The Butterfly Effect - #31 Vicky Murray

In this episode, I meet with Vicky Murray, a freelance sustainability advisor passionate about empowering individuals and organisations to turn their sustainability visions into reality. Through her expertise in facilitation and vision-building, Vicky has helped many navigate this dynamic and vital field.

Vicky reflects on her sustainability journey, beginning with the inspiration of her mother’s activism and leading to a pivotal moment during her university years at Cardiff, where she discovered her passion for building a career in sustainability. Vicky forged her own path into the field, funding international volunteering through a corporate day job and eventually progressing to roles as a corporate sustainability manager, in-house consultant, and now, a thriving freelancer. In this conversation, Vicky candidly discusses managing the emotional challenges of working in sustainability. She highlights the importance of peer support, community, and rest in navigating the demands of this field. Vicky also offers insights into her leadership approach, emphasising the value of futures thinking and the importance she places on intuition.

Finally, she opens up about the delicate balance of managing her career, personal life, and the importance of stepping back, not away, to recharge when needed. This episode is packed with inspiration, practical advice, and a heartfelt exploration of what it takes to thrive in sustainability.

Vicky made reference to the following resources in the conversation:

· The Uncomfortable Conversations Peer Learning Journey: you can join the waitlist for the next cohort here: https://forms.gle/CRNjUYZjF5DGVQka8

· Sustainability as the World Needs Training from ArkH3: https://www.arkh3.com/blog/tag/sustainability-as-the-world-needs

· Tricia Hersey’s Nap Ministry: https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/

· Mac Macartney’s The Children’s Fire: https://macmacartney.com/writer

· Amisha Tala Oak’s book on Intuition: https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

· Lisa Bogle’s Shandara Energy Weaving: https://www.shandara.com.au/

Vicky can be reached at vicky@vickymurray.earth or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/murrayvicky/

If the themes in this discussion resonated with you and you’d like some help to make some changes, book some time in my diary here to discuss.