Climate Anxiety
Resources and events about climate anxiety for the PCC community
Find recommended books, music and podcasts about climate anxiety
Explore climate anxiety more deeply with these recommended books, podcasts and playlist.
Highly recommended climate anxiety books!
What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures by Publication Date: 2024Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures.
Turn the Tide on Climate Anxiety : sustainable action for your mental health and the planetCall Number: Available online and at all four campus librariesPublication Date: 2022The climate emergency can trigger emotions such as worry, anger, and even grief. Harnessing these emotions, validating them, and transforming them into positive action are all possible with this book. With an explanation of eco-emotions and practical strategies to try, this book will empower you to protect your mental health and the planet.
A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety : how to keep your cool on a warming planet by Call Number: Online and at all four campus libraries (363.738 R39f 2020)Publication Date: 2020Drawing on ten years' experience leading and teaching in college environmental studies programs, Sarah Jaquette Ray has created an "existential toolkit" for the climate generation. Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice
Generation Dread : finding purpose in an age of climate crisis by Call Number: Streaming audiobook and print (155.915 W73g 2022)Publication Date: 2022Weaving in valuable insights from climate-aware therapists; reflections on the emotional impact of ecological catastrophes; critical perspectives on the role of race and privilege in this crisis; ideas about the future of mental health innovation; and creative coping strategies to foster connection, meaning and resilience, Generation Dread brilliantly illuminates how we can learn from the past, from our own emotions, and from each other to survive—and even thrive—in a changing world.
Not Too Late: changing the climate story from despair to possibility by Publication Date: 2023Shaped by the wisdom of editors Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and enhanced by illustrations by David Solnit, this book is a guide to take us from climate crisis to climate hope.
- Active hope : how to face the mess we're in with unexpected resilience and creative powerBy Joanna Macy, 2022 revised copy of her classic Active Hope.
- All we can save : truth, courage, and solutions for the climate crisisPrint and ebook, 2020
- Facing the climate emergency : how to transform yourself with climate truthPrint and ebook, 2020
- How to talk to your kids about climate changePrint and ebook, 2020
Gen Z Zine: Climate Emotions & Actions
"Our Gen Z Advisors, an amazing group of young climate leaders, created this brilliant “zine” for youth about climate emotions and wellness. Our grassroots digital magazine offers a collection of perspectives and tools to support other climate-concerned youth around the emotional impacts of the climate crisis and healthy ways to respond. The content includes writing (poetry, personal reflections, "how to" guides, and informational articles), paintings, and a music playlist—all accompanied by journal reflections and action tips."
Climate Mental Health Network:
Music - Anti-Apocalypes Mixtape
- Anti-Apolcalypse MixtapeCurated by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, editor of What If We Get It Right and All We Can Save. Available on Apple and Spotify.
- The Take a Beat hubThe best nature sounds available on Spotify—from field recordings to nature-themed albums, guided meditations to inspiring podcasts.
Podcasts
- Climate Change and HappinessA psychologist from Portland, Oregon and a climate emotions researcher from Helsinki, Finland have an international dialogue about climate change feelings and coping. Highly recommended.
- Facing It: A Podcast about Love, Loss, and the Natural World6 part podcast by Dr. Jennifer Atkinson exploring the emotional burden of climate change, and why despair leaves so many people unable to respond to our existential threat. Dr. Atkinson leads seminars on eco-grief and climate anxiety at the University of Washington, where she is professor of environmental humanities.
- Climate Crisis ConversationsHosted by Climate Psychology Alliance, creative conversations between climate psychologists and friends about the climate and biodiversity crisis.
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