Adapting emotionally to the climate crisis
As part of Science Friday’s Degrees Of Change series, I spoke with host Ira Flatow about how we, as a planet, are adapting emotionally to the climate crisis. We talked…
Category: Climate Change Globally
Ecological grief on BBC Sounds
From wildfires to melting sea ice to dying coral reefs, this podcast features scientists (Dr. Steve Simpson, Dr. Andy Radford), a doctor (Dr. Courtney Howard) & a researcher (me) talking about ecological grief at the frontlines of climate and environmental change.
New Articles in Nature Climate Change & The Conversation on ecological grief
Nature Climate Change has just released a special series on climate change and mental health. I am thrilled to have a piece in this series, co-authored with the amazing Dr. Neville Ellis,…
Article about climate change, affect, and emotional health listed as ‘critical content’, and now freely available
In celebration of its 10th year of publication, the journal Emotion, Space and Society has selected 15 articles that “showcase some of the most diverse and critical content that the journal has published…
Mental Health & Our Changing Climate
In June 2014, the American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica published an important report, Beyond Storms & Drought: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change, which outlined the numerous direct and indirect pathways…
The Mental Health Impacts of Ecological Grief in a Changing Climate
The ecologist (in a more than scientific sense) is someone who is touched by this loss in such a way as to mourn the toll of extinction instituted by human…
Climate Change & Inuit Mental Health
Today, an agreement is being tabled at COP21, calling on over 200 countries to sign on. As we continue these national and international dialogues, it is important to remember human…
Grief & Climate Change
As the discussions continue at COP21, and the sense of cautious optimism continues to grow that world leaders will reach a strong and binding agreement, I am thrilled to see…
