Climate on the Mind
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Fear of flooding, feelings of guilt over the last holiday flight, anger about governmental inertia: We face the ecological crisis with a whole array of emotions, and that’s good, says the psychotherapist Katharina van Bronswijk. Fear, sadness, anger are healthy reactions to existential threats such as climate change. We need them to become motivated for change and to question social norms. Full of empathy and rich in facts, van Bronswijk leads us through phenomena such as climate anxiety, eco depression, suppression mechanisms and activist burnout, as well as giving tips on how to deal with the new emotions. She sheds light on interactions between the individual and groups and explains how we, as a society, can prepare ourselves for the changes to come.
A book that is equally relevant for climate activists as it is for friends of brown coal – and which advocates holding emotional debates about environmental crises; and, in turn, the power of these emotions should be harnessed for the upcoming transformation.