{"podcast":{"title":"Conscious Chatter","slug":"conscious-chatter-322689","podcast_index_feed_id":322689,"rss_url":"https://consciouschatter.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://consciouschatter.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/b/b/2/6bb2c19c8cd8a9fd16c3140a3186d450/Channel_Cover_Conscious_Chatter_Kestrel_Jenkins-sustainable-fashion-Final.png","author":"Kestrel Jenkins","episode_count":344,"summary":"The first global sustainable fashion podcast, Conscious Chatter opens the door to conversations about our clothing + the layers of stories, meaning and potential impact connected to what we wear. Hosted by Kestrel Jenkins, Conscious Chatter tackles nuanced topics that intersect with sustainability, fashion, systems of oppression, health, and wellbeing through a curiosity-driven lens. Through deep dive monthly themes, the focus is on making the conversation more circular.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T06:18:41.073288+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689"},"episode":{"title":"Motherhood, entrepreneurship & sustainability: navigating impossible expectations while caring for yourself and others, and building things that center care","slug":"motherhood-entrepreneurship-sustainability-navigating-impossible-expectations-while-caring-for-yourself-and-others-and-building-things-that-center-care","published_at":"2024-10-29T13:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/motherhood-entrepreneurship-sustainability-navigating-impossible-expectations-while-caring-for-yourself-and-others-and-building-things-that-center-care","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689","url":"https://www.consciouschatter.com/podcast/2024/10/29-episode-324-motherhood-entrepreneurship-sustainability-care-camille-forde","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/consciouschatter/Conscious_Chatter_ep_324_Camille_Forde_sustainability_mothering_entrepreneurship.mp3?dest-id=523042","summary":"Episode 324, Kestrel welcomes Camille Forde, a mother and entrepreneur working at the intersection of business, sustainability, and community-centered solutions, to the show. With over a decade of experience, Camille has led corporate responsibility efforts at top professional services firms, earned an MBA from UC Berkeley with a focus on sustainable business, and spearheaded seller and brand partnerships at one of the largest fashion resale platforms. As a mother of two, Camille is deeply committed to building a more equitable and sustainable future that prioritizes community care. \"Vulnerability, at least for me, it's a practice. It's not: you're vulnerable once, and then you're done. I've had to make being vulnerable a regular practice that I chase even though I don't want to all the time.\" -Camille OCTOBER THEME — MAYBE VULNERABILITY IS WHAT FASHION REALLY NEEDS Last week, I got vulnerable. I shared a lot about my personal story over the last year – the challenges I've faced, personally with my health, professionally, financially, with continuing to push an independent media platform forward – I'd say I shared a lot in a short amount of time. It blew me away to see the response – so many folks reached out, shared their personal challenges, and were vulnerable with me about things they've faced. I don't know – it felt like it opened a bit of a portal to somewhere new. To a more connected realm, where we could actually be honest with each other. A place where we could not only talk about transparency being important in supply chains and messaging, but also in our personal lives and realities. It felt big. And I want to thank you for allowing that real emotion in, and sharing your own vulnerabilities – because as this week's guest reminds us, so often what we receive…","meta_description":"Episode 324, Kestrel welcomes Camille Forde, a mother and entrepreneur working at the intersection of business, sustainability, and community-centered sol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3309,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conscious-chatter-322689/episodes/motherhood-entrepreneurship-sustainability-navigating-impossible-expectations-while-caring-for-yourself-and-others-and-building-things-that-center-care/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conscious-chatter-322689/motherhood-entrepreneurship-sustainability-navigating-impossible-expectations-while-caring-for-yourself-and-others-and-building-things-that-center-care.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}