Ecological - Eco Anxiety / Natural Disaster Recovery / Fear of Nature
– Empowering Hope and Embodied Resilience –
Who This Is For
Schools, educators, parents, and youth looking for supportive ways to navigate the social and ecological realities of these times. Those who have been directly or indirectly deeply affected by the state of their natural environment and the very real present and future impacts of climate change. Those rebuilding their lives after experiencing a natural disaster. Those navigating nature-related fears that interfere with their enjoyment of life and the outdoors.
Challenges
While each of these challenges needs its own particular approach and support, the effects are often the same and can include debilitating stress, worry, fear, anger, grief, exhaustion, and feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness. These, in turn, can affect sleep, nutrition, memory, mood, cause phobias, social and interpersonal tensions, and a reluctance or inability to connect with or spend time in nature. A significant report found that in 2021, 67% of Americans aged 18 to 23 were somewhat to very concerned about the impact of climate change on their mental health, and that number has been growing since. While many of us feel these stressors to a degree, it is when they substantially impact overall well-being and daily functioning that experienced help is needed.
Ways I Support
Through regenerative nervous system regulation and trauma-informed approaches, visualizations, mindfulness, mindset work, simple yet powerful integrative practices, gentle and gradual earth-based reconnection, and, in the case of phobias, additional individual, slow and steady desensitization sessions through integrative self-hypnosis.
Where and When
In person or long distance via Zoom.
