How Our Place of Meaning is Intertwined with the Landscape - Jackee Holder | Enchanted Earth Podcast

In this episode of the Enchanted Earth Podcast, host Maureen engages in a profound conversation with Jackee Holder, a coach, writer, facilitator, and interfaith minister. They explore Jackee's unique journey of finding wisdom and solace through her connection with trees. From her childhood experiences to her daily practices, Jackee shares how nature, particularly trees, have become an integral part of her coaching and personal growth methods. The discussion delves into the restorative benefits of nature, eco-psychology, eco-geography, and journaling prompts inspired by trees. Jackee also recounts her significant encounters with trees like the oak sanctuary in South London and a thousand-year-old baobab in Barbados, highlighting the synchronicities in her life that connect deeply with her ancestry and name. Tune in to discover how you can adopt a tree, engage in nature-inspired journaling, and reconnect with your authentic self.

00:00 Introduction and Overview

01:11 Meet Jackee Holder: A Journey with Trees

02:21 The Power of Maps and Nature

04:38 A Transformative Encounter with an Oak Tree

07:54 Nature as a Source of Healing and Inspiration

11:05 The Wisdom of Trees in Personal Growth

14:44 Cultural and Ancestral Connections to Trees

28:41 Discovering the Baobab Trees of Barbados

32:00 Childhood Adventures in Nature

33:36 The Mystery of the Elder Tree

35:52 The Journey to a New Name

40:40 Nature-Inspired Leadership Prompts

41:36 The Power of Journaling with Nature

48:08 Final Thoughts and Invitations

About Jackee Holder

Jackee is the author of four non-fiction titles, 49 Ways To Write Yourself Well, Be Your Own Best Life Coach, Soul Purpose and two illustrated writing maps, Writing With Fabulous Tree: A Writing Map For Parks, Gardens and Other Green Spaces (2016) and Rewilding The Page: The Urban Forest Writing Map (2021) bringing together the restorative benefits of nature, eco-psychology, eco-geography and self-reflection through twelve tree and nature inspired journal and creative writing prompts. She has published a collection of creative writing e-books and creative resources which are available as free downloads on her website. 

Jackee’s professional background is as a leadership coach and coach trainer. She works corporately in financial service as a coach facilitator on leadership programmes in Linkedin, Northern Trust, Bloomberg and in the NHS with senior leaders and BAME nurses and midwives. This work is supported with a groundbreaking practice of facilitating creative writing work

About Maureen Calamia
Maureen Calamia has been a seeker all her life, tapping into the magic of nature, dreams, and consciousness to unearth truths of our ancient connection to heaven and earth. A teacher, author, and podcaster, she shares stories of greater meaning, purpose, and resonance with all of nature’s beings. Founded the Luminous Spaces School with online courses in feng shui, earth energy healing, biophilic design, and nature spirituality. Maureen offers private mentoring to those seeking self-discovery support. Her newest book, The Enchanted Earth: Embracing the Power of Nature to Discover the Wild in You (Mango, 2024), is available wherever online books are sold.

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