How to stop feeling guilty and actually save the planet

SELF-PACED, THREE-PART PROGRAMME

WHEN

WHERE

TIME

COST

Immediate start

Online

4 x 90 min sessions

£150

£180 inc. VAT if payable

LEARN HOW TO ‘SKAE OFF THE SHOULDS’ AND DO ENVIRONMENTALISM YOUR WAY

Learn how to let go of guilt, duty and perfectionism, so you can make decisions that align with your values; find meaning and purpose in your environmentalism efforts; and find out about the simple steps you can take to make it all happen.

Does this sound like you?

You’re a designer, maker, artist or craftsperson and you’re doing your best to be sustainable, but it can feel isolating, confusing and overwhelming

You want to do the “right” thing, but you’re not always sure what that is, and you’re frightened of getting called out on the Internet for getting it wrong

You’re tired of feeling guilty about putting “yet more stuff” out into the world and yearn to reconnect with the curiosity, playfulness and creativity that got you into craft or design in the first place

You already struggle to balance looking after your creative practice, your business, the other people in your life and yourself, so looking after the planet, while you know it’s important, can fall to the bottom of the list

A THREE-PART, SELF-PACED COURSE WHICH WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE IDEAS THAT:

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    The climate crisis is not your fault, so you can let go of the guilt

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    That the planet doesn’t need a few of us doing this perfectly – it needs all of us trying and failing and trying again – so let’s value progress over perfection

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    There is no “right” way to do environmentalism – it’s about informed decisions that align with your values

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    Hope is the precursor to change and taking action in community is the best way to stay hopeful

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    You can have more impact by focusing on one tiny area so you can stop trying to save the world single-handedly

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    Guilt and duty are not the soil in which creativity thrives, so reconnect with the playfulness and curiosity that got you into craft and design in the first place

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    You can take this work step-by-step – you don’t have to do it all at once

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    To take care of the environment, you have to take care of the environmentalist, so rest, self-compassion and self-care are part of the work

WHAT’S INCLUDED

4x videos that were recorded with a live audience to give you a sense of energy and camaraderie

A pre-recorded video exploring the idea of 'plant' so that you can reconnect with 'defiant hope,' be really specific and focused in your actions and reconnect with playful experimentation

A ‘Read/Watch/Listen’ list of resources to explore for those who want to go deeper – kind of like the reading lists you largely ignored at art school or university, but more accessible for different learning styles and hopefully a whole lot more engaging

A pre-recorded video that explores the idea of 'release' so that you can let go of guilt, duty and perfectionism and stop worrying about getting environmentalism "right" and instead make decisions that align with your values

A pre-recorded video exploring the idea of 'grow' which includes my 5-step Path To Sustainability so that you can take this journey step-by-step and moving forward in a way that cares for you as well as the planet

Meet your instructor

Katie Treggiden

I once told a business mentor that my mission was to “inspire, educate and empower designer-makers to join the circular economy.”

He told me he didn’t think I was doing that. “What?!” I said. “I’ve written books, I’ve got a podcast, I give talks on the world’s stages, I write for everybody from The Guardian to Crafts Magazine – what more can I do?!” I responded, slightly affronted.

“Oh, you’re inspiring them, for sure,” he said. “But what about the educate and empower part? What about the ‘how’?”

He was right of course and in that moment Making Design Circular was born.

I have since interviewed hundreds of designers, makers, artists and craftspeople about their sustainability journeys and beta-tested everything in the membership, short courses and 1:1 nature-informed coaching offer with brave souls who saw me embark on my own “progress over perfection” journey.

I have seen first-hand the transformation this work has had for those who have joined so far – and I want that for you too.

Read more about Katie Treggiden.

YOUR INVESTMENT

One-time payment

£150 one-off payment

£180 inc. VAT if payable

3-part payment plan

3 x £50 (p/m)

3 x £60 inc. VAT if payable

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