I am a Nature-based soul guide and mentor, an environmental and humane educator, spiritual ecologist, academic, and eco-spiritual nature connection facilitator. I help people explore and nurture a deep connection with all of life; whether through sacred nature connection work, nature-based spiritual life coaching, animal communication work, retreats, and workshops, or my academic teaching and research. My passion and callings are to work to increase compassion, empathy, and a sense of deep and wild connection with this amazing earth and all its inhabitants. My work specifically focuses on cultural change, personal and communal ecological identity, and how we can best serve the larger whole.In support of this work, I fill the following roles: *Nature-based Spiritual Arts Practitioner*Life Coach emphasizing spiritual connection to Earth *Animal Communicator*Spiritual Ecologist*Environmental and Humane Educator*Graduate Faculty Member*College Instructor in Sustainability Studies*Professional Naturalist*Wilderness First Responder*Certified Interpretive Guide*Doctoral studentI am currently working on a dissertation project exploring the integration of more-than-human voices into modern, Western culture, specifically environmental education, via personal stories of communicative encounters. Specialties: Sacred Nature Connection work, Spiritual Ecology, Animal Communication, Sense of Place work, Ecopsychology, People's spiritual connection to Earth, Ecological Identity, Environmental Education, Animistic research, Multi-species perspectives, Humane EducationDeb@wild-rhythms.com303-588-8423I use She/Her pronouns