Psychology and Climate Change

Psychology and Climate Change

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Exploring the psychological impact of global warming. This channel is sponsored by the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America.

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Heather White, "60 Days to a Greener Life: Ease Eco-Anxiety Through Joyful Daily Action" (Harper Horizon, 2024)

May 27, 2024

60 Days to a Greener Life

Heather White
Hosted by Karyne Messina

Heather White brings two decades of environmental advocacy work and national nonprofit leadership to life with her joyful and practical books on tackl…

Charlie Hertzog Young, "Spinning Out: Climate Change, Mental Health and Fighting for a Better Future" (Footnote Press, 2023)

March 19, 2024

Spinning Out

Charlie Hertzog Young
Hosted by Karyne Messina

Charlie Hertzog Young became a climate activist in his early teens. His journey led him onto airport runways and into the halls of power, but also to …

Parenting and Climate Change

October 11, 2023

Parenting and Climate Change

Jenni Silverstein and Elizabeth Bechard
Hosted by Karyne Messina
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Today I talked to Jenni Silverstein and Elizabeth Bechard about their study (co-authored with Jennifer Walker) "What are the Impacts of Concern about …

CK Westbrook, "The Judgment" (4 Horsemen Publications, 2023)

August 27, 2023

The Judgment

CK Westbrook
Hosted by Karyne Messina

Today I talked to CK Westbrook about The Judgment (4 Horsemen Publications, 2023), book 3 of "The Impact Series." Kate thought the world was finally…

Travis Holloway, "How to Live at the End of the World: Theory, Art, and Politics for the Anthropocene" (Stanford UP, 2022)

August 23, 2023

How to Live at the End of the World

Travis Holloway

The end of the Holocene era is marked not just by melting glaciers or epic droughts, but by the near universal disappearance of shared social enterpri…

Heather White, "One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet" (Harper Horizon, 2022)

August 5, 2023

One Green Thing

Heather White
Hosted by Karyne Messina

The climate crisis and its resulting eco-anxiety is the biggest challenge of our time. The anxiety that comes with worrying about how environmental ha…

CK Westbrook, "The Collision" (4 Horsemen Publications, 2022)

July 19, 2023

The Collision

CK Westbrook
Hosted by Karyne Messina
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Today I talked to CK Westbrook about The Collision (4 Horsemen Publications, 2022), volume 2 of the "The Impact Trilogy." As the world continues to r…

CK Westbrook, "The Shooting" (4 Horsemen Publications, 2022)

July 2, 2023

The Shooting

CK Westbrook
Hosted by Karyne Messina
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In The Shooting (4 Horsemen Publications, 2022), the first book in a trilogy, CK Westbrook superbly places real-life characters in a fantasy world fil…

Rob Verchick, "The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience" (Columbia UP, 2023)

May 19, 2023

The Octopus in the Parking Garage

Rob Verchick
Hosted by Karyne Messina

One morning in Miami Beach, an unexpected guest showed up in a luxury condominium complex’s parking garage: an octopus. The image quickly went viral. …