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What if the economy wasn’t just about profit but about life?
In this episode of Everyday Ancestral, I talk with B. Lorraine Smith, a regenerative business expert who helps leaders rethink everything from agriculture to finance through a life-affirming lens. We unpack why the current system feels so toxic, how we’ve been sold false stories about sustainability, and what it actually takes to shift toward real regeneration.
Lorraine’s journey is unique. After spending 20 years in corporate ESG and sustainability consulting, she realized the “change” she was helping companies track wasn’t real change at all. Metrics were improving, but the planet wasn’t. So she walked away, fired her clients, and started helping businesses and individuals do something radically different.
Why This Matters to You
Feeling stuck in a system that doesn’t serve life? You’re not imagining it. Lorraine explains why today’s economy, food systems, and corporate practices are designed for profit, not for human or ecological well-being. It’s no wonder you feel disconnected from what really matters.
Wondering why your choices feel limited? Most of us are trapped in a system that makes healthy, regenerative decisions hard to access. Lorraine shows how industry and media shape the narrative, keeping you stuck in patterns that benefit shareholders, not your health or community.
Frustrated that sustainability efforts aren’t moving the needle? That’s because many of them aren’t actually regenerative. Lorraine shares why real change requires shifting from maintaining the status quo to improving it. Whether it’s soil, supply chains, or the stories we tell ourselves.
Looking for actionable steps you can take right now? Lorraine offers simple ways to shift your personal economy toward life-affirming practices. Whether it’s choosing where you bank, supporting regenerative farms, or questioning the narratives you’ve been sold, you have more power than you think.
Actionable Advice
Follow your money: Look at where your savings, retirement accounts, and spending habits are going. Are they funding companies that degrade life or ones that heal it?
Prioritize direct experience: Don’t just trust marketing. Buy from local farmers, get to know your food system, and trust how you feel after eating real food.
Use your senses to choose wisely: Whether it’s food, media, or products, ask: Does this make me feel more alive and connected or more drained and distant?
Look for real change, not corporate promises: If a company claims it’s sustainable, ask: What’s actually changed? Can you see the impact in the soil, the air, or the community?
Support local regenerative businesses: This could mean signing up for a farm share, buying from a biodynamic farmer, or even starting a garden. Your small action fuels bigger change.
B. Lorraine spent 20 years consulting for global corporations on sustainability and ESG, helping companies craft reports and set goals. But over time, she realized the changes being measured weren’t actually improving the planet or human health. So she walked away from the mainstream system, fired her clients, and dedicated herself to helping businesses and individuals, build truly regenerative practices that heal both people and the planet.
Links and Resources to Explore
B. Lorraine Smith on Instagram
Listen to the Full Episode – Available now on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.
If you’re ready to stop being a passive consumer and start making real choices that support life, this episode is your wake-up call. Let’s shift from sustaining the status quo to regenerating something better. Tune in and take the first step today.
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