Naomi Ortiz (they/she) explores the cultivation of care and connection within states of stress. Reimagining our relationship with land and challenging who is an environmentalist in the Arizona U.S./Mexico borderlands, is investigated in their new poetry/essay collection, Rituals for Climate Change: A Crip Struggle for Ecojustice. Their non-fiction book, Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice, provides informative tools and insightful strategies for diverse communities on addressing burnout. Nominated and selected as a 2022 Disability Futures Fellow and a 2021-2023 Reclaiming the US/Mexico Border Narrative Grant Awardee, they emphasize interdependence and spiritual growth through their poetry, writing, facilitation, and visual art. 

In this special episode, we discuss:

Slowing down
What makes a good life
Care work
Storytelling
Dissonance
Relationship with the land
Acknowledging and honoring capacity
Refuge and synchronicity

Connect with Naomi on their website or on Instagram @naomiortizwriterartist

Learn more about Naomi’s books, Sustaining Spirit: Self Care for Social Justice and Rituals for Climate Change: A Crip Struggle for Ecojustice

Podcast music by Charles Kurtz

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