Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

As human beings, we are built for relationship. Yet many of the leadership models we inherit are hierarchical, extractive, and rooted in struggle. In this conversation, Nina and I explore:


What relational leadership really means


Why empathy, vulnerability, and collaboration are strengths — not weaknesses


How climate justice, racial equity, gender equity, and economic reform are deeply interconnected


Why “solving for pattern” (in the spirit of Wendell Berry) leads to cascading regenerative benefits


The importance of integrating restorative, regenerative rhythms into our leadership and lives

Nina also reflects on redefining sacrifice, embracing conflict as a doorway to deeper relationship, and leading from wholeness rather than burnout.

Why This Matters Now

We are living through overlapping crises — climate instability, political gridlock, reproductive rights rollbacks, and widening inequity. Nina reminds us that these are not separate issues, but interconnected systems.

We will not achieve climate justice without racial and gender equity.
We will not build regenerative economies without collaborative leadership.
And we cannot solve systemic problems while remaining disconnected from one another — or from the Earth.

Relational leadership invites us to lead not from dominance, but from interdependence.

About Nina Simons

Nina Simons is Co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer at Bioneers and leads its Everywoman’s Leadership program. Throughout her career across nonprofit, social entrepreneurship, corporate, and philanthropic sectors, Nina has worked with nearly a thousand diverse women leaders to cultivate mutual learning, trust, and transformative leadership.

She is the author of Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership and co-editor of Moonrise: The Power of Women Leading from the Heart. Her work integrates ecological wisdom, spiritual insight, and systems thinking to inspire regenerative futures.

Connect with Nina:


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-simons/


Website: https://www.ninasimons.com/


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1ninasimons/


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nina.simons


Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ninabioneers

Join Me at Bioneers 2026

I’ll be attending Bioneers in Berkeley from March 26–28 and look forward to meeting Nina in person and hearing her speak live.

If you’re considering going, now’s the time:

https://conference.bioneers.org/
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Let’s gather, learn, and co-create regenerative solutions together.

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Together, we can care more and be better — and we can even regenerate our leadership models to heal people, planet, and the next generation.

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Effective altruism is the philosophy of doing the most good by maximizing your time, money, and resources. Corinna Bellizzi dives deep into this concept with JD Bauman, Executive Director of Christians for Impact. Together, they discuss what every person in the world can do to help address today’s biggest social problems, from the climate crisis to global poverty. JD explains what it takes to live an impact-driven life with the willingness to confront the uncomfortable and without reducing morality to mere statistics. He also talks about the mindset and character needed to reach across the aisle, as well as the right way to vote with your dollars.

View complete blog: https://caremorebebetter.com/how-to-save-lives-with-your-dollars-radical-empathy-effective-altruism-with-jd-bauman/
About Guest:

JD is executive director of Christians for Impact, a nonprofit career advisory that helps Christians maximize their impact on global problems, through research and 1-on-1 advising. He lives in the Washington D.C. area with his wife and son, and has a book coming out with Eerdmans called All the Lives You Can Change, which is about turning good intentions into real change, especially through your career and donations.

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jd-bauman-4ab940159/ 

Guest Website: https://www.christiansforimpact.org/ 

Additional Resources Mentioned:

Preorder Book: All The Lives You Can Change by Dominic Roser, David Zhang, and JD Bauman

Show Notes: Raw audio | FV

[03:40] The Role Of Radical Empathy In Solving Climate Change
[10:35] Treating People Equally Deserving Of Infinite Value

[13:31] Reaching Out To The Human Beyond The Statistics
[15:59] How To Solve The Migration Problem

[28:40] Using Your Money For The Better Good

[38:31] Why Focus More On Stories And Less On Numbers

[42:36] How Impact-Driven Framework Challenges Selective Morality

[45:48] Church Or Charity: Where Should You Donate?

[54:37] How To Pledge 10% Of Your Lifetime Income Wisely

[01:00:10] Discussion Wrap-up And Closing Words

BUILD A GREENER FUTURE with CARE MORE BE BETTER
Together, we planted 36,044 trees in 2025 through our partnership with ForestPlanet. We screamed past our goal of planting 20,000 trees thanks to subscribers like you!

NEW CAUSE PARTNER FOR 2026 SELECTED!

If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner — Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/

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Human progress may be beneficial to human society, but it is usually achieved at the cost of the lives of other species. Corinna Bellizzi explores how we interrupt the movement and migration of wild animals with Hillary Rosner, a science journalist, editor, and author. Together, they discuss how human-made fences and borders, the privatization of land, and the displacement of indigenous stewardship hinder countless animals from moving freely from one place to another, leading to their dwindling population. Hillary also explains what it takes to create large-scale solutions to solve this ecological problem, and why it all starts with shifting our consciousness to see the world from an animal’s perspective.

Blog Page for this episode: https://caremorebebetter.com/the-right-to-roam-wildlife-corridors-public-lands-ecological-regeneration-with-hillary-rosner/
About Guest:

Hillary Rosner is a science journalist, editor, and author whose stories about the conservation, biodiversity, and other environmental topics have appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, Wired, The Atlantic, High Country News, Audubon, bioGraphic, and dozens of other publications. She is assistant director of the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her book Roam: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World was published in 2025 by Patagonia.

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillaryrosner/

Guest Website: https://hillaryr.net

Additional Resources Mentioned:

Roam: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World by Hillary Rosner

Show Notes:

[01:58] Why Hillary Focuses On Animal Migration Instead Of Extinction

[06:18] How To Make Borders And Fences More Animal-Friendly

[09:48] How Modern Development Impacts Wildlife Migration

[14:56] Finding Hope In Public Lands And National Parks

[26:56] How Privatization And Human Progress Hinder Wildlife Movement

[32:48] Various Movements To Keep An Eye On

[41:27] Bringing Species To Spaces They Do Not Belong

[48:13] Are Indigenous People The Best Stewards Of The Land?

[53:10] Let Animals Move Freely In Your Land

[56:56] Discussion Wrap-up And Closing Words

BUILD A GREENER FUTURE with CARE MORE BE BETTER
Together, we planted 36,044 trees in 2025 through our partnership with ForestPlanet. We screamed past our goal of planting 20,000 trees thanks to subscribers like you!

NEW CAUSE PARTNER FOR 2026 SELECTED!

If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner — Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/

Follow us on social media:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better

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(Originally recorded July 28, 2024 for another podcast Corinna once hosted, Nutrition Without Compromise — shared with permission.)

Aging is often framed as inevitable decline. But what if much of what we call “aging” is actually preventable disease accumulation?

In this essential re-release episode, Corinna Bellizzi sits down with Michael Greger, physician, internationally recognized speaker, and founder of NutritionFacts.org.

Dr. Greger’s latest book, How Not to Age, builds on the groundbreaking work of How Not to Die and How Not to Diet — translating peer-reviewed science into practical guidance for living longer and healthier.

In this conversation, we explore:


The difference between lifespan and healthspan


Why excess protein may accelerate aging pathways


The myth of “incomplete” plant proteins


Fish consumption, pollution, and algae-based Omega-3 alternatives


Autophagy, spermidine, and cellular repair


The role of vitamin B12, vitamin D, and DHA


The promise of lifestyle medicine in addressing Alzheimer’s and chronic disease

This episode launches a curated Care More Be Better re-share series highlighting foundational health conversations that remain deeply relevant today.

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Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, and abuse.

Sex trafficking does not only happen “somewhere else.” It thrives in silence, misunderstanding, and systems that fail to protect vulnerable youth.


In this re-released episode of Care More Be Better, Corinna Bellizzi speaks with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Melody C. Miller about her documentary California’s Forgotten Children and the real-world impact it has had in schools, communities, and institutions across the United States.


Melody began this work as a teenager, believing trafficking was a distant issue, only to discover that students from her own high school were being exploited. That realization led her to volunteer with survivor-led organizations, undergo trauma-informed training, and ultimately spend five years creating a film that centers survivor voices and equips communities with tools for prevention and response.


This conversation is also deeply personal. Corinna shares her own experience of running away at thirteen and the vulnerability that follows when young people are left without safety, support, or options. Together, she and Melody unpack what sex trafficking actually looks like, how grooming and coercion operate, and why language, awareness, and informed action matter.


Rather than focusing on perpetrators or sensational stories, this episode centers:


Survivor-led insight

<li>Community-based prevention</li>

<li>Trauma-informed response</li>

<li>Practical guidance for recognizing and reporting exploitation</li>



Listeners will come away with a clearer understanding of how trafficking hides in plain sight—and how ordinary people can help interrupt it without putting themselves or others at risk.


What We Cover in This Episode



How Melody discovered trafficking within her own community

<li>Why sex trafficking is often misunderstood and misidentified</li>

<li>The importance of survivor-centered language and reporting</li>

<li>How schools and communities can safely intervene</li>

<li>Real outcomes from film screenings, including victims coming forward</li>

<li>Trauma-informed approaches in policing and education</li>

<li>What each of us can do to help protect vulnerable youth</li>



If this episode feels heavy, you’re not alone. Support resources are included below, and listeners are encouraged to engage at their own pace.


Special Re-Release Offering
In honor of this episode re-share, filmmaker Melody C. Miller is offering a free viewing of California’s Forgotten Children for the first 50 viewers.


️Use code CARE at checkout:
https://californiasforgottenchildrendocumentary.vhx.tv


Melody is also currently in post-production on her new documentary, Thriv(h)er, which follows young cancer survivors and mothers navigating life, healing, and resilience.


️Watch the teaser: https://vimeo.com/1131769274/abf79b9e1c
Learn more: https://www.thrivherfilm.com/




Additional Resources Mentioned



If you suspect human trafficking or exploitation, support is available:


National Human Trafficking Hotline
1-888-373-7888
Text HELP to 233733 (BEFREE)
humantraffickinghotline.org


National Runaway Safeline
800-RUN-AWAY (786-2929)


988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988




About the Guest



Melody C. Miller is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer. Her first feature documentary, California’s Forgotten Children (2018), won Best Documentary at the Soho International Film Festival and has screened internationally, including at the United States Senate and the United States of Women Summit. The film has been used as a training and education tool in schools, nonprofits, and institutions, helping communities recognize and respond to sex trafficking with care and accountability.


Learn more:
• https://mcmfilmmaker.com
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