alyson morgan
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I’m a California girl born and raised, living in the Midwest. I studied international relations with an emphasis on climate change, natural resource use and global health, where I met my husband AJ. I love big cities—I studied abroad in Paris—but today I find myself worlds away, in a small town in rural Wisconsin. When I was sixteen I was in a horrible car accident, and while that event was painful it led me on a path to physical and spiritual healing. I’ve studied yoga, herbalism, shamanic healing and other healing modalities to understand the layers and unravel my own pain tied to living as a Black woman in a white world. Through those modalities and meaningful connections, I’ve come to dive deeper into my ancestral trauma, internalised white supremacy and oppression. What I found at the root of my disease was disconnection.
Time and time again, I come back to the understanding that humans and the earth are connected. The disconnection perpetuated by capitalism leaves us feeling lost, without roots and empty. When we can connect to the earth, it heals our spirit, our traumas and the earth too.
We are living through the Anthropocene, the age of human effects on the planet, where global climate crisis, massive wildfires, species loss, global pandemics, and massive amounts of pollution and plastic waste are making our bodies, other living beings and our collective homes sick. These problems can feel insurmountable and overwhelming, but by cultivating a personal connection with the earth we can become more resilient and adaptable and open to building a regenerative future. The problems we face will require each of us as individuals to be engaged in the work.
Who do you call family?
My husband, AJ; our six-year-old daughter, Magnolia, and four-year-old son, Griffin; our puppy Poppy; and six hens all live in our cottage in the Driftless area of the Midwest. We are an interracial family trying to learn how to explain diversity, racism and the current inequality in our country.
Describe the place you call home.
We live in
