Resource guide
The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systematic Descriptive Review. academic article, 2020How to turn climate anxiety into action. Renee Lertzman. TED Talk, 2019Rising Through Resilience.
Tamara Staton. "Medium", 2022.Anxiety and grief comes with
climate change. NPR, 2021Climate change in the American mind: Beliefs & attitudes. website, current.Interview: "Generation Dread",
Britt Wray. Podcast video, 2022Climate change and happiness, podcast collection.Compilation of links for Youth
Various. Google Doc, current.Good Grief Network, courses. Optimism is a Key Weapon Against Climate Change. Sarah Jaquette Ray, Institue of Art and Ideas, 2024Tools for Coping with Coping with Eco-Anxiety Zöe Serrano, Cut the Crap, blogWebsite photo credits:
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Cascadia Stack’s work focuses on these three objectives of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
#3—Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Well-being is mind, body, and spirit. By preparing our mental stamina of visualizing and preparing for emergencies, then we are more equipped to thrive during and after an event— whether sudden or gradual.
#11—Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. It all begins with an idea. We believe in the power of shopping and consuming goods which are sourced locally. Intentional communities, permaculture and hydroculture are an ethos we support as a tool of climate resilience.
#13— Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. The power of action is as simple as sending an email to your state representative or writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. These small actions can relieve individuals of their feelings of despair and helplessness. We make suggestions for this and support our fellow Cascadian organizations that focus on these efforts. We believe that when we take care of our climate anxiety, we are better equipped to take these kinds of actions.
