#86: Kinari Webb: Radical Listening for Respect, Understanding, and Solutions

Kinari Webb, MD, is the founder of Health In Harmony, an international nonprofit dedicated to reversing global heating, understanding that rainforests are essential for the survival of humanity, and a co-founder of Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI). Dr. Webb graduated from Yale University School of Medicine with honors and currently splits her time between Indonesia, international site assessments, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Guardians of the Trees is her debut.

She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:

• The interconnectedness of nature and humanity, that rainforest health is linked to planetary and human health
• The importance of reciprocity and gratitude towards the communities living in and protecting our forests
• Using radical listening to respect and understand what communities truly need to solve problems
• The value of “recognizing there is enough for us all to thrive, but only when we all thrive. That it is actually the belief in not enough that creates the scarcity.”

Resources

• Book: Guardians of the Trees: A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet (2021) - Kinari Webb, M.D. www.guardiansofthetrees.org