In this episode, Katie explores “Release” – the first pillar of the Making Design Circular framework which is all about:Absolving yourself from guilt, because the climate crisis is not your faultReleasing yourself from perfectionism so that you can actually make progressLetting go of the idea that there is one “right” way to do environmentalism and instead making informed decisions that align with your valuesThis episode will help you define your values and learn how to apply them to do day-to-day sustainability decisions, and articulate those decisions with confidence.You Can find the workbook here: Shake off the Shoulds Workbook.pdf (dropbox.com)Making Design Circular membership: An international membership community and online learning platform for environmentally conscious designers, makers artists and craftspeople – join us!The membership is open from 22nd November – 3rd December 2023 so if you are listening before 03 December, you can find all the details here: https://makingdesigncircular.org/membership/If you’re listening after 03 December, you can join the membership waitlist here:  https://makingdesigncircular.org/membership/ to be the first to hear the next time we open doors to the membership.Broken: Mending and repair in a throwaway worldKatie’s sixth book celebrates 25 artists, curators, menders and re-makers who have rejected the allure of the fast, disposable and easy in favour of the patina of use, the stories of age and the longevity of care and repair. Accompanying these profiles, six in-depth essays explore the societal, cultural and environmental roles of mending in a throwaway world.Cultivating Hope, 3 part mini course: Are you ready to cultivate hope in the face of the climate crisis? Sign up to Katie’s three-part free mini course that will help you move through feelings of helplessness, reconnect with nature and take aligned action.The Seed, Self-paced 4 part course: Sign up to Katie’s self-paced course to help you find your unique contribution to environmentalism - have fun, play to your strengths, work in alignment with your values and make a big impact in the process.Spread the Word:Please share Making Design Circular with Katie Treggiden with wild abandon — with your friends, family, and fellow designer-makers or wherever interesting conversations about creativity happen in your world! If you love what you’re listening to, show us some love by following Circular with Katie Treggiden in this app and leaving a review. All that good stuff tells the ‘algorithm Gods’ to show the podcast to more people, and that can only be a good thing, right?Sign up for our my e-newsletter ‘Weekly(ish) Musings for Curious, Imperfect and Stubbornly Optimistic Environmentalists’ - just click here.And find me on the Interwebs:  @katietreggiden (Twitter, TikTok), & @katietreggiden3908 (YouTube) & @katietreggiden.1 (Instagram) – and if you’re a designer, maker, artist or craftsperson, join me on IG @making_design_circular_About Katie:Katie Treggiden is the founder and director of Making Design Circular – an international membership community and online learning platform for environmentally conscious designers, makers artists and craftspeople. She is also an author, journalist and podcaster championing a hopeful approach to environmentalism. With more than 20 years' experience in the creative industries, she regularly contributes to publications such as The Guardian, The Observer, Crafts Magazine and Dezeen. She is currently exploring the question ‘Can craft save the world?’ through her sixth book, Broken: Mending & Repair in a Throwaway World (Ludion, 2023), this very podcast.