

Climate Mindfulness Circle: Poetry & Prose
A peer support circle, share or just observe.
"The world hasn't ended, but the world as we know it has--even if we don't quite know it yet." Bill McKibben, founder of 350 .org and Second Act.
HYBRID option: Join us online at 10:00. https://meet.google.com/rdm-birp-ryz
An "Experiences" format of our Circles.
Share written passages or poems to help express your emotions. Talk about your feelings during this time of chaos and uncertainty. Bring the book, or read from your phone, we welcome your own writing or the work of others. Share and... Experience what others are moved by.
The Big Picture. Why should we acknowledge our feelings about climate change?
The short answer: To avoid burnout. To find our strength. To put on our oxygen mask before attempting to help others.
Climate Circles are a system of clima-unity.
Coming together in a Circle like this, gives each participant a chance to simply listen to perspectives of others. How does the changing climate, and everything before it, during, and the aftermath of its wrath— how do each of us take this into our continuum of understanding the natural and built world.
In community, we learn.
Climate Mindfulness Circles like this one, are a safe space to listen, share (or not) to better understand how the climate drama is manifesting in your own way of thinking. The climate crisis is a big deal, and hopefully, participating in this Circle, you can begin to unravel that ball of yarn you hold close to your chest.
For further help with eco-anxiety
Text or call the 988 Lifeline. Literally, use 9-8-8 on your phone to reach someone that will provide "judgement-free care".
Directory of "Climate-Aware" therapists in North America from Climate Psychology Alliance, NA.
Facilitator host, Drew A.
With a background in climate volunteer activism, Drew's dedication to the cause eventually led to burnout, sadness, and isolation. They steered their undergrad research into climate "adaptation" with systems thinking, looking for answers as to how communities— and people— can adjust to the long dark in a worsened climate-changed life.
Drew's path to understanding the need to build personal climate wellness began when they attended Climate Camp in 2020. Now, Drew has become a trained and well-balanced member of the climate resilience movement with training from 2 Climate Circle models: Climate Psychology Alliance's Climate Cafe platform and One Resilient Earth as Facilitator.