{"id":9870,"date":"2023-02-24T00:57:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T08:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacmh.org\/?p=9870"},"modified":"2024-04-15T12:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T19:19:35","slug":"climate-change-and-our-emotional-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacmh.org\/climate-change-and-our-emotional-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change and Our Emotional Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Here is a new topic gaining attention in research and mental health today: Ecological Grief. Today I want to talk about the multitude of emotions that come up when we think of climate change and what we can do to support ourselves as we grapple with a warming world and unstable weather. I hope this blog helps promote an understanding of the relationship of climate change and mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ecological Grief, Climate anxiety, climate grief, eco-anxiety, solastalgia are some terms used to describe climate change-induced distress.\u00a0It is described as the grief felt in relation to experienced or anticipated ecological losses, including the loss of species, ecosystems, and meaningful landscapes due to acute or chronic environmental change. (Cunsolo & Ellis, 2018)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n