It’s much more complicated than denial “Oh, stop worrying, everything will be OK. You’re always such a doomsdayer.” These are a close friend’s words to me over lunch. What have I done this time? Did I mention the fact that global temperatures are set to increase by at least 2.5…

Grief Circles are becoming more and more popular — but do we really have time to sit around crying when we have so little time to save the world? — There is no doubt that we are deeply affected by the things we read in the news, the stories we hear from friends, and the way that our own lives are affected by the unfolding disasters we see happening in the world — pandemics, wars, climate change. …

Joanna Macy’s work has been helping people process environmental collapse for decades — so what is it and how can it help? — There’s no doubt that more and more people are waking up to the realities of the climate crisis; it’s getting harder to ignore the wildfires, heatwaves, crop failures, and floods, and even mainstream media is finally talking about climate change as if it’s an established fact (well, in most countries).

Are things really as bad as the new Netflix movie makes out.. or are they actually much worse? [Movie spoilers alert!] This Christmas, instead of settling in with the usual fix of Home Alone or Jingle All the Way (my guilty pleasures), I tuned in to Netflix’s new movie —…

How to cultivate hope when it seems like the world is ending — When talking about climate collapse, I find that people’s reactions generally fall into one of a few camps: Well, there’s nothing we can do about it now, anyway — we’re screwed. We might as well enjoy our lives. There’s nothing we can do about it, and I’m too angry/depressed to…

How to avoid falling into a pit of despair and hopelessness — The IPCC’s latest report has just been released. I have to say, it was quite surprising to see the BBC calmly state that the ice caps are definitely going to melt, that climate change is unequivocally caused by humans, and that we have locked in 1.5 …

We can choose to ignore our feelings, let them overwhelm us, or use them as fuel to face complex challenges head-on — I’ve been worrying about climate collapse for a long time, while it seemed to me that my friends and family went around, undisturbed. …

And if the US is so rich, why aren’t more people happy? (Hint: most things you know are probably wrong) You’ve probably heard plenty of people tell you that money doesn’t buy happiness: a quick search for the terms “money” and “happiness” brings up a ton of upbeat articles and…