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We give language to what you feel about the climate crisis—and also what you might want to feel, feelings you can grow and cultivate. This supports your resilience and your mental health and wellbeing.
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Season 6, Episode 1: Revisiting “On the Birth of Climate Therapy” with Rosemary Randall (opens the original)
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Panu and I wanted to share a classic interview with UK therapist and writer Rosemary “Ro” Randall. 20 years ago, Ro led some of the first public therapeutic groups to address people’s troubled feelings of guilt and despair about human-caused climate breakdown. These “Carbon Conversations” groups highlighted the struggle to live ethically in societies that continue to feed the problem. The groups were the forerunner of the global “climate café” movement, grassroots programs like the Good Grief Ne
Season 5, Episode 24: Reprise Episode From 2022 “Holding Space” (opens the original)
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Here at the Climate Change and Happiness podcast, Panu and I are looking back at some of our earliest episodes. And this is a great example: Our second episode from 2022 that focuses on a core mission of our podcast, that of “holding space” – for climate emotions, for healthy sensibility and consciousness, and for creative action. Listen and look back on what at the time seemed a bit strange, and even controversial: Thinking about happiness in the context of your work addressing climate breakdow
Season 5, Episode 23: A New Edition of Ecotherapy and Remembering Martin Jordan — With Hayley Marshall & Joe Hinds (opens the original)
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Thomas Doherty was joined by Haley Marshall and Joe Hinds, editors of the new edition of Ecotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, and Education, of which Thomas authored the first chapter. The trio reflected on the science and stories behind ecotherapy’s rise from the margins to mainstream practice, and remembered their colleague, pioneering UK ecotherapist, Martin Jordan. Contrary to common misconceptions, outdoor or ecotherapy is neither new, nor unstudied. Thinkers like Martin, Hayley, Joe, Th
Season 5, Episode 22: “The Body Keeps the Storm” with Clayton Aldern (opens the original)
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Climate change is not just happening around us, but also inside of us. Thomas and Panu join journalist Clay Aldern who explains how heat, storms, and other climate shocks can shape our minds and bodies in surprising ways. Their talk focused on climate trauma, eco-anxiety, and epigenetics — the idea that stress can leave marks on our biology and may even affect future generations. As Clay noted, “The climate’s always kind of reaching in and adding a little more weight.” This captures the episode’
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