How to be a Hypocrite and an Eco-hero with Sarah JS Part II
So many narratives within activism and environmentalism tell us what we're doing is wrong or shames us for 'not doing enough'. But perfectionism is the enemy of growth, which instills shame. It is a mindset encouraged by capitalistic economics and societies that reduces our identities to just our achievements and removes our sense of humanity. That capitalistic perfectionism hinders our work; it makes us take on too much responsibility, and heightens our feelings of depression, anxiety, and anger, while simultaneously fueling our burnout. It also leads us to criticize ourselves and each other instead of supporting our mutual work. That is why in this two-part episode, we chatted with the amazing Sarah JS from the Good Grief Network, to learn how to embrace our environmental hypocrisy and recognize that the inescapable nature of climate change is kind of the whole point to this problem.
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Click HERE to view the transcription of this episode
Click HERE to listen to part I!
Additional Resources
Learn more about Good Grief Network and their 10-Step program which aims to help folks navigate emotions linked to climate change by creating safe spaces and empowering meaningful action. Click here to join their Mighty Network, or here for their amazing resource list.
Discover more about Selin Nurgün’s work on embodied resiliency, healing, somatic coaching or climate grief support .
If you’re looking to learn more about Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a great place to start is this article!
Connect with others and share your emotional, psychological and spiritual feelings regarding this climate crisis on the Deep Adaptation Facebook group.
Curious about the mental health panel Sarah spoke at with 6 other incredible activists, parents and psychotherapists? You can watch the panel here (it has ASL interpretation).
#RisingYouth and Start The Wave helped to make this episode possible. #RisingYouth is a program led by TakingITGlobal to help youth in Canada develop life skills by giving back to their communities. Start the Wave is a non-profit organisation focused on empowering and supporting projects that create positive change worldwide. If you have a community project idea, check out both #RisingYouth and Start The Wave!
