Dr. Lucy Weir is an independent ecological philosopher who also teaches yoga and meditation, and writes books (with three published to date). Both her research and her teaching are centred on what we can do to respond to the ecological emergency (climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, but also the fragmentation of human systems, including, for instance, political polarisation, and personal addiction). Her work explores philosophy as a practice, a re-evaluation of free will, and what it means to let love do what needs to be done. Her keyword is connection. Lucy lives in Ireland with her partner, who is also a writer, and where she has worked extensively to highlight issues related to water quality, particularly in rivers.