Resources
Psychological Help
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- Lifeline 13 11 14
- Beyond Blue 1300 224 636
PSC Publications, papers and podcasts
PSC has produced a range of publications, podcasts and papers which offer strategies to understand the psychological factors impeding engagement and to address psychological distress related to the climate crisis.
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PSC’s newsletter includes curated resources from the media and other organisations on topics related to psychology and climate change, and information about our workshops and other forms of support.
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Resources on climate distress
Looking after our Mental Health in Response to Climate Change
Video by Dr Anna Seth recorded as part of a project undertaken by Chloe McCann and other Tasmanian students involved in the School Strike for Climate Action in 2020
Video series by Psychotherapist, Rosemary Randall
1. Disavowal
2. Climate distress
3. Loss and Grief
4. Supporting others
5. Hope and despair
6. Climate journeys
Facing the Climate Emergency: How to transform yourself with climate truth
Book by Margaret Klein Salamon. Available for purchase.
Eco-distress for young people
This resource by the Royal College of Psychiatry explains how understanding the distress and having some tools to cope with it can help people feel better and take action at the same time.
Climate Psychology Alliance
A UK website with a wide range of resources, including the Handbook of Climate Psychology
Resources on burnout and stress
Climate change and dealing with burnout
Resource by the Australian Psychological Society
Tips for managing everyday stress
Resource by the Australian Psychological Society
Resources on children and young people
Talking with children about the environment Australian Psychological Society resource
A guide for parents about the climate crisis Australian Psychological Society resource
Resources to support Parents, Teachers and Carers – Useful resources collated by the Climate Psychology Alliance (UK)
Resources on mindful self-compassion
Practice notes on self-compassion
From Psychology for a Safe Climate’s workshop
Three Components of Self Compassion
Video featuring Kristin Neff
Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
Organisation established by Kristin Neff with resources to learn and practice self-compassion
Resources on Resilience
Good Grief Network
10 steps to Psychosocial Resilience
Hardwiring happiness: Dr Rick Hanson at TEDxMarin
Video featuring Rick Hansen
Fear and Courage Inspiring video featuring Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
The Resource Innovation Group
TRIG focuses on creating understanding of the urgency, methods, and benefits of building universal capacity for Transformational Resilience for climate traumas. Includes resources on transformational resilience by Bob Doppelt.
Deep Adaptation Forum
Deep Adaptation is an international online forum to foster mutual support and collaboration in the process of anticipating, observing, and experiencing societal disruption and collapse.
Resources on Active Hope
Active Hope: How to face the mess we are in without going crazy
Summary of workshop, by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone.
Work that Reconnects Network
The Work that Reconnects helps people discover and experience their innate connections with each other and the self-healing powers of the web of life, transforming despair and overwhelm into inspired, collaborative action.
Deep Times Journal
A journal published by the Work that Reconnects Network
Climate Crisis and Consciousness: Re-imagining Our World and Ourselves
Book by Sally Gillespie. Available for purchase. 25% discount code SGC25
Don’t Mention the emergency: Making the case for emergency climate action
Booklet by Psychologist Jane Morton from Darebin Climate Action Now
Practices
Journeying through the elements
A 14 minute meditation practice focusing on the elements. Led by Bianca Crapis (audio)