26/10/2026
What if the question isn’t
“Who am I?”
What if it’s:
"Where am I - and what am I responsible for here?
Iain Butterworth’s new book, The Psychology of Place, starts with a simple idea that Western culture often misses:Place shapes us.
And if we ignore that, we miss something fundamental about wellbeing, belonging, and even how we build cities.
Iain spoke about growing up as a white British migrant in Australia, and how his understanding of place was transformed through Indigenous knowledge - especially the idea that country is not something to own, but something to relate to, care for, and learn from.
How we think about planning.
How we think about climate change.
Even how we think about home.
Iain explains, "Western psychology often asks “Who am I?” an Indigenous lens asks “Where am I?" It’s a different way of being in the world.
And it’s a reminder that the places we live in, the trees, streets, neighbourhoods, and country around us, are not just backdrops.They are part of us. Worth sitting with.
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