Episode 4: Coping with Climate Crisis

Dig into emotions many of us experience as we live through climate change, along with coping strategies to build hope and personal resilience.   Special guests in this episode: 

• Eva Jahn (she/her), Licensed Psychotherapist
• Lodi Siefer (they/them), Psychotherapist and Hive Co-Director
• Louise Chawla (she/her), Professor Emerita at University of Colorado Boulder
• Heather Bearnes-Loza (she/her), Sustainability Senior Program Manager
• Sandy Briggs (she/her), Sustainability Program Manager
• Jonathan Koehn (he/him), Director of Climate Initiatives
• Emily Freeman (she/her), Sustainability Policy Advisor
• Daniel Hanson (he/him), Cool Boulder Intern
• Emily Sandoval (she/her), Community Engagement Senior Program Manager
• Marya Washburn (she/her), Public Information Officer for the Fire Department
• Jamie Carpenter (he/him), Wildland Operations Specialist
• Kerry Webster (she/her), Wildland Fire Senior Program Manager
• New Vista High School students Lahja, Lucy, Chauncey and Beck. 

This episode was produced by Leah Kelleher. Theme music is Wide Eyes by Chad Crouch/Podington Bear (adapted), licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Please see our website for full music attributions.    Call-in opportunity! Tell us how the climate crisis makes you feel. Where do you find hope and courage? Call 303-818-4678 and leave a voicemail sharing your thoughts, and you might be featured in an upcoming episode!   Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• Community mental health resources
• Cool Boulder's website and calendar
• The Hive's Boulder.Earth website and calendar
• New Vista Climate Justice Photo Exhibit
• More on Louise Chawla and her research
• City poll showing community concern about the crisis

Music in this episode (adapted): 

• Etude 8 Dimitri and Etude 1 Cherub by Blue Dot Sessions
• Waves of Indigo by Daniel Birch
• The Bridge (Instrumental) and The Sheltering Firs (Instrumental) by Chad Crouch

All are licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License or Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.