Seed Capital: the world we leave behind is built from what we steward now

This episode builds on the previous one in which I open up about my cosmic assignment, and the stories around money and community I held, worked through and continue to journey through. In this episode, I take into account the work that came before that calling of the cosmos: the life I had and the work I did before we bought the farm and build a life here in the Hudson Valley, NY. I talk about how I learned to slow down the timeline of my cosmic assignment, what I had to unlearn and what I was  bypassing. I unraveled myself from a system that was not build for my thriving with the help of ancestral healing work and other modalities, and I also talk about how my partner had to do the same in his own way, on his own timeline, and how we integrated that together. I discuss how the four pillars of my book Root & Ritual were (and continue to be) present in my life. I also explore the idea of composting what was no longer serving my life to make way for what’s coming, and to root into the long term vision of my calling. 
Resources + Links
Belonging podcast episodes mentioned: #26 Ancestral Constellations and Conscious Dreaming with Grandmother Sarah
#118 Community Living Wherever You Are with Sarah Wildeman

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Timestamps
[0:00] Introduction
 [3:44] Unraveling myself from a system that was not build for my thriving
 [11:27] My partner’s stories around community and money, and integrating the inner work together
 [16:12] What needed to be composted and let go of
 [21:28] Slowing down the timeline of my cosmic assignment

In this episode, I open up about my money story and the direction my work is moving toward. I talk about the new world I can see us building together, with us as seed investors and midwives of a new culture, where we get to redefine what capital means and distribute it in more ethical, responsible ways. I share my relationship with money and the stories I inherited about it growing up, and how I'm relearning what true investment actually looks like. I talk about the importance of returning to the hyperlocal, investing money and otherwise within a smaller radius, and the real difference that makes, especially right now. My hope is that this episode breaks down some of the shame and discomfort around talking about money, and opens up the conversations that need to happen.
Resources + Links
Join the waitlist for Your Cosmic Assignment 
Listen to the previous episode #147 of Belonging on the great wealth transfer and more, with Sarah Davidson: We were not unlucky, we were being prepared 
Book mentioned: ‘Small is Beautiful’ by E.F. Schumacher
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Timestamps
[0:00] Introduction
 [07:12] Building a new world as seed investors and midwives of a whole new culture
 [10:30] My personal relationship with money & its backstory
 [20:02] The unraveling our world intersecting with the opportunities of the great wealth transfer
 [21:08] Buying the farm as a seed investor
 [28:32] The different forms of capital
 [30:42] My cosmic assignment (and yours)

Belonging is now Seed Capital - a show for resourced women who are ready to move away from accumulation and extraction, and toward regeneration and legacy. Every new world starts as a seed someone was willing to plant and steward into being. Seed Capital is a show for resourced women at a crossroads, done with extraction, unsure what replaces it. Each week: stewardship, vision, and the real work of deploying wealth to birth a new paradigm. For the woman who wants to be a good ancestor, starting now.
Same host, same vibes, new name. Now onto to today’s episode:
How do you navigate being a parent (or wanting to become one) in a world that is grappling with climate change? In today’s episode, I am joined by Caitlyn Wallace, LCSW, PMH-C, and a licensed clinical social worker, educator, and supervisor based in Reno, Nevada. She is the founder of Desert Bloom Wellness NV and her current work intersects trauma-informed perinatal mental health support with climate grief and navigating parenthood in our current social, political and natural climate. Our conversation lands at these intersections, and explores what it means to raise and nurture the future generations in a collapsing world - and how to stay hopeful amidst it, too.
Tune in to hear more from us on:
The intensity of recent nature’s events and navigating this type of trauma during the perinatal period
Deciding to have a baby in a collapsing world
Acceptance and commitment therapy
How (new) parents are being targeted and guilt-tripped in this capitalist structure
Unrecognized grief and guilt in becoming a parent in these times
Taking grounded, hopeful action that aligns with your values, such as setting up climate cafes and finding community
Resources + Links
Caitlyn Wallace’s website
Carmen Spagnola’s GoFundMe for the loss of her farm in a wildfire
Books & other reads mentioned: Goliath’s Curse by Luke Kemp
I Eat The Stars by Sarah Wilson (& her Ted Talk on Collapse)
Sophie Strand’s Substack essay ‘Collapsollogy Reading List’

Climate Psychology Alliance & the Climate Cafe resources
Joanna Macy’s work
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Timestamps
[0:00] Introduction
[14:51] The Intersection of Perinatal and Climate Mental Health
[22:25] Building Capacity to Feel Guilt and Other Emotions as a Parent around Climate Change
[29:46] The Power of the Web of Community
[33:17] Co-Opting Climate Guilt for New Parents
[39:48] Having Hope amidst the Climate Crisis and the Collapse Apocalypse
[43:18] Radical Mothering and the Ability to Look a Few Generations Ahead

What does it mean to be a millennial right now - at this exact moment of institutional collapse, climate crisis, and collective upheaval? In this conversation, I sit down with my dear friend and neighbor Sarah Davidson for a wide-ranging talk about generational identity, community resilience, and why millennials might be more prepared for this moment than we think. Drawing on generational theory, Sarah reframes the millennial story: rather than a generation defined by what was taken from us, we are the "hero generation" - the same archetypal cohort as the Greatest Generation - born into crisis and uniquely suited to build what comes next. We explore what that actually looks like on the ground: local currencies, bioregional financing, community-led economies, and the radical act of turning toward each other rather than away. This is a conversation about collapse - and how to meet it with clarity, creativity, and even joy.
Resources + Links
Books mentioned: Generation We: How Millennial Youth Are Taking Over America and Changing Our World Forever by Eric Greenberg with Karl Weber
Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation is Remaking America by Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais
Bioregional Financing Facilities: Reimagining Finance to Regenerate Our Planet by Samantha Power & Leon Seefeld

Sarah mentions Kathleen Finlay and Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming
She also mentions her grandmother's ancestral home Midwood on the Hudson (for rent!) and Katherine Moore of Unburdened Spaces
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Timestamps 
[0:00] Introduction
[7:14] How We Met and Our Similar Dharmic paths
[12:41] The Millenial Generation and Generational Theory
[21:07] The Astrology of these Times
[26:07] The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History
[35:17] Decentralising through the Unraveling and Midwifing the New World
[39:45] The Intentionality of the 40s Portal
[46:43] Fostering Healthy Regenerative Ecosystems through Bioregional Financing 
[53:31] The New Generation is Right on Time

What does it actually take to feel less lonely — even in a room full of people? In this rich, wide-ranging conversation, Becca welcomes back relationship coach Ginny Muir for her second appearance on the Belonging Podcast. Calling in from her jungle home in Costa Rica, Ginny brings her signature blend of warmth, rigor, and humor to a topic that sits at the heart of every relationship we have: the courage to reveal our truest selves. Together, we explore the fascinating world of child consciousness, relational intimacy, and how understanding our child strategies can transform our relationships and inner life. Ginny shares profound insights on recognizing and including our childhood selves to foster greater connection and authenticity.
Key topics include:
Why loneliness is a symptom of emotional hiding , and how most of us learned to hide early
The difference between child consciousness and adult consciousness, and why most conflict, avoidance, and resentment lives in the gap between them
Why "healing your inner child" is a dead end, and what to do instead (notice, include, redirect)
How our survival strategies are as unique as our thumbprints, and why attachment theory alone doesn't capture the full picture
A real-life example from Ginny’s community: what it looked like to tell the truth in community, and why it was terrifying even for someone who teaches this work
What happens when someone else's child part gets activated mid-conflict, and how to stay in adult without shutting down or caving
Why doing this work in community is different (and more powerful) than one-on-one therapy
The connection between personal relationality and collective resilience - why the adults in the room matter more than ever right now
Resources + Links
Ginny’s 'The Lover's Collective'
The Lover’s Collective Pop Up & Open House on 3/21/26
My previous episode with Ginny, #125: Turning Circle Conflict into Deeper Intimacy
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Timestamps:
[0:00] Introduction
[7:16] Craving & Moving to a Particular Type of Land
[13:10] The Baseline of Emotional Disconnection
[18:18] Embracing Otherness and Intimacy of Self
[22:14] Child Consciousness and Strategies
[31:11] Examples of Child Strategies as an Adult
[37:19] Noticing and Including your Strategies
[48:01] Breaking the Cycle by Expressing your Truth
[56:36] Repatterning to Adult Competency
[59:45] Relational Work in Community as Revolution
[01:04:43] Consuming Media and Observing Relationality