It's a tough time to be working in the earth and environmental sciences. The research is critical, the findings are often bleak, and the reception can be less than favourable. Yet there is arguably no work more important right now. Sure, at times, it can be energising, but other times draining. The gap between what you know and what your friends and family know can be alienating.
Whatever you're experiencing, you're not alone. There are people, good people, everywhere - talking, collaborating, and discovering ways to reconcile their challenges and live wholeheartedly.
To help find your tribe, here are some links to get you started.
Seek out groups who advocate for your concerns, e.g.
Sustainable Builders Alliance
Learning to Live with Climate Change Free e-book
An international podcast that explores the personal side of climate change
Mental health clinicians using professional knowledge and skills to increase understanding and engagement with the psychological impact of climate change
Website of Dr Kristin Neff
A peer support group for people overwhelmed by eco-distress and collective trauma from social and ecological injustices
Resources for working with climate emotions
Ecological grief guidance and resources
News service that aims to help you understand the reality of climate change and what you can do about it
A self-guided website which helps you reflect on your emotional response to climate change, imagine a better future, and understand the actions you can take to address the climate crisis
Project to enable leaders, organisations, and advocates to become effective guides for positive planetary transformation through the power of psychology and social science
The official blog of the Met Office news team, intended to provide journalists and bloggers with the latest news and information from the Met Office
Website to foster connections between people all over the world to come together to understand and respond to the deep interconnections between climate change and mental health
A team of researchers, designers, policy experts and educators working to understand and support mental health in the current climate and ecological crises
The words of the original contributors to Is This How You Feel? reflecting on how climate change makes them feel five years on.
Exploring psychological responses to the climate crisis to strengthen relationships and resilience for a just future
Community website for the work of Joanna Macy
Climate Cafe Network international hub
Supports, convenes, and trains journalists and newsrooms to produce rigorous climate coverage that engages audiences