Feeling overwhelmed by climate change? You're not alone. Join us to discover practical ways to protect your wellbeing, connect with others, and channel your concern for the planet into positive action.
Living in the Highlands and Islands gives us a unique relationship with our natural environment. As we witness the effects of climate change on the places we love, many young people are asking what the future will look like and what role they can play in shaping it. Another Way's research has revealed that 60% of young people experience eco-anxiety. Emotions related to the climate crisis are entirely rational and natural, but need to be validated and explored so that we can harness them for good.
In this session, we'll explore practical ways to manage eco-anxiety and turn those feelings into positive action. Together, we'll build tools to help you look after your wellbeing, connect with others who care, and discover your own place within the climate movement. Although we'll be talking about climate anxiety, the strategies you'll learn can also help you cope with stress, uncertainty and challenges in other areas of your life.
This event is hosted by HI Climate Collective, a space created by the Highlands & Islands Climate Hub and designed by our Youth Advisory Board for 16-30 year olds to take climate action.
We’re thrilled to have Elli Clark as our speaker for this workshop. A wee bit about Elli:
Elli is Another Way's resident earth science expert. She has a degree in Archaeology and 15 years of experience teaching Geography at secondary school. On top of this, she’s led numerous school tours to her favourite place on Earth, Iceland, scaling glaciers to show students geography and climate change in action. She blends her scientific knowledge with her passion for interactive and often surprising education (soil sniff test, anyone?) – and has developed a series of workshops which are as fun as they are informative. When not running workshops, she can be found travelling the UK in her trusty campervan, Minerva, hiking in the Yorkshire Dales or Peak District, or with her nose in a good book.