyond us, and so much bigger than anything you or I can do. I love this conversation with Brandy because we talk about how doable, and even fun, it is to practice environmental mindfulness in our everyday lives.

In this episode, Brandy and I discuss:

the impact the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan had on her desire to help animals
how she became aware of the connection between helping animals and saving the environment
answering the question, “what can I possibly do??”
taking a holistic, individual, approach to saving the earth by focusing on a few simple things that are realistic for you to do
finding creative ways to care for the earth
teaching kids environmental awareness
one of the biggest challenges we face in raising awareness about the environment

What an amazing, complex, mind blowing, interconnected world we live in. Let’s all do our part to help it thrive.

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ABOUT BRANDY
Brandy is the founder of For Animals. For Earth. and has been passionate about helping animals since she declared herself a vegetarian at three years old. As she grew she was a part of various animal welfare projects as an industrial engineer, a graphic designer, and a community advocate. She started an eco conscious clothing line in 2016 to help animal interest groups, and through that discovered a second passion: saving the Earth.

Brandy now runs For Animals. For Earth., a resource hub of simple ideas that anyone can try in their daily life to make a difference. She hand paints the clothing sold in their Etsy shop and hosts a podcast called For Animals. For Earth., where she interviews creators and activists all over the world who are making a difference. You can find the podcast streaming on all major platforms.

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HEARD ON THIS EPISODE
Waterbear
Chasing Coral
Fashion Revolution
RedCycle (in Australia)
Nespresso Pod Recycling Program
Friends of LA River
Lettuce Grow
Earth Overshoot Day
Nature Conservancy
NRDC
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals