What are eco-emotions and how are they affecting our everyday lives? What role do they play in our ability to – and desire to – make a difference? And how do we overcome these mental barriers that are keeping us paralyzed and stuck in place?

Seeking answers to these questions could be one of the most important topics of our times. Not just for the individual, but also for the world, as it’s a critical step in igniting the curiosity and courage needed to co-create a climate-just future.

Tune into this important conversation with three Fierce and Passionate Climate Authors that was recorded during this year's Climate Week in NYC. Tori Tsui, author of It’s Not Just You, Britt Wray, author of Gen Dread, and Anne Therese Gennari, author of The Climate Optimist Handbook shared the latest research on eco-emotions, tools for healing, and how to grow emotional resilience for the days to come.

The panel was moderated by environmental educator and creator of the digital media platform QueerBrownVegan, Isaias Hernandez.

Get the books!

It's Not Just You:

https://bit.ly/its-not-just-you-buy

The Climate Optimist Handbook:

https://bit.ly/the-climate-optimist-handbook-buy

Generation Dread:

Paperback: bit.ly/gdus2023 (available for pre-order, out Oct 2023)

Hardcover: bit.ly/gdus2022 (available now)

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What does it mean to use your anger for good? Today's guest Mike Veny hasn't just learned to deal with his anger, he actively challenges it to better his work and do good in the world! As a mental health expert, advocate, and professional speaker, Mike tours the country helping companies and their employees revive the gifts of mental wellness. We brought him on the Hey Change Podcast to talk about how anger can serve as a powerful (and healthy) tool in our work for climate and social justice.

In this episode:

• Passion vs gifts
• How to lead a meaningful life
• Breaking stigma and creating new norms
• How to embody your anger and let it empower you
• How to think about our work in climate change to stay inspired and motivated

Follow Mike:

Website: https://www.mikeveny.com/

Instagram: @mikeveny

Twitter: @mikeveny

Mentioned in the episode:

Book: Hug Your Haters

Climate Optimist Newsletter: https://theclimateoptimist.substack.com/

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Can climate grief and anger be catalysts for transformational healing? Is there such a thing as healthy denial? And how can we learn to work with our emotions in a way where our hearts break open and use that to serve ourselves, others, and the world? Those are only a few of the things we get into in our beautiful conversation with Jack!

In this episode:

• How to pay attention to our fear, anger, and anxiety to let it empower you
• The mental health work required to be a climate optimist
• Healthy guilt and healthy denial
• How to grow from shame
• Why resilience is an act of resistance

Mentioned in the episode:

• Online climate community): www.collectvexaction.com
• Weekly support calls - contact: https://livingresilience.net/safecircle/
• Don't Look Up Action Network: https://dontlookup.count-us-in.com/

Jack Adam Weber is an award-winning author for environmental and social justice, a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese medical herbalist, celebrated poet, certified yoga and Qi Gong instructor, climate activist, mental health advocate, and permaculture farmer. His latest book, Climate Cure: Heal Yourself to Heal the Planet, goes into depth about the healing work we’re here to take on as individuals to grow emotional resilience and become forces to be reckoned with in this world. 

Website: https://jackadamweber.com/

Instagram: @jackadamweber

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Podcast website: www.theclimateoptimist.com/hey-change-podcast

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How do we restore our spiritual relationship with nature and find ourselves as embedded participants within the web of life? More importantly -- what does that look like in practice?

In this fascinating conversation with Aaron, we talk Ecopsychology, how a culture of emergence within companies can help shift society in a positive direction, as well as how a community-driven approach might lead us into a climate optimistic world.

Aaron Gabriel Neyer is a Developer Relations Engineer at Google with a big passion for both living and technological systems. He's currently furthering his education with a Master's in Eco-Psychology at Naropa University.

Connect with Aaron: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wildsunlove/

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Podcast website: www.theclimateoptimist.com/hey-change-podcast

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What could the future of fashion look like if we learned to recycle and repurpose all material already created? That is what we'll get into in this episode with two innovators in the field -- Renewcell and Circ. Considering only 1% of textiles get recycled into new clothing today, this is a field we should give a lot more attention and focus on!

About Renewcell:

Harald Cavalli-Bjorkman is the Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Investor Relations at Renewcell, a sustainable tech company from Sweden that patented a process to efficiently create pulp made from 100 percent recycled cotton clothing, called Circulose®

Learn more: www.renewcell.com

About Circ:

Luke Henning is the CFO of Circ, an American company pioneering the space of cotton and polyester recycling. Circ's big differentiator is that they're the only brand recycling and recovering both polyester and cotton from fabrics in any ratio.

Learn more: www.circ.earth

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Podcast website: www.theclimateoptimist.com/hey-change-podcast

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How important is it that we can track climate and environmental efforts in business? We'd like to say VERY. In this conversation with David Lammers from CDP Europe and Gilles Tisserand from Tetra Pak, we discuss how to bring transparency to the entire value chain as well as the business's role in paving the path forward!

David Lammers is the Associate Director of Corporate Operations at CDP Europe. CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states, and regions to manage their environmental impacts.

Gilles Tisserand is the Vice President of Sustainability Climate and Biodiversity at Tetra Pak, the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company working closely with their customers and suppliers to provide safe food. Tetra Pak has been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP and secured a place on its ‘A-list’ for the third year running for tackling climate change, as well as acting to protect forests.

Learn More

• CDP + A List Report
• Tetra Pak + Sustainability Report

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In today’s episode, we want to share with you two conversations to help us shift the narrative on business and money. We’ll talk about impact investing and how we can be creative when it comes to starting businesses that not only solve a problem but support a more sustainable world.

First up we have Rebecca Orlowitz David, an impact investing expert and founder of the platform GIVE. She's also the author of the book of the same name -- and GIVE - How To Manage Your Money and Make a Difference.

Next, we have Linda Pouliot, the CEO, and founder of Dishcraft. Linda is a great example of someone who started a business that not only solves a problem for businesses but does so in a way that leads us into a more sustainable and enjoyable future.

A few impact investing suggestions mentioned in the show:

Calvert for responsible investing and engagement

CNote to help support underserved communities in the US 

Kiva for loans that change lives in underserved communities around the world

Republic, an app for impact investing with a low minimum

Also mentioned:

Abundance Project by Derek Rydall

Heated Newsletter 

Banking on Climate Chaos – 2021 Report

Rebecca’s platform:

https://www.give.how/about

Rebecca’s book: GIVE - How To Manage Your Money and Make a Difference.

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Robin:

Website: https://parentsxplanet.com/

https://www.joinlocalallies.com/

Instagram: @robinxshaw

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When we talk about climate change, we usually talk about how we have to fly less, drive less, eat less meat, cut down our plastic, etc. What we don’t often talk about is the impact of cities, yet cities are responsible for 80 percent of all greenhouse emissions! And cities are only expected to grow. With approximately half of the global population living in cities right now, we’re expecting to see that number increase to two-thirds in 2050. So how do we rise to this challenge? Is it really possible to make cities net-zero or even net-positive?

That is what we’ll get into in this conversation with Benoit Bazin, CEO of Saint-Gobain!

Our Guest

Benoit Bazin is the current CEO of Saint-Gobain, one of the top ten oldest corporations in the world, and an aspiring worldwide leader in sustainable construction. The company was first founded in 1665 by the French King’s minister Colbert, with the intention to get France ahead of the mirror-making business, and ended up producing all the glass for the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.

With 167,000 employees spanning 110 different nationalities and industrial operations in no less than 70 countries, Saint-Gobain is a company we want with us on the sustainability ride! You currently find their windows in Le Louvre, The Statue of Liberty, the Whitney Museum, and other impressive buildings around the world.

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Website: https://parentsxplanet.com/

https://www.joinlocalallies.com/

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In this episode, we discuss what mindful gifting can look like during the holiday season and how we can be intentional with how we express love for the people we care about while being kind to the planet. Then Robin joins Garik Himebaugh, founder of Eco-Stylist, for a conversation about what makes a brand sustainable, men’s role in sustainable fashion, greenwashing and what the future of fashion looks like.

Eco-Stylist is a directory for truly sustainable and ethically made clothes. Garik created this amazing resource so we can all “dress like we give a damn.” Get inspired to shop with intention and gift in meaningful, more sustainable ways. Happy Holidays from Hey Change Podcast!

Learn more about Eco-Stylist:

Website: https://www.eco-stylist.com/

Instagram: @yourecostylist

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Website: https://parentsxplanet.com/

https://www.joinlocalallies.com/

Instagram: @robinxshaw

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Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose work has resulted in over 125 peer-reviewed papers. Her Ted talk has nearly 4 million views and she’s been named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People, one of the Huffington Post’s 20 Climate Champions, and has been named one of FORTUNE’s world’s greatest leaders.

In this conversation with Katharine, we talk about:

• How faith informs her work as a climate scientist, proving that science and faith need not be polarized.
• Tips for how to onboard people to climate solutions from a place of optimism, connection, and love.
• Katharine shares some amazing stories about conversations she’s had with climate change deniers and how we can approach challenging conversations within our own networks.
• She also shares some amazing tips and uplifting stories about climate solutions (check out Solar Sisters and Science Moms), we know you’re going to be inspired!

Learn more about Katharine Hayhoe:

Website: http://www.katharinehayhoe.com/

Instagram: @katharinehayhoe

Twitter: @KHayhoe

Her Book: Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

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Learn more about The Climate Optimist Master Class here

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We had the pleasure of speaking with Sally Ranney, the President and Co-Founder of Global Choices, a women-led organization on a mission to drive action on the Ice Crisis and climate change. We spoke with Sally about the profound importance of polar ice and how we are - in fact - all ice dependent species!

The Ice Crisis 101:

• The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet
• Every year that goes by, arctic sea ice is reduced by an area about the size of Ireland
• When the permafrost melts, stored-up, old methane is released
• Methane is 35 times more effective at trapping heat than CO2
• Melting sea ice is affecting weather conditions all around the globe
• The simple fact - we can't grow more ice. Once it's gone, it's gone...

Also in the episode:

• The renewable challenge and what we can do right now
• How the laws that govern the sea and the Arctic need to be strengthened 
• 1 ton of CO2 melts 32 square feet of arctic ice ( a flight coast to coast in the US is 1.2 tons of carbon)
• Women’s role and leadership in systemic change 
• Optimism + Reclaiming “Pro-Life”

Sally Ranney is a powerful leader and advocate, she is the president and co-founder of the American Renewable Energy Institute and AREDAY Summit and she serves on the Board of Directors of the National Wildlife Federation, Women's Earth and Climate Action Network, along with other important Institutes.

Sally's work spans more than forty years and five continents. She is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions such as being honored with the Horace Albright Away, the International Conservation Award, and Earth Guardians' Earth Stewardship Award to name but a few. She was also named one of 35 women to be included in The International Women in Wildlife. 

Learn more about Sally Ranney:

Website: https://sallyranney.com/

Arctic Angels: https://www.globalchoices.org/arctic-angels

Instagram: @gcarcticangels

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Book mentioned in the intro: The Urban Challenge - Reviving the Desire to Live in Cities 

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