The takeaway? Facing the climate crisis means withstanding grief for what’s lost. Our study shows collective grieving protects mental health & builds capacity for sustained, transformative action—highlighting the need for community spaces to process climate emotions.

4) Collectively mourning ecological grief supported capacity for collective action by reminding interviewees that their troubles are shared and the solutions are collective.

3) Collective practices for mourning ecological grief also helped interviewees cope with personal loss and hardship.

2) Collectively witnessing ecological grief was cathartic and improved wellbeing.

1) Collective grieving practices helped destigmatize difficult emotions about climate change and reconnected interviewees to personal values that motivate action.

We found that collective practices for mourning climate change-related grief improved both individual wellbeing and capacity for individual and collective climate action.

Four key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇

🚨New article! Collectively mourning climate change supports wellbeing & climate action. Our study explores how collective mourning builds capacity for change.
With @stephanieannolsen.bsky.social, @ashleecunsolo.bsky.social , Jodi Lammiman, @sherilee.bsky.social
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