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Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media · June 10 · 1 hr 6 min

🪱 Cultivating Compassion in Polycrisis — Preparedness & Self-Publishing with Kailea Loften & Kate Weiner

Today I’m thrilled to have Kailea Rose Loften and Kate Rose Weiner of Loam on the podcast to discuss their new book, Compassion in Crisis, which just came out with Heyday Books. Together we have a gentle, honest, and deep conversation exploring: The meaning of ‘polycrisis’ Why it’s important to think about preparedness Ways to prepare without slipping into hypervigilance (even if you’re an anxious person) The role social media plays in both community building and community surveillance Why we still turn to social media for resource sharing and rapid response The spread of misinformation & disinformation online during disasters Publishing as a way of getting ‘off the grid’ Free Family Preparedness Information from Summer Starr If you enjoy this episode, please get yourself a copy of Compassion in Crisis! You can also join Kate & Kailea for book-related events across the US this summer! RESOURCES + LINKS 👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit 🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community 💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails COMMUNITY SPONSORS ✏️ Looking for a fall planner that's about permission not perfection? Check out Nine to Kind. Get 50% off their digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid

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Today I’m thrilled to have Kailea Rose Loften and Kate Rose Weiner of Loam on the podcast to discuss their new book, Compassion in Crisis, which just came out with Heyday Books.


Together we have a gentle, honest, and deep conversation exploring:

  • The meaning of ‘polycrisis’
  • Why it’s important to think about preparedness
  • Ways to prepare without slipping into hypervigilance (even if you’re an anxious person)
  • The role social media plays in both community building and community surveillance
  • Why we still turn to social media for resource sharing and rapid response
  • The spread of misinformation & disinformation online during disasters
  • Publishing as a way of getting ‘off the grid’
  • Free Family Preparedness Information from Summer Starr

 
If you enjoy this episode, please get yourself a copy of Compassion in Crisis! You can also join Kate & Kailea for book-related events across the US this summer!
   

RESOURCES + LINKS

👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit

🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community

💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails
 


COMMUNITY SPONSORS
✏️ Looking for a fall planner that's about permission not perfection? Check out Nine to Kind. Get 50% off their digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid

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