Climate Wayfinding

About this episode

Leah interviews Katharine about her new book and how to transform climate grief into action.

Katharine wrote a book! It's called Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home , and it's out on May 5th. Through journaling prompts, practical exercises, wisdom from climate leaders, and even art and song, the book takes readers from climate ache to action and from doubt to possibility. This week on A Matter of Degrees , Leah interviews Katharine on how our grief and fear can become fuel rather than paralysis, how to uncover the superpowers you already have to help heal the planet, and why joy is an essential strategy for staying in this work. And they reckon with a climate movement under duress. Because that's precisely the time to cultivate community, tend the small spaces, and plant seeds for the change ahead. Resources mentioned in this episode: Pre-order Climate Wayfinding and find additional resources at climatewayfinding.earth — and use code CLIMATE15 at bookshop.org for 15% off plus a limited-edition art print Find book tour stops (San Francisco, Twin Cities, Boston, Atlanta, New York, and more) at climatewayfinding.earth/events

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Leah Stokes

Guest: Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

Topics covered

• climate action
• grief and fear
• community building
• joy in activism
• climate movement

Keywords

• climate wayfinding
• healing the planet
• journaling prompts
• climate leaders
• joy in activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: climatewayfinding.earth, bookshop.org

Books & works: Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home

Places: San Francisco, Twin Cities, Boston, Atlanta, New York

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