In this episode, we sit down with Parks California President and CEO Kindley Walsh Lawlor. Kindley has spent much of her career as a champion for social justice and environmental sustainability. She led human rights and environmental efforts at Gap and now heads Parks California, the non-profit partner to the California State Parks system. In the first of our two-part interview, Kindley talks about what led her to advocacy work, how origin stories matter,  and the power behind her new tattoos.

Here's what we discussed with Kindley in Part 1:

• The importance of your origin story.
• The value of finding your people.
• How it feels to protect women.
• Leaning into discomfort.
• Being in massive learning mode.
• Tattoos as a source of strength.
• Working on big problems.
• Doing what matters.
• Creating a list of non-negotiables.
• Showing up as your authentic self.

Links to resources discussed in this podcast:

• Parks California
• Tattoo artist Anita Darkling at Black Serum in San Francisco

Other resources that Kindley loves:

• Shark Tooth Provisions custom-designed woodwork made in San Francisco.
• The Highlands Foundry handcrafted apparel and home decor, located in the Hudson Valley.
• Juliette Rose Handcrafted Leather Goods out of Vermont.
• Needlepoint kits from The Stitchery. (If you've got other needlepoint sources, let us know! Kindley's looking!)

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