Acts of Resistance

Research into the mental health impacts of climate change is leading to an array of treatment approaches.

But I wonder if the task ahead is not to treat climate distress, but to respond to it.

To resist being complicit. To elevate what is important to us.

In my work with those who experience climate distress, I always ask "what are you already doing that gives you relief, that makes life ok?" Inevitably, it is something that reflects their values - family & friends, nature, connection, belonging. Sometimes it's easier to draw than speak.

Perhaps climate distress is not a problem to be solved. It's information to be acted on.