Action Is the Antidote to Ecological Grief and Climate Anxiety – an Ecotherapist Explains

Action is the antidote to ecological grief and climate anxiety – an ecotherapist explains

Brussels, Belgium. 21st February 2019. High school and university students stage a protest against the climate policies of the Belgian government. Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.comThere’s a popular quote by the 13th-century poet and spiritual teacher Rumi: “The cure for the pain is in the pain.” This line often echoes through my mind when I’m working with clients, especially those experiencing ecological grief and climate anxiety. As an …

Climate anxiety needs climate solutions

I recently attended the online launch of a new campaign called Climate Courage Schools. An initiative from the Climate Majority Project, the campaign calls for ’emotionally aware’ climate education in schools. They argue that there is growing disconnect between what children are taught in school about climate change and about the future, and what they see unfolding around them. “As it stands,” they argue in a launch report, “education in no way …