Climate Anxiety and How It Can Lead to Hopefulness

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4.2 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Skies darkened by smoke. Streets flooded by rain. Temperatures so hot, sea animals boiled in the ocean. Given this year of extreme weather, fire and heat, it is no wonder that “eco-anxiety” or “climate dread” have entered our vernacular. But they are more than catchphrases. Climate-induced anxiety is a real set of emotions that can require attention and treatment and for some, those emotions are a call to action. We’ll talk about climate anxiety and the climate solutions it’s helping to foster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.8	Welcome to Forum. I'm Leslie McClurg. That pit in your stomach you feel as you're reading about the latest wildfire, hurricane, or flood. It has a name,
1:00.9	Eco Anxiety. This summer, it has been hard to shake a sense of doom. We'll talk about what to do with the angst or overwhelm you may be feeling about climate change. We'll get some advice on how
1:06.0	to put the emotion into action. We'll also hear about some of the promising ways the planet
1:10.7	could heal.
1:12.0	Our panel of guests will leave you hopeful. That's all next on Forum after this news. I'm Leslie McClurg filling in for Mina Kim.
1:36.6	Welcome to Forum.
1:37.9	Communities socked in by smoke, heavy rain filling basement apartments,
1:41.9	temperatures so hot, sea animals boiled in the ocean. Given this
1:46.5	year of extreme weather, fire, and heat, it's no wonder that eco-anxiety or climate dread have entered
1:52.5	our vernacular. But they're more than just catchphrases. Climate-induced anxiety is a real set of
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