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How to Ease Climate Anxiety & Turn it into Something Useful That's Helpful with Ed Stott
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This week Earth Day asks us to focus on climate change & the things we can do to make a difference, but it can often feel like an overwhelming problem with minimal solutions & maximum anxiety. So how can we take these paralysing emotions that leave us wanting to bury our head in the sand & turn them into something positive that’s actually helpful?
Associate Professor Leslie Davenport is a Climate Psychology Consultant.
Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - thatshelpful@edstott.com
CONNECT WITH US
Connect with That's Helpful on Instagram.
Find Leslie on Facebook & via her website.
BOOKS
All The Feelings Under The Sun: How to Deal With Climate Change
Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:52 - Why is this Leslie’s focus?
00:02:00 - Why is it important that we talk about climate change?
00:04:24 - Why is uncertainty so hard for us to deal with as humans?
00:07:33 - Anxiety Vs. climate anxiety
00:10:50 - The window of tolerance
00:13:17 - Breath practices
00:15:55 - Noticing mental habits & internal stories
00:16:46 - Figuring out how you can help
00:21:15 - Noticing if you’re outside of your window of tolerance
00:23:15 - Helping children work through their anxiety
00:27:05 - How to take the negative emotions & make them useful
00:27:51 - Will taking action ease our guilt?
This week Earth Day asks us to focus on climate change & the things we can do to make a difference, but it can often feel like an overwhelming problem with minimal solutions & maximum anxiety. So how can we take these paralysing emotions that leave us wanting to bury our head in the sand & turn them into something positive that’s actually helpful?
Associate Professor Leslie Davenport is a Climate Psychology Consultant.
Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - thatshelpful@edstott.com
CONNECT WITH US
Connect with That's Helpful on Instagram.
Find Leslie on Facebook & via her website.
BOOKS
All The Feelings Under The Sun: How to Deal With Climate Change
Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:52 - Why is this Leslie’s focus?
00:02:00 - Why is it important that we talk about climate change?
00:04:24 - Why is uncertainty so hard for us to deal with as humans?
00:07:33 - Anxiety Vs. climate anxiety
00:10:50 - The window of tolerance
00:13:17 - Breath practices
00:15:55 - Noticing mental habits & internal stories
00:16:46 - Figuring out how you can help
00:21:15 - Noticing if you’re outside of your window of tolerance
00:23:15 - Helping children work through their anxiety
00:27:05 - How to take the negative emotions & make them useful
00:27:51 - Will taking action ease our guilt?
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