Important, Not Important

If you give a shit, well, you’ve probably had at least a few moments where the enormity of what’s in front of us has challenged your mental health in some way.I can’t imagine there are many folks listening to this show who’ve never felt the heaviness of our climate future, of our climate present.There’s a lot of guilt, a lot of shame, a lot of shame about that shame, a lot of furious action – we’re here, aren’t we.And running parallel alongside all of those emotions is the dread of what’s being done out there, about the lack of action, and for the people who are taking action on the frontlines of the future, giving it their all.But, as Dr. Katharine Hayhoe says, we have to talk about it. Not just what’s happening, but how we’re dealing with it. How we can recognize it and move forward, for ourselves, together, for the planet, for the people who will come after us.My guest today is Dr. Britt Wray.Britt is the author of the fantastic new book “Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Cri