Throwback Episode: Eco-Anxiety and Optimism
From This Teenage Life by This Teenage Life
April 5, 2026 · 20 min · Season 8 · Episode 9
About this episode
The episode discusses climate and eco-anxiety, focusing on the teens' grief about the climate emergency and their efforts to transform these feelings into action.
This week, we have another thrownack episode for you: All about climate and eco-anxiety. The teens discuss their grief about the climate emergency and other environmental crises. They then talk about transforming their feelings into shared action.
Topics covered
- eco-anxiety
- climate change
- youth activism
- mental health
- environmental grief
Keywords
- eco-anxiety
- climate change
- environmental crises
- youth
- activism
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