Eco-anxiety to agency: mental health in the age of climate change

As climate change accelerates, so does the mental distress it causes. In this episode, we interview Dr. Elizabeth Marks and Dr. Kris De Meyer to explore the critical intersection between mental health and climate change. We discuss eco-anxiety - the difficult emotions caused by direct or indirect exposure to climate change - and consider to what extent such emotions should be considered a clinical disorder. We also explore the unequal burden of climate change across populations and how fear-based climate messaging can be unhelpful. The episode goes on to suggest strategies for addressing both climate change and mental health, such as the benefits of 'action-based storytelling’ and the potential of individual agency and collective action to confront these challenges in an uncertain and changing world. 00:00 Introduction 02:00 What is eco-anxiety? 04:54 Inequalities in impact of climate change 07:25 Media messaging around climate change 12:04 What can we do in response to climate change? 19:42 Conclusion Dr. Elizabeth Marks Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Bath Deputy Director, Bath Centre for Mindfulness and Community Dr. Kris De Meyer Research Fellow, King’s College London Department of Neuroimaging Visiting Lecturer, King’s College London, Department of Geography Director, University College London Climate Action Unit Production credits This podcast was produced by a group of PhD students from UCL. Huge thanks from the Mental Elf to the podcast team (in alphabetical order): Alex Martin, PhD student, University College London Annabelle Olsson, PhD student, University College London Jasmine Lee (Presenter), PhD student, University College London Jehanita Jesuthasan, PhD student, University College London Oliwia Stecko, PhD student, University College London Ritika Chokhani, PhD student, University College London Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode was published on Aug 22, 2024.

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