Climcon | Managing eco-anxiety and depression as an activist @climcon | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 11 minutes ago.
In this video, I talk about about my struggles with eco-anxiety, climate anxiety, and depression. I share some tips and tools that I've used to manage my mental health while organizing as a climate activist. These tips may be helpful for others who are struggling mentally while fighting for social change.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:56 Part 1 - Disappointment with the world
1:54 Circles of control, influence, and concern (Tool)
2:38 Don’t read all the news (Tip)
3:40 Part 2 – Growing into activism
3:44 Surround yourself with like-minds (Tip)
4:23 Work That Reconnects (Tool)
6:23 Plum Village Tradition (Tool)
8:18 Part 3 – Devastation (tw: suicidal ideation, depression)
11:41 Get professional help (Tool)
12:38 Have an identity outside of climate change (Tip)
13:19 Step back if needed (Tip)
14:38 Be kind (Tip)
15:29 Part 4 – Moving forward
15:48 You will change (Tip)
16:35 Outro
Climate change icon used in the cover image was created by Freepik - Flaticon
In this video, I talk about about my struggles with eco-anxiety, climate anxiety, and depression. I share some tips and tools that I've used to manage my mental health while organizing as a climate activist. These tips may be helpful for others who are struggling mentally while fighting for social change.
Subscribe for more sustainability content: youtube.com/channel/UCufwEATZT7-dkPWttigw8RQ?sub_confirmation=1
Share this video with a friend: youtu.be/yZJSRAav1s8
Let’s connect:
Instagram – aidan.mock
Twitch – hermit11362
Twitter – @aidanmock
A link to the practices from The Work that Reconnects: workthatreconnects.org/resources/practices
Official website for plum village: plumvillage.org
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:56 Part 1 - Disappointment with the world
1:54 Circles of control, influence, and concern (Tool)
2:38 Don’t read all the news (Tip)
3:40 Part 2 – Growing into activism
3:44 Surround yourself with like-minds (Tip)
4:23 Work That Reconnects (Tool)
6:23 Plum Village Tradition (Tool)
8:18 Part 3 – Devastation (tw: suicidal ideation, depression)
11:41 Get professional help (Tool)
12:38 Have an identity outside of climate change (Tip)
13:19 Step back if needed (Tip)
14:38 Be kind (Tip)
15:29 Part 4 – Moving forward
15:48 You will change (Tip)
16:35 Outro
Climate change icon used in the cover image was created by Freepik - Flaticon
