S5E1 On Her Mind — A Conversation Between Lael + Megan

An Unscripted Woman Podcast

Here's your chance to hear what's on her mind. Join Lael Couper Jepson on this season on An Unscripted Woman as she dives into thirteen intimate conversations with fascinating women centered on that one question: What's on her mind? More than an interview, this offers listeners the chance to "overhear" a conversation between two women as we look at the world through our eyes. Each episode features a different woman who brings three "threads" (or topics) her brain keeps braiding over and over again to make meaning in our world. We look at intersections, contradictions, and the frictions between them. Episode 1 features Megan Hellstedt, and she brings the threads of Economy, Nature, and Community to weave in conversation. —We talk about the lead story that's being buried among these three, the "externalities" to our economy that are anything but, how to stay sane when inertia is all around us —We discuss the ways in which leadership is happening at the margins, and the indigenous wisdom we can learn from —We explore the need to increase our capacity to be with complexity —We call out the reframe that "less is more", the conversations we're not having (by design), how our fear is misplaced, and how being a woman makes a difference in these conversations. Welcome to the inside of our heads—we’re happy to have you overhear this and hope it serves you in some way. Learn more about Lael at SheChanges https://shechanges.com/ Learn more about Megan at NewEcoConsulting https://newecoconsulting.com/ Show Notes: resources referenced Kate Raworth's book Donut Economics and TED talk Earth Overshoot Day David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Johann Hari and his book Stolen Focus Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Wabanaki Reach