Mar 4, 2026
What if you've never been a "nature person" - but nature is exactly what you need?
Claudia Kraut spent decades in organizational health and wellbeing, just like Susan. She called herself an "interior gal" - someone who only went outside when she was made to. Then at 50, she tried something new: a trail run. It changed...
Feb 25, 2026
What if the steadiness you've been searching for isn't somewhere you need to go — it's something you already are?
A lot is changing right now. For many of us, it feels like standing in a rushing river, the current pulling harder than we expected. The instinct is to move faster, do more, strategize harder....
Feb 19, 2026
Micah Mortali, founder of the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership, introduces the concept of rewilding—not as running off to live in the woods, but as reclaiming lost connections with our natural habitat.
In this conversation, Micah shares the idea of nature as "the green mirror"—a counterbalance to the...
Feb 18, 2026
What if the deepest root cause of burnout isn't just stress or workload—but forgetting something essential about who we are?
In this opening episode, Susan shares the Camino revelation that sparked this podcast: We ARE nature. Not separate from it. Not visitors to it. When we lose connection to the natural world,...
Feb 11, 2026
Welcome to Rooted: A Podcast About Nature & Wellbeing.
If you've been following along, you might notice something's different—we have a new name. What started as The Growth Collective has evolved into Rooted.
In this episode:
- Why the shift from Growth Collective to Rooted happened
- The Camino revelation: we ARE...