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Nicole Rose (she/her) is an anarchist organiser and herbalist from the Solidarity Apothecary. She served a 3.5 year prison sentence at aged 21, and ever since has focused on supporting people experiencing state violence. She is the author of The Prisoner's Herbal Guide and Overcoming Burnout. You can find all her work at www.solidarityapothecary.org Learn more about Laura Hartley, workshops and courses: Website: www.laurahartley.com Instagram: @laura.h.hartley Facebook: @laurahartley-publiclove LinkedIn: @laura-hartley- Learn more about Nicole Rose & Solidarity Apothecary: Website: https://solidarityapothecary.org/ Instagram: @solidarity.apothecary

Today we're speaking with Justin Levy, the Executive Director of Conscious Alliance, a US nonprofit bringing healthy food into underserved communities and fusing music with opportunities to make a positive impact. Through their Art That Feeds food drives at concerts and festivals they deliver over 2 million meals a year.  Learn more about Laura Hartley and the online school for changemakers: Web: www.laurahartley.com Instagram: @laura.h.hartley FB: @laurahartley-publiclove LinkedIn: @laura-hartley- Learn more about Conscious Alliance   Website: https://consciousalliance.org   Instagram: @consciousalliance   Facebook: @consciousalliance   Twitter: @artthatfeeds   LinkedIn: @consciousalliance   YouTube: @consciousalliance     ENTER TO WIN: Join Conscious Alliance in the fight against hunger! Complete 3 actions to be entered for a chance to win 2 Tickets to any 2023 Live Nation show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (contest ends 31 March 2023): https://consciousalliance.org/pages/take-action

Today's episode is with Dr. Amanda Kemp, who puts racial justice, earth mama love, and mindfulness in the same lane. Founder of Racial Justice from the Heart, she mentors leaders who want to create stronger relationships with earth mama and learn new models of justice and reciprocity.  Her Racial Justice from the Heart curriculum has helped over 30,000 people transform their conversations about racism by using her 5-step structure. A survivor of the New York City foster care system, Dr. Kemp also promotes healing through Theatre for Transformation.org Dr. Amanda received the name Aminata Sol Plant Walker Fire Woman after a spiritual awakening on the December 2021 solstice. She recently launched the Mother Tree Network podcast and teaches in the Mother Tree Community. About Laura Hartley: Website: Check out coaching options & the school for changemakers here Instagram: @laura.h.hartley LinkedIn: @laura-hartley- About Dr Amanda Kemp & Racial Justice From The Heart: Website: www.dramandakemp.com Mother Tree Network podcast: https://www.dramandakemp.com/podcast Get a FREE meditation on how to connect with the divine feminine Connect with Amanda on LInkedIn.

This conversation is with Tom Jackson, CEO and Co-Founder of Honest Ocean, a company on a mission to collect and recycle plastic waste, in order to prevent it from reaching the ocean and rivers by stopping it at the source. Tom is passionate about plastic recycling and social enterprise, and shares an incredible wealth of information in this episode.  Take a listen if you want to be part of business remaking the world, or support more responsible and honest care for our oceans.  We discuss: - The power of social enterprise & business in remaking the world - and the first step you can take to enter the green space - Greenwashing, and how tech may be part of the solution - The importance of relationships in social enterprise - The power of activist movements & consumers in shifting business behaviour - The future of ocean plastic recycling.  Interested in changemaker coaching or courses with Laura Hartley? Web: https://www.laurahartley.com/ Insta: @laura.h.hartley LinkedIn: @laura-hartley- Want to learn more about Tom Jackson & Honest Ocean? Web: https://honest-ocean.com Linked In: @honest.ocean Insta: @honest.ocean

This chat on spiritual ecology with Flo Scialom is a beautiful exploration of how we can use mindfulness and compassion practices to deepen and sustain our activism and relationship to the Earth. Flo is a passionate facilitator, mindfulness teacher and community-builder. She holds an MA in Anthropology + Sociology from Leiden University, and currently works as Communications + Events Manager at a UK charity called the Network of Wellbeing (NOW). She also has experience running mindfulness sessions for a wide range of people - from new mums to community activists. She loves writing and reflecting on her experiences, particularly around how mindfulness relates to social change. Links: Check out Laura and Public Love Enterprises Website: www.laurahartley.com Instagram: @laura.h.hartley LinkedIn: @laura-hartley- Check out Flo & her work: Spiritual Ecology Netherlands Mindful Change Blog:  Instagram: @mindful.change

In this episode with Elizabeth Bechard, we explore the challenges of parenting in a changing climate, as well as what framing climate as moral injury has to offer us as we navigate these times.  Elizabeth is Senior Policy Analyst for Moms Clean Air Force. She is also a health coach, author, former clinical research coordinator, and a public health graduate student at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. After becoming a mother, Elizabeth became passionate about the intersection between climate change and family resilience. She is the author of Parenting in a Changing Climate: Tools for Cultivating Resilience, Taking Action, and Practicing Hope in the Face of Climate Change. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband and young twins. Learn more about Laura Hartley & Public LovED:  Web: www.laurahartley.com Insta: @laura.h.hartley Facebook: @laurahartley-publiclove LinkedIn: @laura-hartley- Learn more about Elizabeth Bechard: Website: www.elizabethbechard.com Insta: @elizabethbechard  Moms Clean Air Force: www.momscleanairforce.org

I sit down with Mac Scotty McGregor to talk about his work with Positive Masculinity.  Mac is a transgender activist, author, speaker, and educator who lives in Seattle, USA.  He provides gender and LGBTQ+ diversity training for corporations, colleges, and groups all over the world. He's the co-founder of Positive Masculinity, a project for heart led masculine folks who want to create a transformative path for masculinity in our world, and he's also the author of Positive Masculinity Now.  Learn more about Laura & Public LovED: Website: www.laurahartley.com Instagram: @laura.h.hartley LinkedIn: Laura Hartley Follow Mac Scotty McGregor Website Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Buy the book, Positive Masculinity Now

Join us for one of my favourite conversations on the Public Love Project as we interview Veronique Porter on turning our values into action.  Veronique is a Black, with a capital B, cis-gender woman who founded Ampersand Workspace to turn race and gender theory into actionable steps. She speaks on the nuances of race and gender in American society to help shape our mindsets and enact anti-racist and gender-inclusive values within our daily lives and communities.  Veronique capitalises on her years of experience as a Black American woman, background in International Development, and research in American studies and culture.  She loves horror, reality shows, & pop culture, her wanderlust is real, and the loud laugh is definitely hers. Work with Laura Hartley: Web: www.laurahartley.com IG: @laura.h.hartley Follow Veronique Porter & Ampersand Workspace: ampersand-workspace.com  LinkedIn Instagram

Today we speak with Amanda Louisa on leading from the feminine. Amanda is a sustainability specialist, feminine leadership coach and recovering lawyer. She helps corporations and women harness the power of feminine leadership to create thriving and resilient organisations, paving the way for a better future. When she’s not trying to revolutionise how we treat the planet and women, you can find her with her two cats or cooking up a feast for family and friends. If you like this episode, you can download her free cheat-sheet to regulate your Nervous System. Amanda's Course, Ditch the Overwhelm, has a 10% discount code using PUBLICLOVEPROJECT. Follow Laura Hartley Learn more about coaching & cultural wayfinding: www.laurahartley.com Follow Laura on IG: @laura.h.hartley Follow Amanda Louisa: Insta: @theamandalouisa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-louisa/ Website: www.amandalouisa.com.au

Today we speak with Brian Berneman.  Brian is a wellness coach and facilitator, who has helped hundreds of people around the world lead more balanced and meaningful lives. With a background in neuroscience and more than 15 years of experience teaching and practicing yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and different healing modalities, Brian is able to synthesize modern scientific knowledge with ancient wisdom to help his clients get the results they desire. Brian has empowered people from all walks of life to realise their full potential and enable them to live a stress-free and meaningful life. Committed to conscious lifestyle practices, Brian founded Conscious Action, a movement of people inspired to live more intentionally. Learn more: About Laura, coaching & cultural wayfinding: www.laurahartley.com Follow more on Instagram: @laura.h.hartley Join the email circle: http://eepurl.com/g9tPRP About Brian: Conscious Action NZ - Website Instagram Facebook Brian Berneman - Website 

We chat with Rebecca Weaver, the Founder and CEO of HRuprise, an employee advocacy organization that supports employees and companies with flexible, independent HR for the new world of work. After 20 years in HR leadership at Fortune-50 companies and startups, she became disillusioned with her own profession in the wake of #MeToo, and realized just how much is stacked in favor of the company.Thus, HRuprise was born to help level the playing field for employees. Rebecca advises fast-growing companies on how to build equitable HR practices from the ground up, and provides cutting-edge thought leadership on HR disruption as a public speaker, writer and as host of the Problem Performers podcast. Learn more: About Coaching & Programs: www.laurahartley.com Follow Laura on Instagram @laura.h.hartley Join the Pause, our weekl-ish email for changemakers About Rebecca & HRUprise: HRuprise.com @hruprise on Instagram, Twitter & LinkedIn

Through conversations with activists, spiritual teachers & public thinkers, the Public Love Project explores topics of social healing, imagination, resilience, & how we can be part of birthing a more just and regenerative world.