How To Turn The Tide On Climate Anxiety
How To Turn The Tide On Climate Anxiety is now live on the Hope. Act. Thrive podcast with our special guest, Megan Kennedy-Woodard.
Why you’ll want to listen to this episode.
“Once you get to accessing the positive emotions - that paralysis really dies down - and you see the sustainable action,” says Megan Kennedy-Woodard, coaching psychologist and co-founder of Climate Psychologists.
Climate Psychologists is an organization that provides psychological support and communication tactics for individuals, families, governments, and corporations who are committed to saving the planet.
Megan is also a co-author of the book Turn the Tide on Climate Anxiety; Sustainable Action for Your Mental Health and the Planet.
In this conversation, we’ll talk about eco-anxiety, managing our eco emotions, and supporting climate action.
Why we were thrilled to chat with Megan.
Megan Kennedy-Woodard is a coaching psychologist and co-founder of Climate Psychologists, an organization that provides psychological support and communication tactics for individuals, families, governments, and corporations who are committed to saving the planet.
She is also a co-author of the book Turn the Tide on Climate Anxiety; Sustainable Action for Your Mental Health and the Planet.
Words from Megan you won’t want to miss.
“I was seeing more and more parents that were really holding these eco emotions and concerns about how to talk to their children about [climate change]. And how to engage in climate action that was helpful. And not too scary - but important work.”
“[Eco anxiety is] a real and authentic response to the biggest existential threat that we have encountered in humanity. And so actually it’s a very reasonable response.”
“The closer you are to the problem. The more you know about the problem. The more likely you are to take action.”
“Once you get to accessing the positive emotions - that paralysis really dies down - and you see the sustainable action.”
“Suddenly it snowballs into looking around and seeing all the green work that you’re doing. It starts with one little shift in behavior. And I think once people start doing that, they really thrive and they feel inspired and they feel that self-efficacy.”
“Once we plug into what we’re good at, and what we feel happy with, and we feel like we’re seeing that direct impact - that’s when we start to rise into that place of abundance.”
“It’s really important that we note and celebrate our successes in our climate work. Because if we don’t do that, it’s really easy to lose sight of how much we’re putting into it.”
How can you listen?
Listen to this conversation on Apple, Google, or Spotify.
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