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Michelle Furtado

Michelle Furtado

Winter Reflections

Six years ago today, my beautiful, kind father died. It still feels very close to the present, those last, long weeks spent in hospital…

4 min readJan 4, 2024

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Richard Charles Parker — a true gentleman and legend, always smiling and always loved

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Michelle Furtado

Pushing back against Black Friday

Dopamine is a brain chemical, produced in most plants and animals (including us), which plays a big role in reward-motivated behaviour…

3 min readNov 19, 2023

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Pushing back against Black Friday

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Michelle Furtado

Economic pathways

I’ve written before about the monetary system, the implications of placing the economy far above the two other pillars of sustainable…

3 min readAug 9, 2023

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Economic pathways

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Michelle Furtado

Being challenged

I like it immensely when my ingrained thoughts and ideas are challenged. I don’t shy away, and hope that it makes me a better, more open…

5 min readMay 8, 2023

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Being challenged

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Michelle Furtado

Creating convergence

The space that I work within is highly complex and shifting constantly. Sustainability for me, is an all-emcompassing phrase that touches…

4 min readMar 29, 2023

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Creating convergence

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Michelle Furtado

On death and life…

Been a weird start to the week. My wonderful cousin, Bob Goody, died — a poet, actor, comedian, husband, father and friend — a true gent…

3 min readMar 8, 2023

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On death and life…

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Michelle Furtado

Art of the profound

This post is a little different. It’s not often that an artist shoots an arrow of creativity deep into the soul, forever leaving its mark…

4 min readFeb 10, 2023

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Art of the profound

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Michelle Furtado

Feliz Ano Novo!

I love the promise of a New Year — not the resolutions necessarily, they quickly disappear in February’s grey. The promise is a hope, a…

3 min readJan 9, 2023

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Feliz Ano Novo!

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Michelle Furtado

A journey…

The winter brings another transformation of the landscape, although one definitely out of kilter with my childhood norms. Instead of snow…

4 min readDec 7, 2022

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A new life, a new journey…

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Michelle Furtado

Money, money, money

Cue lots of good tunes to dance along to, dirty cash has certainly given us some great cultural highlights. However, this post explores the…

8 min readOct 30, 2022

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Money, money, money

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Michelle Furtado

Michelle Furtado

Sustainability and regenerative, systems-thinking mentor, fine artist (sculpture, painting and digital) and community activist.

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