Dealing with climate anxiety at all ages | Panel discussion #DCP2020
Yours truly was joined by Britt Wray, PhD of the newsletter Gen Dread & Maria Palha founder of BeHuman Associates to talk about how emotional and mental health intersects with climate injustice; the research and programs in this arena; and how all of us can take steps to figure out what works best for us with our own climate anxiety.
Maria pulls from her global experience implementing mental health programs in post-disaster settings with Doctors without Borders, as well as developing Emotional Toolkits with children from 13 countries across the world (so cool!). And Britt shares from her wealth of knowledge on the cutting-edge science and conversations about the mental health impacts of the climate and wider eco-crisis. As a broadcaster and author, her ability to synthesize and communicate the complex layers of this conversation is not to be missed (and is coming in book form too, so look out for that!).
We brought up the tail end of the 24 hour event, Day of the Climate Professional hosted by Youth Climate Leaders. Learn more about the event and organization here.
Hi, Iām Liz Moyer Benferhat. Writer, facilitator, coach, and development practitioner dedicated to the subtle interplay between how inner transformation feeds the outer transformation we need in the world. Welcome šæ