Location: Curse and Holler Ranch, Chimicum, Washington

Record date: 10/16/25

Release date: 1/1/26

Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa

Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/

To be in relationships may be more crucial and difficult now than in previous generations. Based on stories of loneliness and the challenges of making friends in adulthood, Natasha and Amber start to unpack some of the ways this affects us as individuals and communities. They offer some practical ways of being with those challenges and invitations to connect with ourselves, other humans, and the world around us.

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A soothing podcast for trying times.

https://ponderwhilewewander.com/

https://ponderwhilewewander.substack.com/

https://ponderwhilewewander.com/wander-well/

Episode Resources

Links:

https://www.chimacumcenter.org/place.html

https://saveland.org/

http://bowlingalone.com/

https://joinordiefilm.com/

https://www.priyaparker.com/

https://eji.org/news/visual-history-loitering-laws/

https://ponderwhilewewander.com/wander-well/

Location: HJ Carroll Park, Chimacum, Washington, USA

Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa

Guest: Rev. Aaron Twitchell https://lovewellnj.com/

Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/

An episode in two parts. In part one, Amber and Natasha talk with Rev. Aaron Twitchell about good goodbyes in his experience with supporting, consulting with, and counseling individuals and families at the end of life. Then Natasha and Amber take the topic out into nature to a park with a stream and other than human nature. We explore if there is such a thing as a good goodbye and if there is, what can help support that. And we take a moment to allow interaction with nature to enhance our understanding and connection to goodbyes.

Explore more about Ponder While We Wander

A soothing podcast for trying times.

https://ponderwhilewewander.com/

https://ponderwhilewewander.substack.com/

Episode Resources

Links:

https://jeffersoncountywa.myrec.com/info/dept/details.aspx?DeptInfoID=566

https://lovewellnj.com/

Location: Kah Tai Lagoon, Port Townsend, Washington, USA

Hosts: Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa

Edited: https://www.studiosymbiotic.com/

Amber Martin and Natasha Morisawa talk and walk around the Kah Tai Lagoon with deer, herons, eagles, and other than human nature to discuss what the Polycrisis. They help us see through a lens of interconnectedness and discuss how to build a social, emotional, and spiritual first aid kit in managing the predicaments we find ourselves in.

Explore more about Ponder While We Wander

A soothing podcast for trying times.

https://ponderwhilewewander.com/

https://ponderwhilewewander.substack.com/

Episode Resources

Links:

https://cityofpt.us/parksrec/page/kah-tai-lagoon-nature-park

https://polycrisis.org/lessons/what-does-the-term-polycrisis-mean/

https://commonslibrary.org/learn-from-joanna-macy/

https://www.admiraltyaudubon.org/kah-tai-nature-park-updates