Climate Wayfinding 🧭 with Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

About this episode

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson interviews Katharine K. Wilkinson about her new book on climate solutions and emotional engagement.

Today’s conversation is a special one. I’m joined by someone who’s been a collaborator and a dear friend in this work: Katharine K. Wilkinson . And tomorrow, May 5th, is publication day for Katharine's new book that’s the culmination of the last 5 years of her work — or perhaps of her lifetime. It’s called Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home . It’s such an important book because the vast majority of people are concerned about climate change. But a much smaller portion of people are actively engaged in pushing forward solutions. And so much of whether and how we step up and lean in is about our feelings . How do we move from anxiety and dread into something more like, as she puts it, a shimmering purpose? If you have questions about your role in climate solutions — how to move from, as the back cover says “ache to action, from doubt to possibility” — Climate Wayfinding will help you navigate toward answers. Let’s be honest, we all have these questions! So, head on over to your local independent bookstore and and pick up Katherine’s book in all its periwinkle glory, or request it from your local library. Notes: Katharine’s article in TIME Magazine: The…

People in this episode

Host: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Guest: Katharine K. Wilkinson

Topics covered

• climate change
• mental health
• solutions
• purpose
• environmental activism

Keywords

• climate change
• Climate Wayfinding
• mental health
• environmental solutions
• purpose

Sponsors

Future Being

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TIME Magazine

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

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