Ep 78: Spiritual Foresight and Collective Well-Being with Advance Notice

In this episode, Lis is joined by Emily Empel and Nadine Hare, founding members of Advance Notice, a vision studio and dreaming collective. They discuss their Collective Wellbeing Report, wellness paradigms, spiritual foresight, and how they help people and organizations articulate their ideas for the future. 

Building a new future of wellness has never been more important. Emily, a spiritual futurist, and Nadine, a medical anthropologist, share their collaborative process behind Advance Notice's work. An excerpt from their Collective Wellbeing report emphasizes the need to move beyond individualism to focus on the collective when it comes to our health and wellness, among other things. They outline the six dimensions of collective well-being, including the porous body and death as aliveness, and how these themes have impacted their experiences and perspectives. Nadine and Emily agree that leadership needs to be redefined and encourage thinking about relationality and collaboration as we write this new future.

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Episode Outline:

(04:22) Excerpt from the Collective Wellbeing Report

(05:45) Meet two of the women behind Advance Notice, Nadine and Emily

(14:11) A vision studio and dreaming collective 

(16:57) Collaborations to live into the vision 

(19:56) The journey to becoming a futurist and medical anthropologist

(23:06) The realities of wellness vs. the perception of wellness 

(27:51) Six key dimensions of collective well-being

(31:18) Death as aliveness, the aging body, the porous body

(41:18) How to cultivate more well-being

(45:33) Thoughts around leadership 

(51:13) What’s next for Advance Notice and the future of wellness

Resources Mentioned:

• Preview Collective Wellbeing: A Report on the Future of Wellness
• GCC x The Now Work: Community Power Hour, November 20th at 9 am Pacific
• Sophie Strand
• adrienne maree brown 

Guest Info: 

• Connect with Emily Empel on LinkedIn
• Connect with Nadine Hare on LinkedIn
• Connect with Advance Notice on LinkedIn
• Follow Advance Notice on Instagram

Follow Us:

• Learn more on our website: girlsclubcollective.co
• Follow us on Instagram: @girls_club_collective
• Connect with us on LinkedIn: Girls Club Collective 

About Lis: 

Lis Best is an executive coach for impact leaders, founder of the Girls Club Collective, and host of the Women Changing the World podcast.

Since launching her business in 2020, Lis has helped hundreds of leaders navigate ESG and sustainability careers, launch heart-centered businesses, and become more effective change agents.