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Mindfulness in the climate crisis What is mindfulness? Most of us, most of the time, are not truly present. Instead, we are lost in thoughts about the past, fears and worries about the future, or wishing that this moment was…
Motivational Interviewing What is motivational interviewing? Motivational interviewing (MI) is a conversational approach used by counselors to help people address ambivalence and find motivation to make changes in their lives. It involves exploring a person’s mixed feelings, which hold them…
Parents and climate mental health Parents and their mental health Parents are a primary source of emotional resilience for their children. As climate impacts increase, and the mental health impacts of the climate crisis in youth escalate, understanding the close…
Performance art Harnessing performance art for empowering youth voices and navigating climate emotions What is performance art? Performance art is a creative and expressive form of live art, which involves artists and other individuals using their bodies, actions, and narratives.…
Post-traumatic growth What is post-traumatic growth? Lawrence Calhoun and Richard G. Tedeschi, now professors of psychology emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, coined the term “post-traumatic growth” in 1995 to describe the phenomenon of people experiencing positive…
Public Health Approach to Climate Mental Health What is public health? Public health is a discipline that is concerned with preventing illness and promoting health in society via a range of activities or services that reach groups or populations. It…
Reproductive decisions How is climate change influencing people’s decisions to have children? With environmental issues on the rise – heatwaves, wildfires, drought, crop failures, water and air pollution illnesses, and more – a growing number of people are asking themselves,…
Resilience Hubs What are Resilience Hubs? Resilience Hubs are physical spaces created to support communities in preparing for, mitigating, and adapting to climate change. By building on existing community infrastructures, Resilience Hubs address climate change through intervening before, during, and…
Sea Level Rise and Mental Health (Florida) Sea level rise in Florida The climate crisis is causing sea level to rise worldwide. Melting glaciers and thermal expansion (water expanding when it warms) are the two major causes of sea level…
Solastalgia What is solastalgia? When you feel homesick for a home you never left, that’s solastalgia. Solastalgia is when you feel as if the comfort, or solace, you get from feeling at home in a place has been taken from…