{"id":473,"date":"2025-01-08T08:39:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/?page_id=473"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:24:24","slug":"resources-for-climate-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ccas\/resources\/resources-for-climate-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Climate Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3>Climate Anxiety Resources<\/h3>\r\n<p>Below are a curation of resources which facilitate and exemplify ways to find hope and ways to cope in the face of climate crisis.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findingnatureblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/the-nature-connection-handbook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the-nature-connection-handbook.pdf<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eepro.naaee.org\/sites\/default\/files\/eepro-post-files\/Teachers_%20Climate%20Mental%20Health%20Support%20Activities.pdf\">Climate Mental Health Activities<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.extension.wisc.edu\/files\/2024\/08\/Eco-Anxiety-Resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You\u2019re Not Alone: Resources to Manage Ecoanxiety and Strong Emotions<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/talkclimatetome.ca\/assets\/files\/Eco-Grief%20and%20Eco-Anxiety%20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eco Grief and Climate Anxiety (4 page article)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatementalhealth.net\/grief-resources\">https:\/\/www.climatementalhealth.net\/grief-resources<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umt.edu\/media\/wilderness\/toolboxes\/documents\/climate\/Common%20ecological%20myths%20about%20wilderness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A piece reminding us we are part of nature, not separate from it.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Social Media Accounts to Follow<\/h2>\r\n<p>These accounts are dedicated to highlighting \u201cpositive climate developments\u201d and successes in sustainability. Their aim is to stimulate our thinking, encouraging us to actively seek out and celebrate these achievements, while also using them as valuable case studies and sources of inspiration for learning. Some focus on the beauty of nature and science, while others specifically explore what social or climate action is being done in the world.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsthegarbagequeen\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">itsthegarbagequeen<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sambentley\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">sambentley<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fairlylame_\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">fairlylame_<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nathanology_\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">nathanology_<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/globalpositive\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">globalpositive<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/atmos\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">atmos<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thescishow\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">thescishow<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/goodnewsnetwork\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">goodnewsnetwork<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/globalpositivenews\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">globalpositivenews<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1eED-qkdmic&amp;t=1s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1eED-qkdmic&amp;t=1s\">we fly, we crawl, we swim: a short film about climate justice\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>A creative and beautifully animated short on climate justice<\/p>\r\n<p><span class=\"tadv-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tkgVir5Rt-k\">Bridging Theory to Action: Hope and Climate Change | Lisa Kretz | TEDxEvansville\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Lisa Kretz (PhD) on using our emotions as a means of empowerment in a time of climate change<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3MnvyBi1KDU\">Walter<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>This animated short, takes place in a climate-changed setting.\u00a0<em>Walter<\/em>\u00a0addresses water scarcity and individual-based solutions to ecological degradation.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/286098596?embedded=true&amp;source=vimeo_logo&amp;owner=88679123\">Another Gulf Is Possible<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>an animated story of how working together is essential to surviving\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z-Ng5ZvrDm4\">Dear Alice | Solarpunk<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>This is a futuristic 2 minute short on Solarpunk potentials through the scope of food justice.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=twGcjDnOb_U\">Build a Solarpunk Future Right Now\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>This 14 minute short discusses realistic approaches to creating a solar punk future right now and the importance of releasing profit as a priorit<\/p>\r\n<p>y. Instead, solarpunk asks us to reprioritize nature and our interpersonal relationship within and without Nature.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kkP4oFIZf8s&amp;t=73s\">Harmony with Nature<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>United Nation\u2019s Harmony with Nature on transforming the way we treat life on Earth.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iQMZZ8ng7oI&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.evergreen.edu%2F&amp;source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&amp;feature=emb_imp_woyt\">Understanding Intergenerational Trauma<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Observes the trauma on Indigenous\/Aboriginal communities caused by colonization<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left\">Podcasts<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gimletmedia.com\/shows\/howtosaveaplanet\/5whko6o\">The Tribe that\u2019s Moving Earth (and Water) to Solve the Climate Crisis | How to Save a Planet\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>The Yurok tribe is reversing centuries of ecological damage to their land and making it more resilient to climate change by marrying two systems that might seem contradictory: indigenous land management practices and modern Western economics<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greendreamer.com\/podcast\/elin-kelsey-hope-matters\">Remembering the Critical Role of Hope in<\/a><span class=\"tadv-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greendreamer.com\/podcast\/elin-kelsey-hope-matters\">\u00a0Activism\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Elin Kelsey discusses the nuance of hope and critical optimism vs climate despair and how hope orients us toward seeking solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drjenniferatkinson.com\/facing-it\">Facing It \u2013 a podcast with Jennifer W. Atkinson, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Dr. Jennifer Atkinson explores \u201cways to move from despair to action by addressing the psychological roots of our unprecedented ecological loss\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/citizensclimateradio\/ep-58-how-to-keep-your-cool-on-a-warming-planet-with-dr-krista-hiser-and-sarah-jaquette-ray\">How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet with Dr. Krista Hiser and Sarah Jaquette Ray by Citizens Climate Radio<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left\">Interviews<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nike.com\/a\/sustainability-talking-trash-billie-eilish?cp=78196442393_brom_\">Talking Trash; A Conversation about Climate Change with Billie Eilish<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Billie Eilish discuss climate change and how to think globally and act locally. Learn what you can do to make your voice heard.<\/p>\r\n<h2>News Sources and Articles<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/the-unbearable-whiteness-of-climate-anxiety\/\">Climate Anxiety Is an Overwhelmingly White Phenomenon \u2013 Scientific Journal\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Written by Sarah Jaquette Ray, author of\u00a0<em>A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety<\/em>, this article brings social justice to the forefront of conversations about climate change.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/columns\/climate-emotions\">Climate Emotions \u2013 BBC Future<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>A collection of articles acknowledging climate emotion: how to move with them and how to move through them.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/\">Inside Climate News: Science, Policy, Justice, and Energy<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>News specific to climate change from a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Artistic Expression<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/fix\/imagine-2200-climate-fiction-2022\/\">Imagine 2200: The 2022 climate fiction collection<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Processing climate change and reimagining the future through fiction.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uB_8OA59hWE\">Quest\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Animated short film about the quest for water<\/p>\r\n<h2>Books<\/h2>\r\n<p><em>How High We Go in the Dark\u00a0<\/em>by Sequoia Nagamatsu<\/p>\r\n<p><em>The Dispossessed<\/em>\u00a0by Ursula K Le Guin<\/p>\r\n<h2>Additional resources<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.existentialtoolkit.com\/\">The Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>A great resource for students and educators who want to develop skills to deal with the climate emergency without becoming overwhelmed by despair.<\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>Seeing Evergreen \u2013 a Map View of Projects<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Curious about what ongoing work is being done around campus? CCAS has curated a living map that updates monthly with new projects and information around various aspects of campus sustainability and climate action (everything from land stewardship, to energy production\/conservation, to addressing social impacts of climate change such as reduced available housing).<\/p>\r\n<p>You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/edit?mid=1951l3EHZUQyvbzq_rD7-nQumTLxdGP4&amp;usp=sharing\">see the map here<\/a>\u00a0(or by copy and pasting the link below). Email josephm@evergreen.edu to send updates or ask questions!<\/p>\r\n<p>https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/edit?mid=1951l3EHZUQyvbzq_rD7-nQumTLxdGP4&#038;usp=sharing<\/p>\r\n<h2>The Greener Sustainability Network \u2013 Org Chart<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you\u2019d like to see an Organizational Chart of the groups on campus working in or around climate action and education, CCAS has a living version linked here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/evergreen0.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/s\/CenterforClimateActionandSustainability\/EcgbDZYi1SVOpZYFWfc70BMBk-TtDhC8dmdeyze5nc9vSg?e=JnkHZs\">Evergreen Sust. 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