"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match
your nature with Nature."
Joseph Campbell
Monika Barcikowska – Founder, EquiRoots Climate Collective
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At EquiRoots Climate Collective, we believe resilient communities are the foundation of a thriving planet.​ Our mission is to support women as system innovators and leaders of caring communities, helping them weave together personal well-being, collective prosperity, and ecological regeneration.
By fostering deep connections and collaborative action, we create spaces where transformation begins from within and extends to the communities and bioregions we call home.
My personal intention is to empower women to break through inner barriers, harness the power of their stories, and mobilize the resources needed to drive systemic change. Through this, we create a ripple effect of positive transformation within communities and across the planet.
With a foundation in climate science, transformational leadership (MIT), and women’s empowerment (The Institute for Women-Centered Coaching, Training and Leadership), I bridge science, social innovation, and community-building to cultivate flourishing teams and ecosystems.
My work fosters synergistic collaborations where individual well-being, collective resilience, and planetary health align.
Crises can become catalysts for transformation. Together, let’s build inclusive, purpose-driven communities that lead change from the inside out.
Weaving Science and Social Innovation for Flourishing People and Planet
Monika Surowiec – Leadership Team, EquiRoots Climate Collective
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Monika Surowiec is an innovator in circular economy, specializing in circular fashion and upcycling. She focuses on the cultural, ethical, and environmental impacts of fashion.
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An expert in UN programs like Climate Leadership and the Roundtable for Sustainable Fashion, Monika was named one of ELLE’s 20 women changing the world in 2023 and one of 16 international sustainable fashion designers by the European Commission in 2024. She co-develops Digital Product Passport (DPP) regulations with GS1 in upcycling.
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Monika is an academic lecturer, author, juror, and founder of the circular fashion brand Saint Warsaw. She advocates for sustainable, handcrafted fashion as an alternative to mass production. Her minimalist, upcycled designs address the climate crisis and excess consumption.
Weaving Circular Economy & Sustainable Fashion Innovation
Aleksandra Wlodarczyk – Leadership Team, EquiRoots Climate Collective
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Sustainable fashion expert, author of the educational website swiadomykonsumentmody.pl, and eco-educator, Aleksandra focuses on sustainable consumption and fashion practices. She leads educational projects and supports fashion companies in developing sustainable product strategies. Monika is a lecturer in sustainable fashion at Collegium Da Vinci in Poznań and the University of Silesia in Katowice.
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As a European Climate Pact Ambassador, Monika is honored to contribute her expertise to the expert panel of the UNEP/GRID Climate Leadership program. She also plays a pivotal role in the Roundtable for Sustainable Fashion, an initiative organized by the UN Global Compact Network Poland, where she collaborates with visionary leaders to shape a sustainable, regenerative future for the fashion industry.
Sustainable Fashion Expert & Eco-Educator Shaping Regenerative Futures
Weaving Ecosystem Science with Bioregional Regeneration
Przemek Adolf – Leadership Team, EquiRoots Climate Collective
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Przemek is an ecosystem scientist, a catalyst for collective purpose, and a champion of weaving diverse knowledge into a harmonious whole.
He views Earth as a living system, where every thread of life is intricately interconnected. With roots in queer grassroots activism, farm-to-table entrepreneurship, and coalition-building for sustainable business ecosystems, he bridges practical tools with soulful vision in the pursuit of climate and social equity.
As the founder of Korowód, Przemek nurtures bioregional regeneration and place-based sense-making, honoring local wisdom, scientific knowledge, and our shared responsibility to Gaia. His work embodies the delicate dance of co-creating a thriving, interconnected world.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,
it's the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
Transformational Skills for Sustainable and Just Transition
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The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provided a framework for a sustainable world by 2030. It's an urgent call for action by all countries in a global partnership. Unfortunately, the progress has been too slow...
We lack the inner capacity to deal with our increasingly complex environment and challenges.
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The Inner Development Goals provides an essential framework of Transformative Skills for Sustainable Development. It is an accelerator to reach the SDGs and create a prosperous future for all humanity.
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Inclusive Participation Builds Peace
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"The evidence is clear: peace agreements are more likely to last 15 years or longer when women are at the negotiating table. And yet, as of 2019, peace agreements with gender equality provisions increased from 14 per cent in 1995 to only 22 per cent." (UN Women)
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IDGs Europe Regenerative Cities Hub
Our intention is to weave system innovations and empower you to build resilience through societal, economic, and environmental regeneration. At the heart of the hub's work lies Bio-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Transformational Leadership that bridges inner and outer development.
Are curious to connect, learn and co-create regenerative communities with other like-minded individuals?
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Do you ever get the feeling that there
is an untold story, unexpressed essence inside of you…
a calling and a path that is uniquely yours?
If so, then you probably sense that in these times of global transformation and challenge
it’s not only time to be heard and seen but that there is a unique and meaningful path that you can contribute. Yes, you are right.
At the same time, you may feel confused about not having a certain plan or not knowing exactly what it might look like?
You may also feel frustrated when envisioning or sensing these rich possibilities, from a perspective of what you have been able to manifest in your reality until now.
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For example, perhaps you…
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Feel somewhat resigned, discouraged or depressed in spite of being a committed, caring person, working on her self-development for many years….
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Find yourself over-giving or feeling exhausted by the demands of the work life, in spite of efforts to maintain a life-work balance
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Feel alone and under-supported to generate the fullness of your unique expression and gifts you sense you have to offer, in spite of having peers network
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Feel curious about a new project, passion or a career path that’s about service and impact, but don’t have a concrete vision and plan to make a transition
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Feel an impulse to contribute a positive change in the world with the wholeness of your authentic presence, essence, skills and experiences, but have no idea where to start
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Are caring about the state of our world, yet feel overwhelmed and powerless to deal with such large problems while still struggling with your own life challenges…
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If you are feeling this way you are not ALONE. Millions of smart and conscious women are currently experiencing this painful gap between their sense of what’s possible for them and the reality they could manifest.
It was also my experience before I discovered how to access and embody my feminine soul leadership capacities, and I’ve seen it in other women I’ve worked with since.
Most of us have been working on ourselves for years to create a work-life balance, develop passions, maintain a sense of fulfilment, and accomplish goals in life without burnout. And although we may feel like they’ve achieved a lot, we are still yearning for an even deeper sense of intimacy, belonging, purpose and fulfilment… We yearn for something more…
Why in spite of all our accomplishments and commitment to personal growth – we keep feeling this insatiable longing? Why is it that we feel either restless or powerless about accessing inner fulfilment in life?
Most of us link the struggles, pain, and challenges that have been preventing us from creating what we most yearn in life (e.g. desire for deep intimacy, creative self-expression, the job that we love, integrity) solely to our current circumstances: not enough time, money, support, connections, knowledge, education. The truth is:
We have not yet embodied the artistry, the kind of inner capacities, creativity, inner leadership, that we need to create those things we most deeply yearn for.
The fact that we’re still struggling to bring forth the fullness of our expression, sensitivity, gifts, wisdom and intuition in service, is not our personal failure. It’s a sign of the pivotal time, in which we seek a new way of being and doing, on a personal and collective level, that would allow us to rise as a response to the challenges that encircle the planet.
The inner steering that we’re feeling is a calling of the times – our creative impulse to naturally evolve the ways of living and leading our lives that we intuitively sense we are destined to live.
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The current education, health, economy, technology and cultural systems in general, as well as the capacities needed to function in our world up until now, have been mostly oriented toward the strategic, rational, controlling ways of pursuing goals. And that’s great (BUT....)!
Thanks to this system women (and humanity in general) today can benefit from incredible progress across many areas of our life and enjoy unprecedented standards of living that our grandmothers could not imagine. Current generations of women are rising in power claiming freedom, autonomy, access to education and financial independence. We have the possibility to give and share our voice, gifts, and creativity, to become active agents of change, and to have a global impact.
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We are free to pursue our self-actualization, co-create, and evolve on behalf of all women!
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At the same time, research shows that the fears and insecurities that keep us in the shadows and playing small are holding us back from being able to step forward and meet the opportunity of this moment…
Why is that?
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Paradoxically, the more autonomy, freedom and achievements we have, the more often we feel frustrated, restless and powerless about “achieving” the things we deeply desire.
Indeed, our deeper desires – experiencing a sense of aliveness, fulfilment, purpose, deeper intimacy, belonging, authentic, joyful and creative self-expression, aligning passion with the profession, creating a context for sharing the fullness of our gifts and meaningful contribution to the world, can’t be built using only analytical, logical mind or a strategy.
To create these things that we desire and to begin to thrive at new levels we need to allow our rational, strategic side to join in lockstep with our deep intuition, imagination, creativity, flow, and relatedness.
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We need to cultivate both of these two kinds of capacities, and use them in a way that they complement, interplay and support each other in a process of creative synergy.
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This is an integrative and inclusive approach that enables us to develop new ways of being and doing, new ways of living and leading. Until now not many of us have had models, opportunities or environments to practice this approach in real life and have no idea where to start learning it.
WHY Feminine Empowerment and Eco-feminist Leadership?
How Do We Cultivate Feminine Power?
In my work with women changemakers, environmental justice and social innovation I’ve discovered and developed the specific practices and tools that empower women to become powerful creators and transformational leaders.
The source of authentic presence, self-worth, confidence and leadership – your power to create your best life, the fullness of your self-expression and impact in the world is within you—waiting to be unleashed.
Join our Coaching Programs and step on a Path of Integrity: Aligning Your Passion, Purpose and Profession.
In these programs, you will discover how to Claim Your Self-worth, Authentic Presence and Confidence to Live Your Purpose Every Day. I’ll guide you step-by-step through the process of unleashing the inner capacity to change your life, realize your destiny, and step fully into the larger life that’s calling you.
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We support you to:
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Reactivate with your inner compass and reconnect with the key area of your life that is most “ripe” for you to focus on right now
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Shatter inner blockages keeping you stuck in isolation or confusion that hold you back from gaining the momentum
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Receive support to claim your vitality and well-being, and nurture your connections with others in the process!
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Make a thriving full-time living in your business where you are making your “destiny” contribution
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Discover your “genius” so that you can create a business or find your “sweet spot” to fulfil your life’s mission
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Feel confident being visible and seen and, as a result, be recognized for your contributions
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Feel like you are LIVING your destiny and expressing the woman you were born to become… and so much more!
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When you step on a Path of Integrity, you tap into your vibrant energy source, insight, inner wisdom, and so, so much more.
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More about Your Instructor: Monika J Barcikowska, Ph.D
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Monika is an environmental scientist, transformational coach, and facilitator of feminine empowerment. Her journey through the US, Canada, and Europe evolved from a climate scientist to an activist and systems innovator, where she focused on empowering women to connect with their passions and contribute meaningfully to the world.
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With experience in academia, NGOs, and humanitarian agencies, Monika has developed expertise in addressing environmental and inequality issues worldwide. She helps women navigate high-performance, masculine-dominated environments, guiding them to embrace their authentic confidence and make an impact.
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As a certified coach in Feminine Power, Monika integrates her scientific background and soulful approach to lead women in Inclusive Climate Action, unlocking their leadership potential for transformation.
Monika is the founder of EquiRoots Climate Collective, an association based in Paris, and the CEO of Planeary Self. She serves as an EU Climate Pact ambassador and is the chair of Ecocivilisation-Earth.
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Applying Women's Empowerment Principles, Nature Connectedness to Unlock Your Sustainability Leadership Potential
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You can cultivate the inner capacities that will support you to:
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connect to the deeper truth of who you are and the story of your power as a creator of your life.
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discover and start living into your higher purpose.
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feel a sense of authentic confidence in your ability to attract and create the resources you need to thrive.
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create relationships which will begin to mirror and match your true value.
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release blocks to health and vitality so that self-care and receiving support becomes effortless.
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discover how to express your gifts, not for just self-expression’s sake, but in ways that go on to really impact others and are valued where they’re received.
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begin to feel spiritually connected and attuned to your own inner compass, developing an unshakable bond with your intuition.
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begin to show up in ways that empower your family, your partner, your children, and your community so that they begin to flourish and thrive.
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