Anxiety arises when we cannot control challenging situations in front of us. This year, we have been faced with many uncontrollable circumstances. Particularly with COVID, all we have been able to control is social distancing, mask-wearing, and hand washing, and perhaps doing these small actions helps us feel a bit less anxious. Another way to deal with anxiety is acceptance -- to surrender, breathe, and let go. Climate change, however, feels even more overwhelming. As tornadoes, storms, floods, and fires are on the rise, so is our anxiety, yet effective actions can feel out of reach. How can we better cope and create emotional resiliency on a warming world? Are there things we can all do to make a difference? Join us in the discussion, break out room activities, and reflection this Sunday night on GG tv - Leslie will guide us through actionable steps we can use to help us with our anxiety and help others while healing our mother earth.

BIO
Leslie Davenport is a Climate Psychology consultant and educator. She is the author of three books, including Emotional Resilience in the Era of Climate Change. Her fourth book will be released Spring 2021 by Magination Press, and will support middle schoolers in building "emotional intelligence" and resilience for growing into a warming world. She is a founding member of the Institute for Health & Healing, one of the nation's oldest and largest integrative medicine clinics. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest, and is on faculty with the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Books
Healing and Transformation Through Self-Guided Imagery
Transformative Imagery: Cultivating the Imagination for Healing, Change and Growth
Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change.

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