Shaping Our Ecological Futures With Aubrey Morgan Yee

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Science, Self-improvement, Documentary, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Education

5.0 • 22 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In today’s world focused on materialism and rapid tech innovation, we must never forget to reconnect with the earth to remain committed to regeneration to shape much brighter ecological futures. Corinna Bellizzi is here with Aubrey Morgan Yee, a mythopoetic futurist who hosts the Beloved Futures Podcast. Together, they unpack the crucial need to embrace earth-based wisdom and indigenous knowledge to secure a more sustainable tomorrow for everyone. Aubrey explains the beauty of being deeply connected with the mystery of life and contributing to repairing our broken environment. She also shares how she revives ancestral practices at her Hokuao Farm and her work as the Steward of Living Systems at Project Biome.About Guest:Aubrey Morgan Yee is a mythopoetic futurist, cultural strategist, and systems change facilitator with a PhD in Alternative Futures and Indigenous Politics. She is the founder of Our Beloved Futures and Hokuao Farm & Temple in Hawai‘i, a sanctuary dedicated to rewilding land and reviving ancestral practices. Aubrey serves as Steward of Living Systems at Project Biome alongside Dr. Zach Bush and leads cultural strategy with Culture Hack Labs, using narrative to drive systemic change. She also hosts the Beloved Futures Podcast, where she curates conversations on ecological futures and regenerative design. Her work bridges ecological restoration, cultural renewal, and community imagination.Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aubrey-yee-phd-110153186/Guest Website: https://www.ourbelovedfutures.comGuest Social: https://www.instagram.com/aubrey.morgan.yee/Show Notes: Raw audio02:48 - How Aubrey Morgan Yee Became A Mythopoetic Futurist07:28 - Maintaining An Abundance Mindset In A Materialistic World13:12 - Approaching Abundance With A Curious Mindset18:01 - All About The Hokuao Farm & Temple25:08 - Everything That Grows At The Hokuao Farm33:41 - How Indigenous Politics Shaped Aubrey’s Systems Change Approach41:02 - Reconnecting With The Earth And Focusing On Repairs44:00 - Embracing Practices And Wisdom Of Indigenous People50:56 - Serving As Steward Of Living Systems At Project Biome57:23 - How Aubrey Sustains Her Imagination And Vision01:03:05 - Aubrey’s Vision For Our Beloved Futures01:06:08 - Putting Your Life At The Center01:12:13 - Episode Wrap-Up And Closing WordsBUILD A GREENER FUTURE with CARE MORE BE BETTER Subscribe to our newsletter, and we’ll plant a tree in your honor! Subscribe and rate us wherever you listen, and we’ll plant another tree Together, we’ve planted 24,251 trees in 2025 through our partnership with ForestPlanet. Follow, subscribe, or join our newsletter to help us keep growing!Follow us on social media:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better

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0:00.0	We need to honor these ancient practices that understood how to work with the elements in ways that lasted for multiple generations without the unintended consequences of our hubris of believing we have the answers, you know, when we don't listen to nature and what she's telling us.
0:14.4	There are so many examples of the unintended consequences our hubris has brought in, and there are many on Hawaii.
0:22.8	Yes, with military intervention and ecosystem work. It's just, the list is long, and I won't
0:30.3	belabor it here, but I often touch on this particular thing. It's like without having the
0:36.4	context of those generations, as deep-seated,
0:40.6	story-based knowledge that's passed down from one generation to the other, without having that,
0:44.9	we make foolish mistakes constantly.
0:48.9	Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious
0:55.8	companies and everyday heroes.
0:58.5	Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain.
1:03.7	You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today.
1:08.6	Here's your host, Karina Belize.
1:12.6	Welcome back to Care More Be Better.
1:14.8	I'm so glad that you're all here with me today.
1:16.9	And to kick off today's show, I want to share a big update.
1:20.6	As of today, our community has helped to plant more than 31,000 trees.
1:26.0	This is through our partnership with forestplanet.org. Now, I had a goal of planting 20,000 trees. This is through our partnership with forest planet.org. Now, I had a goal of
1:30.0	planting 20,000 trees this year, and obviously we've screamed right past that. So the new goal
1:35.6	is perhaps to get as money as 40,000 planted, doubling our earlier efforts. Now, we're planting
1:41.9	one tree for every new subscriber to this podcast on Apple
1:45.2	Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and on our newsletter at care more be better.com. So thank you all for
1:51.3	being a part of this growing movement. If you haven't yet subscribed, just go to those spots,
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