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# Nested World

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- [Blog](https://nestedworld.org/blog-page/)
- [Join the Nesting Movement: Restore the Science of the People & Reclaim Our Nested Kinship](https://nestedworld.org/join-the-nesting-movement-restore-the-science-of-the-people-reclaim-our-nested-kinship/) - Join the Nesting Movement: Restore the Science of the People & Reclaim Our Nested Kinship About the Origin Story Discussion with Darcia and Lisa… In the discussion below, Darcia Narvaez and Lisa Reagan share the story of bringing together the transdisciplinary, holistic science theory of the Evolved Nestand Kinship Praxis wisdom in the new Nesting Ambassador Program. The
- [Discovering the Lived Versus the Learning Experience of Humanity’s Evolved Nest](https://nestedworld.org/discovering-the-lived-versus-the-learning-experience-of-humanitys-evolved-nest/) - Discovering the Lived Versus the Learning Experience of Humanity’s Evolved Nest Few humans have a lived experience of our Evolved Nest. Some have witnessed remnants of a lived, whole Evolved Nest presenting today as siloed, marginalized movements to support natural birth, free play, attachment parenting, or normalizing breastfeeding. The Lived Experience of the Evolved Nest refers
- [Integrating The Holistic Science Of The Evolved Nest: Self, Scholarship, And Teaching](https://nestedworld.org/integrating-the-holistic-science-of-the-evolved-nest-self-scholarship-and-teaching/) - Integrating The Holistic Science Of The Evolved Nest: Self, Scholarship, And Teaching In this Nesting Ambassador presentation and discussion, Jill Brown shares her extensive research on child fostering practices in Namibia over 25 years, describing how children are cared for by non-biological family members and the cultural beliefs surrounding this practice, including its role during
- [Applied Connection Practices Within The Evolved Nest: With Jon Young And Sarah Fontaine](https://nestedworld.org/applied-connection-practices-within-the-evolved-nest-with-jon-young-and-sarah-fontaine/) - Jon Young and Sarah Fontaine, Certified Nesting Ambassadors, share their lifelong work and insight into Nature Connection. In this presentation to Nesting Ambassadors, Jon says, “Connection is regenerative, but so it disconnection. And right now we are watching both happen in real time and disconnection is winning.” About Jon Young Jon Young is a deep nature-people-self
- [Integrating Evolved Nest Science Into Systemic Family Therapy](https://nestedworld.org/integrating-evolved-nest-science-into-systemic-family-therapy-tracey-johnston-and-peter-robinson/)
- [Integrating Evolved Nest Science Into Nature And Art Therapy, With Kathrine Cays](https://nestedworld.org/integrating-evolved-nest-science-into-nature-and-art-therapy-with-kathrine-cays/) - “When we begin to experience ourselves as necessary members of a living web rather than isolated individuals working on “problems,” our work, whatever that is, becomes a lived experience as intended from the beginning.” – Kathrine Cays
- [Cathy Myers on Bringing to Life the Evolved Nest](https://nestedworld.org/cathy-myers-on-bringing-to-life-the-evolved-nest/) - In this Nesting Ambassador Praxis Gathering, Cathy Myers of the venerable nonprofit, Family and Home Network, shares her four decades of public policy education and advocacy for family leave and childcare. As a Certified Nesting Ambassador, Cathy guides us through potential and needed shifts in cultural norms and public policy based on the science of
- [Guided Inner Light Meditation, with Kathrine Cays](https://nestedworld.org/guided-inner-light-meditation-with-kathrine-cays/) - About the Guided Meditation Experience a calming and restorative Inner Light Meditation with Kathrine Cays. Kathrine, a Certified Nesting Ambassador, softly guides you to awaken your innate sense of interbeingness with the living world, and healing. This ten-minute session features background music, “Transcendental Meditation” by NewSense.* *Royalty-free About the Meditation Nature-assisted expressive arts therapist Kathrine Cays’
- [Nature Connection for Babies, with Arnaud Gagné](https://nestedworld.org/nature-connection-for-babies-with-arnaud-gagne/) - By Arnaud Gagné In this video, Arnaud shares with you his four points of Nature Connection with Babies: 1. Make Nature Relevant 2. Role Modeling 3. Activate their Senses 4. Imitation as a Connection Tool Arnaud shares his stories of introducing his infant son to Nature, and fostering a deep nature connection and awareness while bonding
- [The 'Nested Nursery' Award: Rooted in Science, Growing in Kinship](https://nestedworld.org/the-nested-nursery-award-rooted-in-science-growing-in-kinship/) - Enjoy discovering the newly launched Nested Nurseries Award, created by Nesting Ambassadors Cameron Sprague and Daniel Burton. You can contact them on their websites for more information. We will also feature a podcast interview with them shortly! Subscribe to the Kindred Magazine quarterly issues. The 'Nested Nursery' Award: Rooted in Science, Growing in Kinship By
- [The Convention on the Rights of the Child: CRC Re-visioned with the Science of the Evolved Nest](https://nestedworld.org/the-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child-crc-re-visioned-with-the-science-of-the-evolved-nest/) - NOTE: This document is a project initiated by Derek Peterson and is not intended for distribution. By Derek Peterson This document is important to me because it reflects a formative moment in my early work as a child and youth advocate. In 1995, I believed that if policymakers clearly understood the intent and content of
- [Preparing for the Journey Ahead](https://nestedworld.org/preparing-for-the-journey-ahead/) - Preparing for the Journey Ahead: A Conscious Approach to Becoming A Nesting Ambassador By Lisa Reagan Note: The following insights are distilled from over 20 years of direct, living experience. AI did not contribute to its creation, nor could it. This post is the opening letter to Nesting Ambassadors in the online classroom. Before setting
- [My Path to the Evolved Nest](https://nestedworld.org/mypath/) - My Path to the Evolved Nest In the mid-1980s, when I first volunteered with Mothers at Home (the original name of our organization), we were often challenged: “Why does it matter if you’re home? Children do just fine in child care. Responding to questions like this, we focused on simple statements such as: “I think
- [How Worldview Literacy & Evolved Nest Science Supported One Family’s Journey Toward Wholeness](https://nestedworld.org/onefamilysjourney/) - How Worldview Literacy & Evolved Nest Science Supported One Family’s Journey Toward Wholeness In this interview and discussion panel, Lisa Reagan talks with Andrea Dole, a mother of a child born with multiple disabilities who was not expected to live, according to medical doctors, and who is thriving today. Andrea credits her son James resilience
- [The Evolved Nest As A Story of Remembrance](https://nestedworld.org/elementor-1234/) - By Cameron SpragueMy life like many others was a version of history repeating itself. My Mother met my father in high school, much like my grandmother had met her first husband. Both had children young and were married just before, but ultimately these marriages weren’t successful and left them as single mothers in their early
- [The Evolved Nest: Not An Abstract Theory; It Is Lived Experience](https://nestedworld.org/the-evolved-nest-not-an-abstract-theory-it-is-lived-experience/) - For me, this is not abstract theory. It is lived experience. I am playful every day – in my work with children, in my friendships, in my role as uncle. I have felt the healing power of laughter, of building together, of hugs and closeness, of deep conversation with trusted friends. These are not luxuries – they are life-giving practices that shape resilient, connected humans.
- [Bringing the Evolved Nest to German Audiences](https://nestedworld.org/blog-post-title/) - By Patricia Herr I started my life in western Germany as the child of two parents who were influenced by a traumatic childhood during World War 2 and the rough, confusing, very poor years afterwards. My Mother was born in Eastern-Germany, former DDR and she fled towards Western Germany BRD when she was old enough, because she dit

## Pages

- [Home](https://nestedworld.org/) - A Kindred World Nonprofit Initiative Building a Nested World, Together Join Us In Transforming The Future When we understand what it means to create and become a Whole Human, we will understand how to be in relationship with a Whole Earth. Re-Imagining Humanity with the Integrated Science of Nestedness In a world of whirlwind change
- [Nesting Know How for Adults](https://nestedworld.org/nesting-know-how-for-adults/) - EVOLVED NEST: The Lived Versus the Learning Experience Nesting Know How for Adults The Lived Versus the Learning Experience of the Evolved Nest Few humans have a lived experience of our Evolved Nest. Some have witnessed remnants of a lived, whole Evolved Nest presenting today as siloed, marginalized movements to support natural birth, free play,
- [The Evolved Nest Book](https://nestedworld.org/the-evolved-nest-book/) - Books by Darcia Narvaez, PhD The Evolved Nest Book An Overview By Darcia Narvaez, PhD and G.A. Bradshaw, PhDAccompanied by original art, The Evolved Nest is a beautiful resource for Nature advocates, parents-to-be, Animal lovers, and anyone who seeks to revitalize Earth wellbeing. Through lessons from the Animal world and scientific insights, The Evolved Nest
- [Restoring the Kinship Worldview](https://nestedworld.org/restoring-the-kinship-worldview/) - Restoring the Kinship Worldview discover our kinship worldview Restoring the Kinship Worldview Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth By Four Arrows and Darcia NarvaezFrom the book’s epigraph: According to the United Nations 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: “The findings of this Assessment…are based on an unprecedented collection
- [Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality](https://nestedworld.org/neurobiology-and-the-development-of-human-morality/) - Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality Evolution, Culture, and Wisdom Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture, and Wisdom By Darcia Narvaez, PhDMoral development has traditionally been considered a matter of reasoning―of learning and acting in accordance with abstract rules. On this model, largely taken
- [9. Child-Directed Breastfeeding](https://nestedworld.org/6-child-directed-breastfeeding/) - Child-Directed Breastfeeding Learn About The Nine Components Of The Evolved Nest Below you will find an overview and resources pertaining to Child-directed Breastfeeding, nine of nine of the Evolved Nest’s Components. To return to the Learning Center’s Overview page, and discover all nine components of our Evolved Nest, click here. Child-Directed Breastfeeding Evolved Nest Component #8
- [8. Soothing Perinatal Experiences](https://nestedworld.org/2-soothing-perinatal-experiences/) - Soothing Perinatal Experiences Learn About The Nine Components Of The Evolved Nest Below you will find an overview and resources pertaining to one of nine of the Evolved Nest’s Components. On the right you can watch our short film, Breaking the Cycle. It is our Evolved Nest that will help us to break the current Cycle
- [Nine Components Overview](https://nestedworld.org/nine-components-overview/) - The Evolved Nest's Learning Center An Introduction to the Nine Components of the Evolved Nest What is our Evolved Nest? The Evolved Nest is a North Star guide for human development, for child raising, and for growing and maintaining our cooperative human nature. Just as the North Star has dependably guided explorers across seas and continents
- [Nesting Ambassadors](https://nestedworld.org/nesting-ambassadors/) - Nesting Ambassadors Applications are now closed for the Fall 2026 Cohort. To be placed on the waitlist for the January 2027 Cohort, contact our Nested World team at nestedworldinitiative@gmail.com. “The communal evolved nest represents love in action, shaping inner human nature with a biology of love, which archeological studies confirm in our deep ancestry. Loving
- [Meet the Nested World Team](https://nestedworld.org/meet-the-team/) - Meet Our Nested World Team Darcia Narvaez, PhD, Instructor Kindred World, PresidentEvolved Nest Initiative, Co-founderNested World Initiative, Co-founderDarcia Narvaez is a Professor of Psychology Emerita at the University of Notre Dame. She is the president of Kindred World and the co-founder of the public and professional educational outreach project The Evolved Nest Initiative whose nonprofit
- [Nested Kinship](https://nestedworld.org/nested-kinship/) - Nested Kinship: Our Evolved Nest and Its Kinship Worldview "When the Evolved Nest is provisioned to children and to adults, our full humanity is developed and expressed. Through the Evolved Nest we develop the Kinship Worldview. The Nested World resources, and our Evolved Nest Short Film Collection gives us a taste of the kind of
- [Kindred World Nonprofit](https://nestedworld.org/kindred-world-nonprofit/) - About Kindred World Kindred World’s Nonprofit Vision and MissionStewarding the Vision of a Wisdom-based, Wellness-informed World for Over 25 Years Founded in the middle of American’s 50 year fall to the bottom of all international indicators for maternal, infant, and family wellness, Kindred World (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) has worked in deep collaboration with researchers, nonprofit partners, and
- [2. Regular Restorative Healing](https://nestedworld.org/9-regenerative-healing-practices/) - Regular Restorative Healing Practices Discover All Nine Components Of The Evolved Nest in the Learning Center Below you will find an overview and resources pertaining to Child-directed Breastfeeding, nine of nine of the Evolved Nest’s Components. To return to the Learning Center’s Overview page, and discover all nine components of our Evolved Nest, click here. Nine
- [1. Nature Immersion & Connection](https://nestedworld.org/8-nature-immersion-connection/) - Nature Immersion, Connection, and Partnership Discover All Nine Components Of The Evolved Nest in the Learning Center Below you will find an overview and resources pertaining to Child-directed Breastfeeding, nine of nine of the Evolved Nest’s Components. To return to the Learning Center’s Overview page, and discover all nine components of our Evolved Nest, click here.
- [How To Get Involved](https://nestedworld.org/how-to-get-involved/) - “That we are shaped by the culture we create makes it difficult to see that our culture is what must be transcended, which means we must rise above our notions and techniques of survival itself, if we are to survive. Thus the paradox that only as we lose our life do we find it.” –
- [FIELD REPORTS: Blog Posts](https://nestedworld.org/field-reports/) - FIELD REPORTS: Nesting Ambassador Blog Posts Become a Nesting Ambassador The Nesting Ambassador Program facilitates mindset change in enrollees who then, through their efforts, encourage mindset changes in others. Nesting Ambassadors help others to not only shift in mindset but develop knowhow for promoting wellness. As the wisdom of the nest is promoted more widely,
- [Becoming Wellness- and Trauma-Informed](https://nestedworld.org/welness-informed/) - Becoming Wellness- and Trauma-Informed “When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order.”Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Share the Insights and Science of the Evolved Nest with Compassion The US Surgeon General’s fall 2024 Advisory,
- [Worldview Literacy](https://nestedworld.org/worldview-literacy/) - Restoring Our Kinship Worldview with Worldview Literacy Worldview Literacy Project Resources Why We Need Worldview Literacy “To shift from the dominant worldview to the original Indigenous worldview takes some ‘decolonizing’ of the mind. Our minds have been suckled on the milk of civilization’s domination and coercion of life with industrialization and capitalism increasing disconnection and
- [Nested World Film](https://nestedworld.org/nested-world-film/) - Nested World Film: Integrating the Trilogy and its Messages Nested World Film: Darcia Narvaez Introduces the Evolved Nest Trilogy In the Nested World film above, Darcia Narvaez introduces and expands on the messages of the trilogy of films created by the Evolved Nest Initiative over the past three years. The footage of Darcia introducing and
- [Reimagining Humanity](https://nestedworld.org/reimagining-humanity/) - Our Trilogy of Films Reimagining Humanity Human societies are built from individuals who begin life in relationship. The quality of community support for meeting children’s basic needs influences the state of health the child carries forward in all systems. Undercare in early life leads to less health in childhood and adulthood and a basic sense
- [Evolved Nest](https://nestedworld.org/evolved-nest/) - Our Trilogy of Films The Evolved Nest: Nature's Way of Raising Children From the immense Whale to the intriguing Octopus – all Animals share with humans brain structures and processes that give us the capacities for life’s rainbow of experiences: consciousness, thinking, feeling, loving, and dreaming. Perhaps most importantly, we share common ways of raising
- [Breaking the Cycle](https://nestedworld.org/breaking-the-cycle/) - Breaking the Cycle Our Trilogy of Films Begins with Breaking the Cycle (In English, German, Spanish & Turkish) Breaking the Cycle illustrates our capacity for breaking our current Cycle of Competitive Detachment and returning to the pattern of 95% of our human history: a healthy, peaceful Cycle of Cooperative Companionship. Breaking the Cycle is based
- [4. Responsive Relationships](https://nestedworld.org/4-responsive-relationships/) - Responsive Relationships Learn About The Nine Components Of The Evolved Nest Below you will find an overview and resources pertaining to one of nine of the Evolved Nest’s Components. On the right you can watch our short film, Breaking the Cycle. It is our Evolved Nest that will help us to break the current Cycle of
- [6. Welcoming Social Climate](https://nestedworld.org/1-welcoming-social-climate/) - Welcoming Social Climate Discover All Nine Components Of The Evolved Nest in the Learning Center Below you will find an overview and resources pertaining to Child-directed Breastfeeding, nine of nine of the Evolved Nest’s Components. To return to the Learning Center’s Overview page, and discover all nine components of our Evolved Nest, click here. Nine Components
- [3. Self-Directed Social Play](https://nestedworld.org/7-self-directed-social-play/) - Self-Directed Social Play “Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.” – Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of Magical Child Learn About The Nine Components Of The Evolved Nest Below you will find an overview and resources pertaining to one of nine of the Evolved Nest’s Components. Watch our short film, Breaking the
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- [Certified Nesting Ambassadors](https://nestedworld.org/ambassadors/) - Certified Nesting Ambassadors 30 Loading… No Records Found Sorry, no records were found. Please adjust your search criteria and try again. Maps failed to load Sorry, unable to load the Maps API. Certified Nesting Ambassadors Search for Near Search {“hide_search_input”:false,”hide_near_input”:false,”input_size”:””,”bar_flex_wrap”:””,”bar_flex_wrap_md”:””,”bar_flex_wrap_lg”:””,”input_border”:””,”input_border_opacity”:””,”input_rounded_size”:””,”btn_bg”:””,”btn_rounded_size”:””,”btn_rounded_size_md”:””,”btn_rounded_size_lg”:””,”bg”:””,”mt”:””,”mr”:””,”mb”:”3″,”ml”:””,”pt”:””,”pr”:””,”pb”:””,”pl”:””,”border”:””,”rounded”:””,”rounded_size”:””,”rounded_size_md”:””,”rounded_size_lg”:””,”shadow”:””,”css_class”:””} Certified Nesting Ambassadors Favorite Malin ChristenssonGreetings, I am Malin (she her pronouns). Malin sounds like
- [Resources](https://nestedworld.org/becoming-wellness-and-trauma-informed/) - 4.Evolved Nest Resources Resources to Support the Components of The Evolved Nest Resources That Support The Evolved Nest ComponentsThe Evolved Nest has been integral to 99% of human genus history and provides a baseline for optimizing normal development. Hewlett & Lamb (2005) provide an overview:“young children in foraging cultures are nursed frequently; held, touched, or
- [Meet Darcia Narvaez, PhD](https://nestedworld.org/meet-darcia-narvaez/) - About Darcia Narvaez, PhD The Award-winning science and vision Awards and Recognition Presidential citation from American Psychological Association Division 24 (2024)Included in an analysis of the top 2% of scientists worldwide (2020)Winner of the Expanded Reason Award for her book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom (2017)Winner of the William James
- [7. Multiple Bonded Nurturers](https://nestedworld.org/3-multiple-bonded-nurturers/) - Multiple Bonded Nurturers Learn About The Nine Components Of The Evolved Nest Below you will find an overview and resources pertaining to one of nine of the Evolved Nest’s Components. On the right you can watch our short film, Breaking the Cycle. It is our Evolved Nest that will help us to break the current Cycle
- [5. Positive Moving Touch](https://nestedworld.org/5-positive-moving-touch/) - Positive Moving Touch Learn About The Nine Components Of The Evolved Nest Below you will find an overview and resources pertaining to one of nine of the Evolved Nest’s Components. On the right you can watch our short film, Breaking the Cycle. It is our Evolved Nest that will help us to break the current Cycle
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## Nesting Ambassadors

- [Justine Collet](https://nestedworld.org/places/justine-collet/) - My name is Justine. I am a mother of two unschooled boys. I strive to raise them following the "Evolved Nest" model developed by Darcia Narvaez. Trained as a physiotherapist, I worked for nine years with children with disabilities before turning toward my artistic passion. For two years, I attempted to make a living through illustration,
- [Malin Christensson](https://nestedworld.org/places/3763/) - Greetings, I am Malin (she her pronouns). Malin sounds like the plant mullein. I am a mother, a forest school teacher, early childhood educator, community organizer, and grief facilitator, with a passion for healing traumatized systems. I am grateful to live on the beautiful ancestral homelands of the Sinixt people, in Nelson BC, Canada. In
- [Diana Dalle Molle](https://nestedworld.org/places/diana-dalle-molle/) - Diana Dalle Molle is an independent researcher and counselor specializing in human development during perinatal transition. A doula trained with Michel Odent (Paramana program) and Nested Doula, she is a certified HeartMath® practitioner in training as a Coherence Advantage Trainer and a Nested World ambassador trained with Darcia Narvaez (University of Notre Dame). She holds
- [Douglas J. Courtemanche, MD MS FRCSC](https://nestedworld.org/places/douglas-j-courtemanche-md-ms-frcsc/) - I was born in Broxburn, Scotland in 1959. Douglas is Celtic for “black water”, the water that is squeezed from an oak tree twisting in a storm. John is a Hebrew name meaning son of the Creator. And Courtemanche, a geographic name from the north-west of Gaul, meaning “short sleeves” in its literal translation but
- [Elizabeth “ELi” Abela](https://nestedworld.org/places/elizabeth-eli-abela/) - Elizabeth “ELi” Abela is the Biohacking Pioneer of the Philippines, a Vitality and Anti-aging expert, TEDx speaker, and creator of the Laws of Vitality. She is also a Certified Deep Sleep Teacher and Human Potential Coach mentored by Dave Asprey, combining conventional lifestyle coaching with non-conventional holistic methods such as “energy medicine” and neurosomatic techniques,
- [Elli Tholouli, M.Sc.](https://nestedworld.org/places/elli-tholouli-m-sc/) - I am a psychologist specialized in Compassion Focused Therapy and Compassionate Mind Training, a member of the Compassionate Mind Foundation, fellow of the International Center for Compassionate Organizations and associate of the Lab for Qualitative Research in Psychology and Mental Health of Athens University and Harokopeion University, Greece. My goal is to help people feel
- [Tom Niebur](https://nestedworld.org/places/tom-niebur/) - Tom Niebur is a retired psychotherapist, who specialized in helping clients heal from complex & developmental trauma and develop healthy & secure connections. Tom was trained in Somatic Experiencing and Organic Intelligence. Tom was on the board for the local chapter of the Wild Ones for two years and a volunteer land steward for the
- [Maria Toia](https://nestedworld.org/places/maria-toia/) - I am an adult educator, mother of two, community builder, and independent researcher from Romania. For as long as I can remember, I have been preoccupied by two questions: What is our true nature as human beings? And was there ever a time in history when children were not routinely controlled, shamed, punished, or abused
- [Miranda Capelle](https://nestedworld.org/places/miranda-capelle/) - Through her work for Evolve Move Play and Earthkin Wilderness School, Miranda finds her greatest fulfillment in bridging the widening gap between our roots in nature and the modern world. Primarily homeschooled, her education was unconventional, diverse and deeply rooted in the natural world. Miranda’s path has been profoundly informed by her work with horses
- [Amy Warren, PhD](https://nestedworld.org/places/amy-warren-phd/) - Dr. Amy Warren is an applied developmental scientist, author, and perinatal educator with a focus on positive human development as a pathway to global flourishing. Her expertise centers on developmental transitions and the conditions that support positive human development, particularly during infancy, adolescence, and matrescence. As a Nesting Ambassador, she seeks to translate the science
- [Dara Schulbaum MSW, LCSW](https://nestedworld.org/places/dara-schulbaum-msw-lcsw/) - I am a mother, parent educator, psychotherapist and fellow traveler on a lifelong journey of healing, growing, and learning how to show up fully for the people I love. There are two pieces to my work: the activism piece and the healing/thriving piece. Becoming a Nested World Ambassador has been the support and the vehicle
- [Kathrine Cays](https://nestedworld.org/places/kathrine-cays/) - Kathrine Cays, MPS, ATR-P, is a credentialed art therapist, interdisciplinary artist, and matriculated doctoral student in the Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability program at the University of Vermont. She holds a Master of Professional Studies in Creative Arts Therapy from Pratt Institute and a BA in Studio Art and Creative Writing from the University
- [Pam Leo](https://nestedworld.org/places/pam-leo/) - Pam Leo is an independent scholar in human development, a leading voice in the Conscious Parenting Movement, and a family literacy activist. She is the author of Connection Parenting and the children’s book, Please Read to Me, which was a recipient of two Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation grants for $25,000 in 2021 and 2023. Please Read to Me,
- [Tracey Johnston](https://nestedworld.org/places/tracey-johnston/) - My name is Tracey Johnston, and I am from Scotland. I am of Celtic origin, and I have always lived within my homeland. I grew up in a small village in the central belt of Scotland, surrounded by fields and hills. I now live in a city, close to the city centre but next to
- [Angela Doolan](https://nestedworld.org/places/angela-doolan/) - A passionate traveler, entrepreneur, and advocate for women’s empowerment based in Kamloops, British Columbia, I believe that exploring the world opens doors to self-discovery and broadens perspectives, enriching both knowledge and compassion. While pursuing my education and professional career, I dedicated eight years to volunteering and performing in The Vagina Monologues—a transformative experience that deepened my
- [Justin Yeo](https://nestedworld.org/places/justin-yeo/) - Justin's path to becoming an Evolved Nest Ambassador is rooted in profound personal loss and an unwavering commitment to ending unnecessary suffering. After after experienced various family traumas, Justin came to understand what gets labeled as "mental illness" not as individual pathology, but as the predictable outcome of evolutionary mismatch—particularly the absence of our species-typical
- [Arnaud Gagne](https://nestedworld.org/places/arnaud-gagne/) - About Arnaud Gagne . Arnaud has been a deep nature connection mentor and facilitator for 20 years. With deep gratitude, he continues to be mentored by master holistic tracker Jon Young, one of the global leaders in the nature connection movement. . Alongside his wife Kristyna, he is raising his son at home with the
- [Kristyna Shea](https://nestedworld.org/places/kristyna-shea/) - About Kristyna Shea Kristyna is a Mother, wife, certified INNATE Postpartum Care Provider, Pregnancy Dialogue™ facilitator and Pre & Perinatal Psychology Educator (PPNE). She accompanies Mothers with a holistic approach to conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She offers time-tested wisdom interwoven with modern science to support women's long-term health & vitality creating solid foundations for thriving
- [Peter Robinson](https://nestedworld.org/places/peter-robinson/) - My name is Peter Robinson. I’m of Celtic ancestry and from the country called Scotland which is part of the United Kingdom (UK). Unfortunately, Scotland has been colonised a number of times and then many of my ancestors have gone on to colonize other lands and the trauma rolls on. I work as a Psychotherapist
- [Maria Alonso del Val](https://nestedworld.org/places/maria-alonso-del-val/) - The main motivation for my work is to create spaces where everybody can interact respectfully. Be it in outdoor community activities, in a storytelling session, or in a somatic support session. I've been leading groups of all ages for over twenty years in different contexts and formats. From theater classes to a national citizen climate
- [Catherine Myers](https://nestedworld.org/places/catherine-myers/) - Catherine Myers has spent more than four decades as a volunteer leader with the national grassroots nonprofit organization Family and Home Network (FAHN). She served in many roles, and learned much from colleagues as well as the thousands of parents who communicated with the organization via the monthly journal Welcome Home (printed and mailed in the days
- [Cameron Sprague](https://nestedworld.org/places/cameron-sprague/) - I have been working with children in the outdoors for over twenty-five years, working exclusively for Stramash Social Enterprise since 2014. I was originally hired as the founding manager of Stramash Fort William, where I led the nursery's transformation from a two-acre grass field into a dynamic, child-led outdoor space affectionately known as the ‘Field
- [Daniel Burton](https://nestedworld.org/places/daniel-burton/) - Kaya, I’m Daniel Burton, an educator, playwork practitioner, mentor, and co-founder of Educated by Nature. I live, work, and play on Whadjuk Noongar Country in Western Australia, and hold deep respect for the relationship First Nations people have with land, story, and culture. Their ways of being continue to inform and inspire the path I
- [Jill Brown](https://nestedworld.org/places/jill-brown/) - My name is Jill Brown and I am a scholar, a mother, and a poet. Today, I serve as the Executive Director of the Kalahari Peoples Fund that supports the rights of the indigenous San communities to health, education, livelihood, land and language, in southern Africa. I also work as a Professor of Psychological Science
- [Patricia Herr](https://nestedworld.org/places/patricia-herr/) - I started my life in western Germany as the child of two parents who were influenced by a traumatic childhood during World War 2 and the rough, confusing, very poor years afterwards. . My Mother was born in Eastern-Germany, former DDR and she fled towards Western Germany BRD when she was old enough, because she
- [Linda Hayes-Cooper](https://nestedworld.org/places/linda-hayes-cooper/) - “Let’s create the world we didn’t always get to grow up in… be with, be real, be you, be loved” With over 33 years of experience supporting new and expectant parents and their infants (0–3 years), Linda Hayes-Cooper is devoted to nurturing compassionate, joyful, and emotionally attuned family connections. Through her work with Compassionate Early
- [Derek Peterson, M.Ed.](https://nestedworld.org/places/derek-peterson-m-ed/) - Founder of Integrative Youth Development™ and The Full Color Web of Support™ . Derek Peterson is an international child and youth advocate, educator, and storyteller whose life’s work has been dedicated to re-weaving the webs that hold our children, families, and communities together. As the founder of Integrative Youth Development™ (IYD) and creator of The Full Color Web
- [Sarah Fontaine](https://nestedworld.org/places/sarah-fontaine/) - For over 25 years, Sarah has been practicing ways of deepening connection with self and nature through psychoeducation, neuroscience, somatics and energy awareness. Her work is informed by over 20 years as a professional Massage Therapist and Bodyworker, with studies and practice include Interpersonal Neurobiology, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Trauma Integration, Emotional Clearing, Craniosacral Therapy, Chakra-work,
- [Jon Young](https://nestedworld.org/places/jon-young/) - Jon Young is a deep nature-people-self connection researcher, mentor, naturalist, wildlife tracker, author, workshop leader, consultant and storyteller. Jon has been mentored in deep nature connection by his own grandmothers, Tom Brown, Jr. and a host of elders and experts. As a leader in the field of nature-based community building over 40 years, Jon’s research
- [Andrea Brooks Dole](https://nestedworld.org/places/2129/) - Andrea Brooks Dole is a singer, advocate, and restorative practitioner, who has been swimming upstream all her life, seeking to return children to a native habitat that is interdependent, diverse, joyful and expressive. Andrea has travelled around the world singing and teaching music from ancient singing traditions with Northern Harmony, and sung in community choirs and small

## Categories

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## Tags

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- [Evolved Nest](https://nestedworld.org/tag/evolved-nest/)
- [Complex Medical Care](https://nestedworld.org/tag/complex-medical-care/)
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- [Nature Immersion](https://nestedworld.org/tag/nature-immersion/)
- [Higher Education](https://nestedworld.org/tag/higher-education/)

## Nesting Ambassador Tags

- [Nature Connection](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/nature-connection/)
- [Regenerative Living](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/regenerative-living/)
- [Collective Grief Work](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/collective-grief-work/)
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- [perinatal](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/perinatal/)
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- [Psychologist](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/psychologist/)
- [Social Worker](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/social-worker/)
- [Social Skills Coach](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/social-skills-coach/)
- [Healing Worker: Native Spirit Psychology](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/healing-worker-native-spirit-psychology/)
- [Individual and Cultural systemic recovery and transformation](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/individual-and-cultural-systemic-recovery-and-transformation/)
- [Indigenous Worldview](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/indigenous-worldview/)
- [Evolved Nest and Kinship Relations](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/evolved-nest-and-kinship-relations/)
- [Cultural Psychologist](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/cultural-psychologist/)
- [nonprofit leader](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/nonprofit-leader/)
- [family and parenting](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/family-and-parenting/)
- [family wellness policy](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/family-wellness-policy/)
- [Systemic Psychotherapist](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/systemic-psychotherapist/)
- [art therapist](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/art-therapist/)
- [creative writing therapist](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/creative-writing-therapist/)
- [guided meditation](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/guided-meditation/)
- [Postpartum](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/postpartum/)
- [Family Systems](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/family-systems/)
- [theater](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/theater/)
- [women's empowerment](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/womens-empowerment/)
- [personal growth](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/personal-growth/)
- [Compassionate Counseling](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/compassionate-counseling/)
- [Therapist](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/therapist/)
- [scientist](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/scientist/)
- [author](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/author/)
- [perinatal educator](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/perinatal-educator/)
- [Adult Educator](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/adult-educator/)
- [Mother](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/mother/)
- [Community Builder](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/community-builder/)
- [Independent Researcher](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/independent-researcher/)
- [psychotherapist](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/psychotherapist/)
- [Compassion Focused Therapy](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/compassion-focused-therapy/)
- [Human Potential Coach](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/human-potential-coach/)
- [Biohacking Pioneer of the Philippines](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/biohacking-pioneer-of-the-philippines/)
- [Vitality and Anti-aging expert](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/vitality-and-anti-aging-expert/)
- [TEDx Speaker](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/tedx-speaker/)
- [Grief Circles](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/grief-circles/)
- [Yoga Teacher](https://nestedworld.org/places/tags/yoga-teacher/)

## Nesting Ambassador Categories

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