June 7

Check in

Climate Change and our Mental Health

Climate change is real, and so is how it affects people’s mental health and wellbeing. This includes anxiety (or eco-anxiety) over the crisis and the mental toll that comes from natural disasters, lack of food and water, and hardship caused by climate change.

Today I’d like to talk about some of the things that you can do to help others and yourself.

For now, here are your check in questions:

How am I feeling today? How would I like to feel by the end of the day?
What is one quality in myself that I am proud of?

If you would like to post your answers to today's question, use the button below to post to the Community Board!

Post your answer

Activities

Upcycling Projects and more

One way to ease your fear is to act. We can make a lot of difference from our own homes.

Projects:

Learn how to upcycle things that you no longer use. Here are some of my favorite ones; I’ll be updating this doc as I find more.
Not sure what and what not to recycle? This guide can help you.

Online Action:

If you would like to post a picture of your project, a signed petition, or something else you want to share, you can email your file to decompress.reminders@gmail.com

How to have a climate change conversation - and why it’s important

Talking about our issues can make us feel empowered to overcome our challenges. This article describes how and why it’s important for us to talk about climate change and our worries in our community. It’s not always going to be easy but by talking about it, you can open up others’ minds and relieve your own stresses.

Resources

How Climate Change affects your mental Health

Learn how our changing earth affects your mental health.

"For all that's ever been said about climate change, we haven't heard nearly enough about the psychological impacts of living in a warming world," says scien...

How climate change affects your mental health | Britt Wray

Link to TED: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

Direct Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IlDkCEvsYw

Body Scan Meditation

Continue your meditation practice with this body scan meditation from MyLife.

Feel more settled and calm by bringing awareness to each part of your body, noticing your experience with a sense of curiosity and openness. A Body Scan mind...

Body Scan Meditation (Tame Anxiety)

Link to MyLife: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkB9zEEqnP9kMIf5VChd99Q

Direct Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS2yDmWk0vs