Embracing your Inner Communist Can Help with Climate Grief?
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Essay by Eric Worrall
“… I get them to envision a world that is fair; where everyone has enough resources to meet their needs. I ask them what they can do now to contribute to this world, and ask them to move towards this. …”
As a psychologist I have witnessed a surge in climate grief. This is what I tell my clients
Carly Dober
Sat 13 Jan 2024 01.00 AEDTLast modified on Sat 13 Jan 2024 11.35 AEDT
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“It sucks… and it’s only going to get worse,” my client says, disbelief colouring their facial expression.
I’m inclined to agree, it does suck.
I can feel my hands starting to get clammy as my memory flashes back to the catastrophic climate events I’ve watched unfold recently.
Bearing witness to the climate crisis can feel surreal at times, yet I do not mention this to my client. I have a job to do, and it is not to escalate their rational anxieties and fears, it is to manage what is manageable; to teach coping strategies, to encourage connection to nature and social relationships, to channel their grief into sustainable action that feels meaningful.
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