Jul 17, 2018
Tracy
Bartlett is a long time resident of Joshua Tree - 30 years to be
exact. Tracy started coming to the desert as part of her job doing
Outdoor Education/Wilderness Therapy in the park. When she
found herself sleeping in her VW Bus in the park or at friends
houses, she knew it was time to just give in and make the move
permanent.
Active
politically, Tracy walked across the US in 1986 with anti-nuke
peace marches as well as being an activist for ecology, women's
issues and social justice. She also has a long personal and
professional involvement with sexuality and sex education and
created a card game, which grew out of some of those workshops,
called Sex Question Cards, available
online or locally at Grateful Desert in downtown
Joshua Tree, helping people become more confident in their sexual
lives.
In this episode, Tracy
talks about her interest in menopause issues, which she found
personally offered her an opportunity as "a serious housecleaning"
on many levels. Out of this grew a workshop she has presented
locally in Joshua Tree and has taken on the road this summer to
present in the Pacific Northwest.
Being
a long-time, seasoned resident, Tracy also offers some insight into
what Joshua Tree was like 30 years ago and offers some insight and
advice for newcomers about treating the desert and it's residents
with care and respect.