How to Age Up on a Warming Planet
About this episode
The episode discusses how to approach aging in the context of climate change and offers strategies to cope with climate anxiety.
How should we think about aging when the impacts of climate change can make the future feel so uncertain? That’s a question Sarah Ray, professor and chair of environmental studies at Cal Poly Humboldt, has been helping her students consider. Though climate anxiety can cause some to feel overwhelmed, Ray has tips for how to minimize doom loops and inaction. How to Age Up co-hosts Yasmin Tayag and Natalie Brennan talk about how current climate concerns compare to the existential crises of previous generations, and how to practice hope during uncertain times. Here is a link to the full poem “The Low Road” by Marge Piercy. A passage is referenced in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Yasmin Tayag, Natalie Brennan
Guest: Sarah Ray
Topics covered
- aging
- climate change
- climate anxiety
- hope
- existential crises
Keywords
- aging
- climate change
- climate anxiety
- hope
- existential crises
- environmental studies
- Sarah Ray
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cal Poly Humboldt
Books & works: The Low Road
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- How to Age Up Together
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