#251 Beatrix Henkel's Green Revolution: Hemp Is Not a Curse, It's a Blessing

The Matrix Green Pill

About Dr. Beatrix Henkel
Dr. Beatrix Henkel is a passionate educator, systems thinker, and industrial hemp advocate with over two decades of global experience. Her work spans the education sector and eco-project development across Ukraine, Hungary, and the UAE. With a deep belief in conscious leadership and sustainability, she empowers individuals to become the leaders they want to follow. Through her company Hempy People, Beatrix works to reshape the perception and use of industrial hemp while fostering value-based partnerships for real-world impact.

About this Episode
In this thought-provoking episode of The Matrix Green Pill Podcast, host Hilmarie Hutchison sits down with Beatrix to explore how education, leadership, and sustainability are interconnected. Beatrix shares her transformative journey from traditional education into eco-conscious innovation—highlighting projects in Ukraine, Hungary, and the UAE that leverage industrial hemp as a solution for sustainable living.

She unpacks systems thinking, explains the misunderstood power of hemp, and emphasizes the importance of being present in our lives and decisions. With touching honesty, Beatrix also reflects on her personal “Green Pill” moment—her mother’s passing—that catalyzed her journey of self-discovery and alignment with nature.

This episode is packed with insights for changemakers, educators, and anyone seeking to make a meaningful impact.

Quotes

2:14 - Still in the journey of exploration. I’m not planning to finish it this life.So, I’m just learning and growing as much as I can.

3:11 – My story would be that of a normal one if it wasn’t for the adversity I had to overcome.

4:03 - This is where I’m going and this is where I’m looking, to provide value, to add value to people around me, at the same time I’m also growing.

4:18 - As much as you are helping others, and you are adding value to others where they can grow, you are also growing.
07:06 – We understand that all of us are responsible for creating, for deciding, for choosing, what we are going to do, how we are going to act, respond and it’s not only environment, it’s also my choices, my every day choices

12:35 – We appreciate the values being brought to us, we appreciate the people we are creating together with and they are open, we are open to learn from everyone.

12:52 – We create this hub of learning and innovation

13:20 – We start looking at what I can create that truly believe and something that truly brings me joy and some that truly gives me a purpose

13:34 – We wanted to invite people to create for others, to create this value and to create from within

18:01 – People are becoming more open, but also people are becoming more aware.

19:04 – The goal is to inspire people to think of themselves, to think of the life they are living and the life they want to live, so they start creating that life because it starts with awareness and that awareness is truly the key to growth

20:39 – The power of it is in the present moment, I’m grateful to be in the moment and that my plans as well

21:47 – Be the leader you want to follow

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Chapters

1. #251 Beatrix Henkel's Green Revolution: Hemp Is Not a Curse, It's a Blessing (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to Dr. Beatrix Henkel (00:00:04)

3. Education as a Journey of Self-Discovery (00:02:42)

4. Understanding Systems Thinking (00:04:50)

5. Industrial Hemp Projects Across Borders (00:09:44)

6. Breaking Hemp Myths and Applications (00:14:24)

7. Being Present as a Leadership Practice (00:19:57)

8. The Green Pill: A Transformative Journey (00:22:16)