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February 14th, 2026

What If We're Still Inside the Paradigm We're Trying to Escape?

  1. What If We're Still Inside the Paradigm We're Trying to Escape? 16:13

Continuing oue deep dive into the work of Richard David Hames, using his essay “The Mirror Cracks: Donald Trump and the American Psyche” as a lens to examine the foundational patterns driving both climate crisis and the broader malaise of modern capitalism, the episodes looks at the final three of Richard’s six insights.  

The Epistemological Break

The Civilization Crisis

Nature as a Resource

You may also find this 2018 talk illuminating

Key Takeaways for Leaders:

Are we defending comfortable but flawed realities in our sustainability efforts?

How can we shift from treating nature as a resource to honoring it as a living system?

Recognize that climate action, democracy, and economic systems are deeply interconnected.

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Charlene Norman Truth Teller @ Good Stewardship; Lasting Impact.

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