Weaving the Future
This podcast is a how to guide for transforming ourselves, our communities and society. Many of us have acknowledged the pressing need for change in the world - we notice the fear, the conflict, the waste, the gross inequity, the impending effects of climate change. And many of us also ask...What can we do? Where do we start? We reflect on these questions at a deep level and identify practical next steps to help all of us be part of the change we want to see in the world. Listen in for insight into global social movements, systems change, and how to create a more sustainable and regenerative future.
Weaving the Future
Threads of Cultural Regeneration with Cadence
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Cadence is a heart-led facilitator, healing practitioner, and aspiring crone who is driven by her dedication to social and ecological justice, decolonization, and cultural regeneration. After working tirelessly to try to save the world for 15 years, she experienced complete burnout. As she now stands on the other side, she is committed to providing care to changemakers to help them feel resourced and resilient so they can keep showing up in service to a better world. Her work is guided by her studies and experience in: Deep Nature Connection, Grief Tending, Somatic Therapy, Animism, Rites of Passage, Ecopsychology, Indigenous Solidarity, Ancestral Healing, and Ritual Practice.
I first met Cadence at the Forest of Voices song circle gathering on Salt Spring Gathering in the summer of 2025, specifically a workshop she co-facilitated called Medicine Songs for the Brave Revolution. Every time I meet with Cadence, I’m struck by a lush quality of presence and depth in our connection. This recorded conversation, rooted in the questions of what is the world we want to live in and what is our role in ushering that in, was no exception.
We touched on a number of l themes, including the medicine of song (Cadence shares a few with us!), being part of the sacred web of life and nature connection, learning from Indigenous culture, healing from burnout, depression, and anxiety, the healing experience of being part of the Fairy Creek blockade, and our role as both death doulas of empire and birth doulas of a regenerative, healthy culture.
The theme we dig into most is the role of rites of passage and initiation in helping people recognize their purpose and unique gifts for the world. Cadence wants to live in a world or culture that includes initiation and rites of passage, and she also recognizes that it will take time to rebuild the healthy, intact, regenerative culture capable of holding those rites with depth and integrity, and of fully welcoming people home when they return.
- Cadence’s Website: www.innercadence.com
- Cadence’s Instagram: @innercadence
- The gathering that Cadence and I met each other at: https://www.forestofvoicesgathering.com/