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Youth and Intergenerational Climate Justice

Climate anxiety toolbox: a resource guide for young people facing climate anxiety and grief

Explore these useful resources (all free) for dealing with climate anxiety, ranging from articles, to courses, to places to speak to someone about how you’re feeling.
Matilda Noble
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  • 11th Sep 2024
  • 3 min read

Introduction

Are you struggling with climate anxiety? You’re not alone. Climate anxiety can feel incredibly overwhelming and make it hard to take positive action in the face of climate change, however there are steps you can take to help yourself cope with these feelings. Below are some useful resources (all free) for dealing with climate anxiety, ranging from articles, to courses, to places to speak to someone about how you’re feeling.

Articles

Here are some articles to get you started with thinking about addressing your climate anxiety. They contain a range of tips and perspectives and are a great way to get an overview of available strategies for addressing how you feel.

  • TIME – A heartfelt article about working out what climate action works for you
  • Young Minds – An article by a young person with tips tailored for young people
  • Mental Health UK – Tips using CBT techniques
  • Natural History Museum – An article on turning anxiety into action

Resources

For more in-depth information on how to cope with climate anxiety, check out these resource banks, blogs, podcasts, and more.

Climate-positive news

When it comes to climate change, bad news stories tend to take the forefront and this can often culture feelings of doom and gloom. However there is plenty of good news out there related to climate change happening every day! Check out the news feeds below for tailored good news related to the environment to help you feel more positive about climate action being taken.

@thegarbagequeen

Training

These workshops and courses require more of a time commitment, but can be really helpful for providing more support with feelings of climate anxiety and increasing your capacity to deal with these feelings.

  • Active Hope – A video-based course to equip people to address climate burnout, and make positive change
  • Climate Wayfinding – Workshops for introspection and exploring climate-related emotions
  • Force of nature Community – A community to join with events, training, and resources to empower young people grappling with climate anxiety
  • TEAP Webinars – TEAP host monthly webinars for those in the Global South covering a range of topics related to climate anxiety

Talking to someone

Feelings of climate anxiety can be very isolating but it’s important to realise that there are many other people feeling the same way as you. It can be helpful to connect with and talk to people who feel similarly to you, or reach out to professionals who are trained to assist you in coping with these feelings. Below are some spaces to find communities of young people supporting each other through climate anxiety, and places to find professionals who can help.

  • Climate café – Attend a climate café to discuss your feelings with others that feel the same
  • TEAP Zen café – TEAP host events including virtual zen cafés for people in the Global South to discuss eco anxiety
  • Climate Psychology Alliance – Join a youth support space to connect with other young people and learn resilience building practices
  • Climate 1 on 1 – Attend free one to one sessions with a psychological professional to address eco-related distress
  • Good Grief Network – Participate in a youth programme to build resilience and get inspired
Climate Psychology Alliance youth support space.

Further resources

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