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I guess I've hit that stage of parenting now where younger parents and people thinking about

becoming parents have asked me what it's like raising a kid amidst, you know, everything going on in

the world, climate change and economic instability and any other thing that seems like a horseman

of the apocalypse. And, like, I don't know, man, I don't have any answers. But Emily Rabatow might.

She's the author of the essay collection, Lessons for Survival, Mothering Against the Apocalypse.

And in this interview with Here and Now Celeste Headley, she talks about grappling with

what Celeste calls the low level of dread that so many of us live with. And part of Rabatso's

answer, it's too much to bear without help. That's ahead. In the U.S., national security news can

feel far away from daily life.

Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors.

On our new show, Sources and Methods.

NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people,

helping you understand why distant events matter here at home.

Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

How do you parent in a time of climate crisis? How do you help your kids thrive when you're

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