A 10-step holistic guide to help you cope with the climate crisis—from the founders of the Good Grief Network.
Eco-distress is real. How to Live in a Chaotic Climate is here to help you rediscover meaning, joy, and connection as the tumult around us increases. Based on the Good Grief Network’s acclaimed10 Steps to Resilience and Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate program, this book unpacks the social, political, and spiritual nuances of the climate emergency, step by step.
Accept the Severity of the Predicament
Be with Uncertainty
Honor My Mortality and the Mortality of All
Do Inner Work
Develop Awareness of Biases and Perception
Practice Gratitude, Seek Beauty, and Create Connections
Take Breaks and Rest
Grieve the Harm I Have Caused
Show Up
Reinvest in Meaningful Efforts
Each step includes practices that draw on meditation, mindfulness, journaling, dance, somatics, and self-inquiry to help readers cope with overwhelming feelings, heal wounds caused by disconnection, and act in generative ways that help cultivate a just and equitable future for all.