This page brings together highlights from the various interviews, articles, reports, and other sources that have featured aspects of my research related to ecological grief. Click on the icons below to jump to specific sections of this page.
INTERVIEWS
NEWS ARTICLES
JOURNAL ARTICLES
INTERVIEWS
Grieving towards a better world
I’m thrilled to share my recent discussion with journalist Mary Ito, host and founder of the CRAM podcast. We talked about ecological grief in the context of planetary health, climate change, and…
Exploring ecological grief
I spoke with Lisa Keefauver about the ambiguity, power, and expansiveness of ecological grief on her podcast, Grief is a Sneaky Bitch. Sometimes you have those truly impactful and generative…
Speaking of Psychology: How to cope with climate anxiety
I was honoured to be a guest on this episode alongside Dr. Thomas Doherty, a clinical and environmental psychologist based in Portland, Oregon, who specializes in applying an environmental perspective to…
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 about the…
Ecological grief and hope on “No Little Plans”
I was delighted to join Vicky Mochama in talking about the many emotions of ecological grief on an episode of “No Little Plans,” a podcast about the state Canada’s progress…
Discussing ecological grief on Detroit Today
On July 16, 2019, I joined Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson to discuss ecological grief and its impacts. Listen to the full interview here, and read the original post here.
Talking climate change and ecological grief on the CBC
On August 14th, 2019, I tag-teamed the CBC Radio morning shows across the country with Dr. Courtney Howard. Between the two of us, we did 25 interviews, talking about climate change,…
Ecological grief on BBC Sounds
In this episode of BBC Sounds, Gaia Vince interviewed Ashlee and other scientists about ecological grief at the frontlines of climate and environmental change. You can read the original post…
NEWS ARTICLES & OTHER PRINT MEDIA
Article on ecological grief for NiCHE series
In January 2018, I published an article on ecological grief for the Network in Canadian History & Environment’s series on “Canada’s Anthropocene.” In this article, I wrote about the deeply intrinsic…
Ecological grief research featured in Undark Magazine
In January 2019, my research on ecological grief was featured in an article written by Michaela Cavanagh for Undark Magazine. Specifically, I discussed ecological grief in the context of my work with…
Climate change and ecological grief in the LA Times
In January 2020, the LA Times published an article about the emotional impacts of climate change, featuring insights from experts on climate change and mental health, including Dr. Jennifer Atkinson, Rosemary Randall,…
Coping with ecological grief
In January 2020, Gaia Vince of The Guardian interviewed me, along with Drs. Steve Simpson and Deanna Witman, about how we are coping with our respective experiences of ecological grief. We discussed…
Talking climate change, eco-anxiety, and action with Chatelaine
In May of 2019, I was interviewed by Sydney Loney of Chatelaine Magazine to talk about her research related to climate change and eco-anxiety, or the anxiety related to changes…
Research on ecological grief featured in Shine
In February of 2020, I spoke with Hayley Goldberg for Shine about Hayley some of the tangible things we can do to cope with ecological grief, and use it as…
JOURNAL ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS
- Cunsolo, A., Borish, D., Harper, S.L., Snook, J., Shiwak, I., Wood, M. and the HERD Caribou Steering Committee. (2020). “You can never replace the caribou:” Inuit experiences of ecological grief from caribou declines. American Imago, 77(1), 31-59. Invited contribution. https//doi.10.1353/aim.2020.0002. Available at https://muse.jhu.edu/article/753060.
- Cunsolo, A. and Ellis, N. (2018). Ecological grief as a mental health response to climate change-related loss. Nature Climate Change (invited Perspective piece), 8: 275-281.
- In Cunsolo Willox, A. and Landman, K. (eds). (May 2017). Mourning Nature: Hope at the Heart of Ecological Grief and Loss. McGill-Queen’s University Press:
- Cunsolo, A. She Was Bereft. (Prologue).
- Cunsolo, A. and Landman, K. On Nature’s Mournable Life (Introduction).
- Cunsolo, A. Climate Change as the Work of Mourning (Chapter 8).
Ashlee Cunsolo, PhD 