Sylvie Rokab grew up in Brazil -- immersed in the beauty, colors, and wonders of the natural world. Nature has been a resource of nourishment and healing for her entire life and, in recent years, a source of inspiration for her creativity and dedication to re-awakening wonder and caring in people’s relationship with Earth and all beings. She states, “My mission in life is to translate … to those who care to listen, the unspeakable and what is also incredibly powerful.”

Since he was a child, Dan Fernandez has been driven by insatiable curiosity of what’s it all about, why are we here. His journey has been one of always going deeper, asking questions such as “What is this tree?” not only seeking an intellectual understanding, but, even stronger, having “interest and engagement that is beyond the intellectual” … and then listening.

Kristen Fletcher cares and cares deeply… about Earth and all her beings, especially dogs and oceans and trees. You can sense it in her voice and see it in her smile when she talks about her experiences working to protect and preserve the oceans and coasts as an environmental lawyer, as well as how she gets to know a place by letting her canine companion teach her about being present, being curious. Through her camera lens, she engages deeply with all forms of life, capturing everything from “the smallest curiosity to the epiphany that is in that wave.”

How does a person transmute extremely painful circumstances and thwarted expectations into a life dedicated to service and healing of people, communities, and Earth? Listening to Laura Lee Lienk opens the door to discovering what insatiable curiosity, willingness to be present with discomfort, and “profundity of thinking and feeling” can catalyze.

Jennifer Farley’s path to becoming a therapist, shamanic healer and teacher was not an easy one. While she was inspired from an early age by a flow of curiosity, creativity, and a “natural ability to build relationships” with the beings of nature, she was also internally challenged by resistance, doubt, and melancholy as she questioned, “Can a white person from New Jersey be in the shamanic healing world or even have a right to be in it?”

Making dreams come true is not an easy path, even when you’re wishing upon a star. Astronomer Stephan Martin felt his calling to study the Universe at a very young age, but found there were some sharp curves in the road. The first episode of “S’mores Stories: Tales of Transformation Inspired by Being Outdoors” is a demonstration of trusting the Universe’s Power of Allurement (what feels alive in you) and staying true to a dream.