Climate Café
Why Join a Climate Café? One of the biggest challenges of the climate crisis is knowing how to handle the complex emotions it brings up. Where can we safely talk about our fear, outrage, and grief? The more comfortable we become with these difficult feelings, the better we can cope. Climate Cafés provide a structured, yet informal space for open, respectful discussions about our emotional responses to the climate crisis.
What is a Climate Café? In safe, welcoming and small groups, people can express without judgment their concerns about our changing climate. These cafés offer vital support for confidential discussions of personal, family, and societal impacts. By fostering open dialogue, Climate Cafés help participants stay connected and grounded while they explore emotions such as fear, anxiety, anger, helplessness, sadness, and grief. Inclusive and non-political, these expertly facilitated gatherings are open to anyone aged 18 or over, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to discuss climate concerns in a supportive environment, without feeling pressure to find solutions or take action.*
Join us! We, Alex Arnold, Climate Resilience Coach, and Hartley Newell-Acero, National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, invite you to join this small-group, free, online discussion! Finding support in community is one of the first steps to coping with the changes that affect us all.
*Note that Climate Café are not meant as a substitute for mental health services. If you are experiencing severe distress or depression, please seek professional help or call/text the 988 Lifeline (in the US).
Additional Details
Event Timezone Reference - New York
Presenter(s) Bio
Alexandra Arnold, MSPsych, ACC, is an ICF-accredited Climate Resilience Coach and graduate of the Climate Change Coaches Mastery Program. She is a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance, the Climate Psychology Alliance (where she trained as a Climate Café facilitator) and participates in the She Changes Climate mentoring program. Her practice is rooted in Positive Psychology and Appreciative Inquiry. She is the Executive Consultant of the Taos Institute, a nonprofit educational organization. She is particularly drawn to helping people with High Sensory Sensitivity (HSPs), introverts and empaths navigate climate change. She lives in Montpelier, VT with her teen son and dog and loves biking, swimming in rivers, cross-country skiing, painting and spending time with horses. Find out more at www.almacoaching.org or email almacoachingusa@gmail.com.
Hartley Newell-Acero, MA, CHt, NBC-HWC is the founder of ReNewell Resources, LLC. With degrees in Pschology and Behavioral Science/Fitness & Human Performance, she's a Mayo Clinic trained and certified Wellness Coach and a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach. Her coaching practice is all about helping people keep their health changes as easy, evidence-informed, and impactful as possible. She lives with her family on the shore of Lake Superior where she kayaks, hikes, and forages as often as she can. To learn more, visit www.renewellresources.com/meet-hartley or email renewellresources@gmail.com
Is This Event Being Recorded? - No
Event Language - English
Posted By - Alexandra Arnold
Email - almacoachingusa@gmail.com
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