119) Why we need to center green living around accessibility and entertainment with Shelbi of Shelbizleee
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration
Kaméa Chayne
4.8 • 694 Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2019
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
How do we reach people who aren't already mindful of their environmental impact, while not pushing them away by being 'too hardcore' in our approach? What should we keep in mind when we're sharing sustainability with our friends and people who are just entering the scene so that our messages can reach them in an engaging and meaningful way?
Sharing her wisdom here is eco-realist and YouTuber Shelbi of Shelbizleee. Let's dive in!
HIGHLIGHTS
[5:39] How Shelbi first started dumpster diving.
[9:06] Shelbi discusses the importance of holding stores and companies accountable for their waste.
[15:16] Shelbi explains why she quit dumpster diving.
[18:00] How Shelbi evolved her message to emphasize her focus on sustainability more while not pushing away subscribers initially just intrigued by dumpster diving or by the makeup products she found in dumpsters.
[20:44] Shebi on the importance of making sustainability feel attainable.
[23:20] Shelbi: “You cannot do all the good that the world needs, but the world needs all the good that you can do.”
[25:03] Shelbi: “Zero waste was never meant to fall completely on the consumer.”
[27:58] Shelbi: “I do think we need to make it more fun!”
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| 0:00.0 | I have a quick but important ask. As you're probably aware, Green Dreamer is an independent |
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| 0:22.3 | So if you value and believe in our work, this is our call out. |
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| 0:53.8 | I understand you. I understand that with us? I understand you. |
| 0:55.8 | I understand that not everything is acceptable to you and you don't have the perfect, you know, |
| 1:00.7 | zero-waist lifestyle and just making sure people know that it's a process. |
| 1:05.6 | And it's about progress instead of perfection. |
| 1:10.8 | How do we at the same time reach people not already mindful of their environmental impact while not pushing them away by maybe being too hardcore in our approach? |
| 1:22.6 | What should we keep in mind when we're sharing sustainability with our friends and people newly entering |
| 1:28.3 | the scene so that our messages can reach them in an engaging and meaningful way? That's just the |
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| 1:59.3 | Hey, it's Kamea Shane, and this is Green Dreamer, a podcast for creatives, visionaries, and |
| 2:04.6 | entrepreneurs dreaming of a sustainable future. |
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