Dev Lewis

Sūlis @GeordanShannon · Sep 2, 2025

#Health is not just about individuals but about relationships: communities, ecosystems, and the planet itself.

I joined the @lightforest0 #podcast with the beautiful Dev Lewis to explore how we weave these relationships. This requires care that transcends divisions in our global capitalist world. 'I' can't be healthy if 'you' are sick. 'We' can't be safe until 'they' are also. No one can be truly well on a sick planet, or when extraction, violence and genocide are normalised.

Old wisdom recognises interconnectedness as central to wellbeing. First Nation Australian lore connects people and place. Ubuntu philosophy: 'I am because we are.'

Disconnected from this knowledge, globalised healthcare atomises and treats illness rather than connecting to create health. We're artificially separated from the micro, meso, and macro systems that actually influence health - from our microbiomes to our spirituality to our air and waterways.

This blinkered approach can cause more harm and disempower those it intends to help. True healing requires revolutionary care across all levels - from personal liberation to land back to global justice.

Our wellbeing is bound together across species, borders, and generations.

lightforestworld.substack.com/p/ep8-transloc…

#planetaryhealth #healthcare #globalhealth #care #CommunityResilience #PlaceBasedHealing #IntegratedWellness #wellbeing

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