Skip to content
This is the Resilient Activist logo from 2021.
...support as we navigate climate change
  • Home
  • Events
  • Services
    • All Services
    • Speakers Bureau Presentations
    • Four Steps for a Resilient Life Workshops
    • Meditations
    • Resilience
    • Resilience Resources
  • Content
    • Stories
    • Nature Stories Around the World
    • EnviroTips
    • Media
    • Contributors
  • Partners and Memberships
  • About
    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Diversity Policy
    • Native Land Acknowledgement
    • Policies
  • Contact
    • Donate
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Toggle website search
Menu Close
  • Home
  • Events
  • Services
    • All Services
    • Speakers Bureau Presentations
    • Four Steps for a Resilient Life Workshops
    • Meditations
    • Resilience
    • Resilience Resources
  • Content
    • Stories
    • Nature Stories Around the World
    • EnviroTips
    • Media
    • Contributors
  • Partners and Memberships
  • About
    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Diversity Policy
    • Native Land Acknowledgement
    • Policies
  • Contact
    • Donate
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Toggle website search

Stories

Read more about the article Tim Plants a Garden

Tim Plants a Garden

  • Post author:Dawn Downey
  • Post published:July 23, 2020
  • Post category:Climate Hope/Inspiration/Stories

Tim, my neighbor across the street, nudges a vine with his toe. He shrugs. “I don’t know what this is.” He’s tall, floppy, and smiley—Dorothy’s Scarecrow. There’s a kneehole in…

Continue ReadingTim Plants a Garden
Read more about the article Five Essentials for a Resilient World

Five Essentials for a Resilient World

  • Post author:The Resilient Activist
  • Post published:July 8, 2020
  • Post category:Doing Business For Good/Inspiration/Stories

What are the Five Essentials? While the implications of creating a healthy, resilient world can feel exciting and uplifting and motivating, it can also feel overwhelming! The Five Essentials for…

Continue ReadingFive Essentials for a Resilient World
Read more about the article Starts with Mindset – Culminates in Community

Starts with Mindset – Culminates in Community

  • Post author:Tobi Holloway
  • Post published:July 2, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration/Stories

I come to The Resilient Activist from a different path. I have a decades-long passion for wellness, but I am new to activism. In some ways, the two values of…

Continue ReadingStarts with Mindset – Culminates in Community
Read more about the article Earth Month Meditations – a reflection

Earth Month Meditations – a reflection

  • Post author:Sami Aaron
  • Post published:May 22, 2020
  • Post category:Resources/Stories

During the month of April 2020 - yes THAT month - the COVID-19 month of stress and uncertainty - The Resilient Activist offered a nightly online meditation as a stress-management…

Continue ReadingEarth Month Meditations – a reflection
Read more about the article Envirotip: Steal some mulch

Envirotip: Steal some mulch

  • Post author:Mary Howe
  • Post published:April 29, 2020
  • Post category:EnviroTips/Gardening

Need mulch or leaves for compost? If you live in a city where the sanitation department picks up yard waste, you can score big for your garden. My walking partner,…

Continue ReadingEnvirotip: Steal some mulch
Read more about the article Inviting Nature To Your Home: Part 4

Inviting Nature To Your Home: Part 4

  • Post author:Ken Lassman
  • Post published:April 3, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration/Stories

This is just the beginning of your lifelong journey of deepening your connections to the planet, the universe and yourself. I

Continue ReadingInviting Nature To Your Home: Part 4
Read more about the article Nature in the Time of Coronavirus
Sphinx Moth

Nature in the Time of Coronavirus

  • Post author:Ken Lassman
  • Post published:March 19, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration/Stories

This is just the beginning of your lifelong journey of deepening your connections to the planet, the universe and yourself. I

Continue ReadingNature in the Time of Coronavirus
Read more about the article Inviting Nature To Your Home: Part 3

Inviting Nature To Your Home: Part 3

  • Post author:Ken Lassman
  • Post published:March 7, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration/Stories

This is just the beginning of your lifelong journey of deepening your connections to the planet, the universe and yourself. I

Continue ReadingInviting Nature To Your Home: Part 3
Read more about the article Inviting Nature To Your Home: Part 2

Inviting Nature To Your Home: Part 2

  • Post author:Ken Lassman
  • Post published:February 1, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration/Stories

This is just the beginning of your lifelong journey of deepening your connections to the planet, the universe and yourself. I

Continue ReadingInviting Nature To Your Home: Part 2
Read more about the article Inviting Nature To Your Home: Part 1

Inviting Nature To Your Home: Part 1

  • Post author:Ken Lassman
  • Post published:January 3, 2020
  • Post category:Inspiration/Stories

This is just the beginning of your lifelong journey of deepening your connections to the planet, the universe and yourself. I

Continue ReadingInviting Nature To Your Home: Part 1
  • Go to the previous page
  • 1
  • …
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • Go to the next page

Upcoming Events

Aug
1
Fri
all-day “The Dance of Opposites: Resilie... @ African American Heritage House
“The Dance of Opposites: Resilie... @ African American Heritage House
Aug 1 – Aug 7 all-day
“The Dance of Opposites: Resilience in a Polarized World” @ African American Heritage House
The Resilient Activist: “The Dance of Opposites: Resilience in a Polarized World” 2025 Summer Programming at the African American Heritage House The Resilient Activist is honored to offer two deeply transformative workshops as part of[...]
Aug
9
Sat
9:00 pm Hug a Tree at Linda Hall Library @ Linda Hall Library
Hug a Tree at Linda Hall Library @ Linda Hall Library
Aug 9 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Hug a Tree at Linda Hall Library @ Linda Hall Library
Nature Connection Event – Hug a Tree at Linda Hall Library Date: Saturday, August 9th, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AMLocation: Linda Hall Library, 5109 Cherry St, KCMO 64110 (Meet at the front entrance)Hosted by: The[...]
Aug
19
Tue
7:30 pm August JEDI Book Club – Good Tal... @ Online Via Zoom
August JEDI Book Club – Good Tal... @ Online Via Zoom
Aug 19 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
August JEDI Book Club - Good Talk by Mira Jacob @ Online Via Zoom
For our August 19th JEDI Book Club, we will be reading Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob. To register, click here to email Anne Melia, JEDI Book Club organizer. Anne notes: “I[...]
Aug
22
Fri
12:00 pm Liminal Spaces Retreat: A Strate... @ Camp Colton
Liminal Spaces Retreat: A Strate... @ Camp Colton
Aug 22 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Liminal Spaces Retreat: A Strategic Planning and Resilience Workshop for the City of Flagstaff Sustainability Team @ Camp Colton
Liminal Spaces Retreat: A Strategic Planning and Resilience Workshop for the City of Flagstaff Sustainability Team 🌿 Liminal Spaces All-Day Retreat for the City of Flagstaff, Arizona  In today’s rapidly changing world, professionals working at[...]
Aug
25
Mon
6:00 pm August Resilient Activist Conver... @ Online via Zoom
August Resilient Activist Conver... @ Online via Zoom
Aug 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
August Resilient Activist Conversation @ Online via Zoom
Overwhelmed by Climate Change? You’re Not Alone. As we approach the late summer, we find ourselves in a season of transition—reflecting on the progress we’ve made and preparing for the changes ahead. August is a[...]
Sep
7
Sun
7:30 pm Moonlit Mindfulness: A Spooky, B... @ Franklin Park
Moonlit Mindfulness: A Spooky, B... @ Franklin Park
Sep 7 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Moonlit Mindfulness: A Spooky, Batty Experience @ Franklin Park
Moonlit Mindfulness: A Spooky, Batty Experience Sunday September 7th 7:30-8:30 PM Franklin Park at Roe Ave & Somerset Dr, Prairie Village, KS 66208 Meet at the parking lot off of Roe Ave in front of[...]
Sep
16
Tue
7:30 pm September JEDI Book Club – That ... @ Online Via Zoom
September JEDI Book Club – That ... @ Online Via Zoom
Sep 16 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
September JEDI Book Club - That Librarian by Amanda Jones @ Online Via Zoom
For our September 16th JEDI Book Club, we will be reading That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning In America by Amanda Jones. To register, click here to email Anne Melia, JEDI Book Club organizer.[...]
Oct
12
Sun
10:00 am Spirit of Activism Retreat ✨ (S...
Spirit of Activism Retreat ✨ (S...
Oct 12 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Spirit of Activism Retreat ✨ (Save the Date!)
Spirit of Activism Retreat ✨ 2025 Spirit of Activism Retreat – October 12th (Rain Date: October 19th) Join us for the 2025 Spirit of Activism Retreat, a transformative day of connection, reflection, and nature immersion[...]
View Calendar
Add
  • Add to Timely Calendar
  • Add to Google
  • Add to Outlook
  • Add to Apple Calendar
  • Add to other calendar
  • Export to XML

Climate Psychiatry Alliance

Greenability Magazine

GreenabilityMagazine

Climate Mental Health Network

Mindfulness in the Heartland

Climate Psychology Alliance NA

Logo: Climate Psychology Alliance

MY REGION WINS!

Deep Roots

Logo - Deep Roots KC

Climate Council

Logo for Climate Council

Sow Wild Natives

Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness

Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness

Novasutras

The Novasutras symbol is an abstract representation of both a single tree and the whole globe, a circle simply divided into green, brown, blue and white segments.

Guidestar Platinum

2020 Guidestar Platinum

GreenGeeks

300% Green Website - Green Geeks

Nonprofit Connect

Proud Member Nonprofit Connect. Network. Learn. Grow.
  • Donate
  • About
  • Accessibility
  • Policies
  • Contact
Copyright 2025 The Resilient Activist

501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt EIN: 82-4982519