Leading Beyond Climate Anxiety and Grief: Advice from a Psychologist [Online]

Feelings of alarm, anxiety, outrage, grief, mourning -- these are healthy emotional reactions to the climate crisis and current political problems. But left unacknowledged or misunderstood, they can stifle taking action and sticking with it. This experience-based online workshop will help sustainability professionals, educators, health providers, coaches and activists expand their messaging and engagement skills to meet the current societal moment. We'll learn ways to honor and integrate a variety of responses using an emotional intelligence and cultural wisdom framework that can propel individuals, teams, and communities into more insightful, resilient and empowered modes. Speakers will translate knowledge from psychology and climate science into accessible takeaways and exercises you can apply in your work. For long-term engagement with solutions to complex problems, a well-understood commitment to our values and meaning, supportive comrades, and an ability to summon joy and tenacity will carry us forward. The presenter is an award-winning climate psychologist who contributed to…