Mary Trudeau on water as lifeforce, story and connection

Water bears life, cleanses old wounds and carries stories of resilience and hope between generations. Water is intuitive, liquid magic that holds our hydrophilic bodies in development as children and brings familiarity to the world as adults. Yet, our reductionist scientific training strips the enchanting beauty of the element, reducing it to a “resource” that can be tested on, fragmented and controlled as a commodity.

How can we then open up the sciences to alternative ways of tending to the needs of our waters and lands that hold space for stories, re-connection, pause and appreciation of inherent beauty?

This month, we bring onto the show Mary Trudeau, a professional engineer specialising in water management and urban water infrastructure, and is the Director of an environmental consulting company. She is also the author of a children's book, A Tale of Two Planets, written to inspire awe and wonder for our amazing planet. Mary has worked in the environmental field for over 30 years and believes the first step to resolving our many challenges is to reconnect with the wonder and beauty of life on Earth, rekindling reverence and remembering, with humility, our place as planetary caretakers. Mary's diverse interests are reflected in her formal education, with degrees including a Bachelor of Applied Science (Civil Engineering), an Arts Degree (English Literature) and a PhD (Physical Geography). She is a part time professor at the University of Ottawa. 

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