In this episode of Live Sustainably, Anastasia steps into bold and necessary territory — unpacking the true reasons why wars keep happening, and what they reveal about the state of our world and our mindset.

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Sustainability isn’t just about plastic swaps or climate action — it’s about peace, equity, and allowing all life to flourish. Through poetic insight and grounded historical truth, this episode explores the deeper systems of control, colonization, and fear that continue to shape global conflict — and why they must be dismantled if we are to build a just and livable future.
 

With unflinching honesty and deep compassion, Anastasia connects geopolitics with ecosystems, power with fragility, and war with the human fear of letting others rise. She reminds us that sustainable living must include not just environmental care, but also global solidarity, truth-telling, and the radical act of letting each culture, each people, each flower bloom.
 

This episode covers:

• Why most wars, past and present, are about controlling resources

• How colonization never really ended — it just changed forms

• Why powerful nations often attack not threats, but rising stability

• What nature teaches us about cooperation over domination

• How sustainable living includes peace, justice, and mutual respect
   

By the end, you’ll see sustainability in a new light — not just as an ecological act, but as a deeply human and political one.

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Chapters:
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01:19 - 04:09 - Xxxxxx
04:09 - 07:01 - Xxxxxx
07:01 - 10:29 - Xxxxxx
10:29 - 11:54 - Xxxxxx
11:54 - 12:08 - Xxxxx

References & Further Read:

• Elkins, C. (2022). "Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire." Publisher: Random House Business Books

• Jason, H. (2018). "Divide. A brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions." Publisher: Windmill

• Klein, N. (2014). "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate." Publisher: Simon & Schuster

• Perkins, J. (2005). "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man." Publisher: Plume

• Raworth, K. (2017). "Doughnut Economics. Seven ways to think like a 21st century economist." Publisher: Random House Business Books