Collapse Acceptance with Michael Dowd
Channel: Andrii Zvorygin
Date: 10/01/2023

Interview with Michael Dowd on Collapse Acceptance, he is a pastor and hosts the Post-Doom podcast, very spiritual eco-theologian, lots of great suggestions on mentally coping with collapse, accepting it and transitioning to a joy filled life of service to the ecology and people.

Questions include:

Could you give us a brief introduction and your credentials? 

Could you summarize what you feel are the most important lessons of your favoured book "Overshoot"?

Earlier you mentioned "Collapse Acceptance", can you tell us what was your epiphany journey
from the time you learned about the possibility of collapse, to accepting it?

What do you find are some of the most common stumbling blocks people have along the way to collapse acceptance?

You mentioned that you no longer believe in a global "collective We" that is capable of mitigating collapse, 
Could you briefly explain to the audience why they can't relly on a saviour to transition on their behalf?

What level of group action do you think is still viable at this time? 

Do you believe in reconstructionism, the idea that we can prepare to help people get through the seneca bottleneck and into the rebound?

What do you think are some of the most important things for reconstructionists to be doing now 
to help get through the bottlneck and help future generations?

When times are tough and the gloom is getting to you, what do you find the most helpful practices in getting back on the path of joy?

From the Peak Oil Community:
New kinds of religion post peak?

How to explain post-doom to children?

Simon Michaux's work about renewable inviability?