Mama Earth Talk

07/01/2025

🌱 Sustainability Challenges in Business: I’d love to hear from YOU! 🚀

As we kick off the new year, I’m excited to help more businesses navigate the challenges they face in their sustainability journeys. I know all too well that the path to sustainability can sometimes feel overwhelming, but with the right support, these challenges can turn into incredible opportunities for growth and positive impact. 🌍

👉 I’d love to hear from YOU!
What are the biggest sustainability challenges your business is currently facing? And if you could have any support, what would help you most in overcoming these challenges?

🔹 Are you struggling with:

Developing a sustainability strategy?
Reducing costs while going green?
Engaging employees in sustainability efforts?
Complying with new regulations or standards?
🔹 Or is there another aspect of sustainability that’s particularly difficult for your business?

🌟 This year, my goal is to bring more support to businesses like yours to help you along your sustainability journey. Your feedback will help me understand how I can serve you better.

🤔 How would you like me to help?

Practical tips for immediate action?
Tailored consulting services?
Step-by-step guides to implementing sustainable changes?
Or maybe podcast episodes or LinkedIn content diving deep into specific topics?
Let me know in the comments below, or feel free to DM me if you prefer a more private discussion. Together, we can create solutions that not only make business sense but also make a positive impact on the planet! 🌍💚

05/08/2024

I am thrilled to return after a brief hiatus to release a new episode of the Mama Earth Talk podcast. In this episode, I delve deeper into the reasons behind the hiatus and discuss a crucial aspect of sustainability: resilient communities. During this episode, we explore the importance of community, especially in transient cities like Dubai. Reflecting on my recent experiences and studies, I examine the role of community in fostering resilience and support. Highlighting the inspiring work of past guest Shani Graham (Ecoburbia) and her TED Talks on building and sustaining community, I explore various ways to get involved, from Buy Nothing groups to community gardens.

https://mamaearthtalk.com/episodes/185/

02/12/2023

Only 2 days left for you to participate in the online auction where you can purchase one of my sculptures. All the proceeds from the auction will go towards this amazing cause of protecting our whales and oceans.

A big thank you to Captain Paul Watson and his amazing team for their efforts in protecting our oceans and being a voice for them

Silent auction 'Captain Paul Watson Foundation Holiday Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.

03/04/2023

In this episode, we talk to Alicia Long. She is the founder and CEO of Nutr a sustainable wellness brand that is changing the way we consume milk. She has been featured in major outlets such as Good Morning America, TODAY Show, Forbes, New York Magazine, Women’s Health.

During this episode we talked about some of the benefits to us as well as the planet to switching to a milk alternative and we take a look at what exactly is Nutr and how is it revolutionising the way we enjoy milk alternatives without packaging.

15% Discount code – MAMAEARTH15

https://mamaearthtalk.com/episodes/176/

23/11/2022

Thank you so much Jameel Arts Centre for including me in this years Festival, Sunday 27th November.

The countdown begins to ‘Down to Earth’, the UAE’s annual festival celebrating all things green, taking place in

Are you ready for this year’s green gathering? The full-day festival includes a farmer’s market, arts and crafts, family fun, workshops and talks, the return of the popular Green Bazaar, and a line-up of green-minded creative stations.

Join us at the Jameel and Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park to enjoy the open air and creekside views on November 27, 2022 from 10:00am to 8:00pm. Visit the link-in-bio for more information and stay tuned for the full programme!⁠

Sustainability partners:

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https://jameelartscentre.org/whats-on/down-to-earth-2022/

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Down to Earth, the UAE’s annual festival celebrating all things green, returns for its third edition on Sunday, November 27, 2022 from 10am to 8pm.

12/11/2022

Thank you so much Sustaining Creativity for having me on the podcast. It was so amazing talking to you and to share more creativity. If you want to hear more about my creative journey and where it all started. I would highly recommend to give this episode with Mari a listen👩‍🎨.

New Podcast Episode!
#145

Today I'm chatting with Mariska Nell Mama Earth Talk & Design By Mariska Artivist (artist & environmentalist) and Podcast Host

"Creativity is to express myself, think a little bit outside the box and to be uniquely me."

Mariska and I had such a wonderful conversation about creativity, sustainability and environmentalism. She shared challenges of sourcing materials for her art, questioning how to express herself and her creativity during the pandemic, and how she's kept her imagination into adulthood. We laughed a lot, and discussed repurposing everyday items in our lives and she got me thinking about my own single use item experience. Mariska reminds us to start small with creativity and build up from there! How do you flex your creativity?

Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts or click the link below:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1028026/11658098

22/08/2022

In this episode, we talk to Dr. John Cooley. He is the co-founder and Chief of Products and Innovation of Nanoramic Where he focus on technology development and commercialization. He has led the ex*****on of Nanoramic’s first product lines. He co-authored multiple winning grant proposals, holds five technical degrees from MIT including the Ph.D. from the Electrical Engineering dept and also won both the David Adler Memorial Thesis Prize and the Morris Joseph Levin Award for his thesis work and was a Martin Family Fellow in 2009.

During this episode we talked about the ethicality and sustainability of Lithium batteries. How easy or it is to recycle batteries as well as how their battery will impact the automotive industry.

https://mamaearthtalk.com/episodes/162/

16/08/2022

Upcycling is something very close to my heart and I really love finding wonderful initiatives around the world that takes waste and turn it into something beautiful. One of those initiatives are The Upcycle Waste Not, want not is the mantra of this shop in the heart of Amsterdam’s city’s center.

I had a great conversation with their team and also viewed some of their wonderful products all made locally in the Netherlands. You can hear more about them and their products in the latest video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2_vtFQNK2A

09/08/2022

Thank you to everyone that has voted to for for the was selected as one of the finalists in this year's

https://nationalcapitalartprize.com.au/contestants/the-bleaching-hawk/

“The Bleaching Hawk” was created using a frame covered with single-use plastic bags and straws placed on concrete. This piece represents the threat to turtles worldwide. The turtle, with excessive barnacles due to bad health, swims over bleached coral. The title refers to the Hawksbill turtle and the phrase ‘watching like a hawk’ over the dying ocean. The concrete and single-use plastic represents the man-made threats to the turtle and its habitat, in the form of suffocation from plastic waste and unsustainable development, leading to rising temperatures that results in gender imbalance and habitat destruction through coral bleaching.

The voting for the People's Choice award is still open and I would appreciate it so much if you could spare a moment and vote for mine. You can vote once every 24 hours and voting will close on the 11th of September.

08/08/2022

In this episode, we talk to Dave Monk. He is the Founder and Creative Director at Podcasts West, a Metaverse Evangelist, Host of The Friendly Futurist Podcast and a casual academic at Edith Cowan University.

During this episode we talked about what is web 3.0, what “green” NFT’s and Crypto currencies are there at the moment as well as what the future might look like in a web 3.0 world.

https://mamaearthtalk.com/episodes/161/

01/08/2022

I often get asked, how did you make this, and thought what better way then to show you exactly how I upcycle.

In this video I will be sharing with you how to upcycle your Nespresso capsules to rose bud earrings. These earrings are a great way to give your capsules a second life, by making the earrings at home and creating your own coffee pod jewellery collection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFsHXy3tqp0


Nespresso Nespresso

25/07/2022

🚨NEW PODCAST ALERT!!!🚨

In this episode, we talk to Cathy Nesbitt . She is a Health and Wellness Advocate. She is the founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters (Est 2002), Cathy’s Sprouters and Cathy’s Laughter Club. She is a multi award-winning environmental innovator who uses workshops and inspirational speaking to motivate people to live a more sustainable life. She is also a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Working title is Cathy Crawly Laughing Bean Queen.

During this episode, we talked about how to set up your own vermicomposting, what to avoid putting into the composting as well as the pro’s from doing vermicomposting. We also took a look at how a daily dose of laughter could be beneficial to your health.

https://mamaearthtalk.com/episodes/159/