Aug 12, 2026
What do the dog days of summer have to do with a star? What does a coneflower have to do with echinacea? And what might a bald eagle flying over a busy city or a dragonfly resting in the grass reveal when we pause long enough to really look?
In this Walk with SMB episode, Susan follows a handful of questions sparked by...
Aug 5, 2026
What if some of the capacities we long for aren't things we need to learn—but things we simply need to remember?
In this open-ended walking conversation, I join Ber-Henda Williams, a womanist cultural strategist, storyteller, and convener, to explore what nature can teach us about leadership, culture, intuition, awe,...
Jul 29, 2026
What if creativity isn't reserved for painters, musicians, or writers?
In this episode of ROOTED, I sit down with environmental artist and educator Elayna Toby Singer for a conversation about creativity, public art, nature, and the ways our surroundings shape how we experience the world.
Elayna creates...
Jul 22, 2026
Seeing images of the wildfires in Canada, I noticed fear rising. So instead of pushing the feeling away, I sat with it and found myself thinking about what years of observing the natural world have taught me about change.
Nature is extraordinarily resilient.
A landscape can be devastated and still hold the possibility...
Jul 15, 2026
We spend much of our lives looking down—at screens, sidewalks, and to-do lists. But what might change if we simply looked up?
In this episode of Rooted: A Podcast About Nature & Wellbeing, Susan welcomes psychologist and PhD researcher Braňo Kaleta from the Centre for Positive Health Sciences at the Royal College of...