Breastfeeding Resources

Eugene Malthouse presents his research findings on the Evolved Nest impact on adult and intergenerational wellbeing at the Shaw Center for Children and Families at the University of Notre Dame. Darcia Narvaez introduces Eugene and his research for this presentation. Learn more about the Evolved Nest on Kindred. Explore the Evolved Nest Learning Center. Abstract […]

Below is the Letter from the Editor for the Solstice Issue 2026. Read the Kindred Solstice Issue here. Subscribe to Kindred here.   Otto Scharmer, MIT professor and creator of Theory U, argues that the traditional, static view of a “system” is an illusion—a “blind spot”. Instead, he believes that what we call a system is […]

Chapter One: First Places is an excerpt from Richard Louv’s new book, Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World. Find out more about Richard work, including the Children and Nature Network, a nonprofit partner of Kindred World. This chapter is reprinted in Kindred’s Solstice Issue 2026 with permission from the publisher. See citation below. Chapter […]

Join the Nesting Movement: Restore the Science of the People & Reclaim Our Nested Kinship   About the Origin Story Discussion with Darcia and Lisa… In the discussion below, Darcia Narvaez and Lisa Reagan share the story of bringing together the transdisciplinary, holistic science theory of the Evolved Nest and Kinship Praxis wisdom in the […]

As reports show, the sadistic treatment of immigrants, even those with papers for residency, has become pervasive across the USA. Since Trump became president, over 100 immigration judges have been fired, many for being too sympathetic to the unique situations of individuals and families. Hmm, virtue is about attending to the uniqueness of each situation […]

In our monthly open discussion hour recently at NestedWorld.org, distress over widespread baby sleep training was expressed. Sleep training of babies is encouraged by parent influencers and even pediatricians. The dominant cultural discourse in the USA is that sleep training does no harm. Ay, ay, ay! The truth is the opposite. Sleep training harms babies. […]

In this Nesting Ambassador presentation and discussion, Jill Brown shares her extensive research on child fostering practices in Namibia over 25 years, describing how children are cared for by non-biological family members and the cultural beliefs surrounding this practice, including its role during the AIDS crisis. Jill also presented her experience teaching the Evolve Nest […]

What our evolutionary heritage reveals about the world we could build — and the principles that could take us there.

No organism on Earth has ever survived alone, not one, not across the more than three billion years that life has been finding ways to persist on this planet. The story handed to most of us about the strong individual who rose through will and discipline is not a biological truth. A single tree with […]

The Nesting Ambassador Program is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2026 Cohort. Visit www.NestedWorld.org for more information and to submit an application. Jon Young and Sarah Fontaine, Certified Nesting Ambassadors, share their lifelong work and insight into Nature Connection. In this presentation to Nesting Ambassadors, Jon says, “Connection is regenerative, but so it disconnection. […]