In the inaugural episode of I'm Afraid of Climate Change, Audrey Casper addresses their personal history with eco-anxiety, defined by the American Psychological Association as "anxiety or worry about climate change and its effects." Audrey discusses how to balance warranted fears of climate disaster with feelings of hopelessness, and what it might mean to weather it out.
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Resources:
https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/eco-anxiety
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/therapists-are-reckoning-with-eco-anxiety/
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