How To Survive the News. CNN's Bill Weir on Moving From Anger and Despair to Optimism and Resiliency.

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<p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> A node of sanity in these challenging times.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.billweirclimate.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Bill Weir</a> is America's leading climate reporter. His new book is a celebration of our planet and human brilliance. It is a hopeful plea for communities to rally around nature, new ideas and each other, to create the kind of resilience that lasts generations.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How a hotter earth is increasingly changing our lives</li> <li>Why some experts say the climate issue is half physics, half psychology</li> <li>How to work with feelings like rage and despair</li> <li>Why so many of us look away from the climate crisis</li> <li>Why acceptance is not surrender</li> <li>And the utility of class psychological frameworks, including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' Five Stages of Grief</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-to-do-about-eco-anxiety-jay-michaelson/id1087147821?i=1000537443496" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>What to do About Eco-Anxiety | Jay Michaelson</strong></a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Order <a href="https://www.billweirclimate.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Life as We Know It (Can Be)</em></a></li> </ul> <p> </p>