Ask Us Anything: The Climate Therapists Are In*

Second of three Ask Us Anything events at NYCW The world is changing rapidly, and the devastating effects of climate change are taking a toll on our minds, hearts, and lives. It’s a lot. How do we actually stay present on our rapidly warming planet without going numb or getting swept under? If you're a scientist, a conservationist, a journalist, or an activist, how do you prevent burnout and trauma when the work feels defeating or enraging, and when you see and carry realities others don’t? If you're an educator, how do you teach your climate curriculum responsibly while supporting the emotional fallout for your students and yourself? If you're an organizational, corporate, or civic leader, how do you build the kind of collective resilience that lets a community actually show up for each other when it counts? These challenges are pervasive and deeply human, and that's why we're here to help. This pop-up event is part of the You Good? Making NYC Green and Affordable event put on by Climate One and Grist. Separate registration is required to attend the host event; sign up here. Our table will be open throughout the entire event. Bring your questions, your frustrations, your spontaneous thoughts and we’ll chat about psychologically-informed strategies for building resilience, processing grief and anger, and staying rooted in engaged action, whatever your role in the climate movement. *Let’s chat! This isn’t therapy, but we do offer plenty of education and empathy. Check out our other NYCW events on: September 22 at Reciprocity House September 24 at Pier 57 Speaker bios: Leslie Davenport is an internationally recognized speaker, climate psychology educator, consultant, and therapist who bridges climate, education, policy, media, and social justice. She is the columnist for the award-winning environmental news outlet, Grist, where she writes the advice column “Ask A Climate Therapist.” Author of six books, two American Psychological Association (APA)-published guides for youth, her new book Transforming Climate Anxiety: A Workbook for Courage, Clarity, and Collective Action is the culmination of more than two decades of shaping the field of climate psychology. Leslie leads the Climate Psychology Certification program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and advises organizations such as Post Carbon Institute. She brings audiences science, strategy, and heart to navigate eco-emotions for a more just world. Dr. Laura Carter Robinson is a leading eco- and clinical psychologist known internationally for her work at the intersection of climate change and mental health. A climate therapist, educator, consultant, and speaker, she is in the American Psychological Association’s Climate Change Psychology Advisory Group, has served on the executive committee of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America, and has advised nonprofits and higher ed institutions. The author of a forthcoming book on psychological resilience in the climate crisis, and a prominent emerging voice in helping the public navigate the psychological challenges of climate change, she is passionate about catalyzing people to wake up to, embrace, and act on the importance of our belonging with the natural world and with each other.