Description

Welcome to the 193rd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme is all about anxiety linked to the climate crisis. 

In today’s show

• About my TEDx talk [00:39]
• How anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems we can face. [01.17]
• Some of the ways the climate crisis is affecting people's way of life. [01.56]
• The definition of the climate crisis. [02:27]
• How it's easier for small companies to take action. [06:49]

Quotes

• Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems we can face.
• A quarter of adults said they felt so anxious that it had stopped them from doing the things they wanted to do all the time.
• Most of us have experienced anxiety at some point in our lives.
• The climate crisis, chaos and justice are disproportionately affecting global majority communities and the global south.
• Working lives are becoming increasingly difficult as people's jobs expose them to significant health and safety risks.

Resources

• UN Climate Crisis A Race We can Win 
• Climate change and the workplace: What do global employers need to know?
• Majority of young people distressed about climate change, even during pandemic
• Responding to Climate Anxiety in the workplace
• WWF
• Listent to Episode # 189: Ensuring People’s Rights at Work
• Join my Mailing List and receive my free e-Book here
• Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC

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