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Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Exercising Climate Optimism And Shifting Perspectives For A Brighter Future With Anne Therese Gennari

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Personal Journals, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The battle to reverse climate change is a long and unending one. How do we keep our optimism in this trying and tiring fight? Corinna Bellizzi sits down with the climate optimist herself to get the answers. Anne Therese Gennari is the founder of the Climate Optimist, Rolemodels Agency, and Hey Change Podcast. She shifts the narrative around climate change and paints a future that we can look forward instead of one we should avoid. Listen in as they discuss how to shift your mindset when engaging and shifting into a more sustainable regenerative lifestyle.

About Anne Therese Gennari

Anne Therese Gennari is an entrepreneur, a speaker, an educator and an environmental activist. She’s the founder of the Climate Optimist, Rolemodels Agency, and Hey Change Podcast. As an educator and consultant, she helps shift the narrative around climate change so that we can act from courage and excitement instead of fear.

Connect with Anne Therese:

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-therese-gennari/

Guest Website: https://www.theclimateoptimist.com/

Guest Social: https://www.instagram.com/annetheresegennari/

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Show Notes:

00:00 – Introduction

01:29 – Catalyst to Action for Climate Change

05:06 – San Francisco Composting System

08:01 – Zenagee Artis and the impact of youth

10:44 – Value of people and community

12:00 – Find an area of passion to Care

13:29 – Small daily actions turn into habits

18:50 – What it means to be climate activist and how to remain optimistic: fear Vs optimism

25:21 – Positively incentivizing change and the five barriers to climate action

28:25 – We need to do less

31:58 – Ecological impact of trade shows and the move towards tech as we go back to “normalcy”

36:06 – Regeneration and carbon offsets

37:30 – The power of community

43:33 – The future in an optimistic world

47:52 – Conclusion

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Join the Care More. Be Better. Community!

Website: https://caremorebebetter.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveJg5mSfeTf0l4otrxgUfg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better

Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebetter

Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better

Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability Podcast

Care More. Be Better. is not backed by any company. We answer only to our collective conscience. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show (https://caremorebebetter.com/donate). Thank you, now and always, for your support as we get this thing started!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes.

0:09.7

Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain.

0:15.3

You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today.

0:20.1

Here's your host, Karina Belizzi.

0:24.2

Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends. I'm your host, Karina Belizzi, a cause marketer and

0:29.1

activist who's passionate about social impact, sustainability, and regenerating Earth.

0:34.4

I have a treat for you today because we're going to talk about all things

0:37.6

climate related and remaining more optimistic. Many of us struggle with remaining optimistic

0:43.7

when we're faced with the daunting task of reversing climate change. So through today's

0:48.2

conversation and with tools in hand, you'll leave today's discussion with inspiration.

0:53.4

I've created a five-step guide to help guide you on

0:55.9

your journey to be a climate activist. It's available to our entire community. All you have to do is go

1:01.9

to Caremore Be Better.com and sign up for our newsletter. You'll receive a welcome email moments

1:07.9

later that includes a download link. I'm thrilled to be joined today by the

1:11.9

climate optimist herself, Anne Therese Denari. Anne Therese has a really interesting history.

1:18.4

She is an entrepreneur, a speaker, an educator, and an environmental activist. She's the founder

1:24.2

of the climate optimist, role models agency, and Hey Change podcast. As an

1:29.0

educator and consultant, she helps shift the narrative around climate change so that we can act

1:34.3

from courage and excitement instead of fear. And Torese, welcome to the show. Thank you.

1:40.4

So happy to be here. I'd love to know a little bit more about your specific catalyst. Like,

1:46.4

what really propelled you into action to really move forward for climate change? I feel like it's

1:53.0

my life purpose and it's just something that's been so, been a big part of me since I was a child.

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