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If you’re a mental health or health professional, it’s increasingly critical to learn about climate change and its conne...
11/13/2025

If you’re a mental health or health professional, it’s increasingly critical to learn about climate change and its connection to psychology and mental health. Please join Gale Sinatra, Susan Clayton, , Scott Barstow, and me as we explore this topic in this CE offering from the American Psychological Association . It’ll be live with Q&A on Nov. 19 and will be available later if you can’t make it then.

1.5 CE credits: $45 for APA members; $60 non-members; free for no CE credit. Register here or at link in bio: https://apa.content.online/catalog/product.xhtml?eid=69913

We are so lucky to live on this planet.
11/13/2025

We are so lucky to live on this planet.

Today and every day I stand united with women worldwide as we call for bold climate action. The energy transition is uns...
11/11/2025

Today and every day I stand united with women worldwide as we call for bold climate action. The energy transition is unstoppable. Women are leading the way and are building solutions to protect what we love.

For children the world over, we need a just transition that cares for everyone. It is time for a world where we are not always anticipating or suffering the effects of the next climate disaster.

96% of business leaders support moving from fossil fuels to renewables. In 2024 half of companies maintained their climate targets, while nearly 40% increased their ambition.

A fair, green, amazing future is within our grasp. The future we want is one where communities around the world thrive, where businesses innovate, and where women are leading the way. The power is in the people. Let’s do this for each other and for future generations who are counting on us today.



📣 Final Notice: Only a few more days to register! If you haven’t signed up yet, you can do so here: https://lnkd.in/eWmf...
10/30/2025

📣 Final Notice: Only a few more days to register! If you haven’t signed up yet, you can do so here: https://lnkd.in/eWmfkm73 or at link in bio.

🌎 If you’re an environmental organization or agency, a climate journalist, or a scientist in the U.S. or elsewhere who wants to integrate mental health support into your work and workplace culture, and I would love to have you join us for a *free* 45-minute group consultation online on November 10 at noon EST. (Please note that this event is not for climate psychologists or similar professionals.) Come with your questions, challenges, or ideas: We’ll be there to help you explore practical, emotionally informed strategies that strengthen resilience, engagement, and effectiveness in the face of the climate crisis. You can look forward to an interactive space that begins with a brief 10-minute overview of key climate psychology insights, followed by an open “Ask Us Anything” conversation.

👩‍💻 This event will NOT be recorded, so be sure to be there!

🔆 REGISTER AT https://lnkd.in/eWmfkm73

❓Questions? Or can’t make it to this event, but would like to be notified about future offerings from Laura and Leslie? Please send an email to hello@sarahjs.org.

🗓️ If you want to attend but this time isn’t available for you, we’d be interested to hear your scheduling preference for our future offerings.

➡️ This is not a private therapy session, nor a talk, workshop, or climate café. It’s also not for climate psychologists; it’s specifically for environmental professionals, organizations, and agencies; scientists; and climate journalists.

🌀We hope to see you there!

The changing seasons are often an opportunity to tune into our connection with the rhythms of nature. Stopping to notice...
10/29/2025

The changing seasons are often an opportunity to tune into our connection with the rhythms of nature. Stopping to notice a squirrel gathering nuts with purpose and a plan, to listen to the sound of ducks or geese, to soak in the vibrant colors of the leaves lets us feel how we are part of something bigger than ourselves.

On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I’d like to bring attention to Line 5, the degraded, dangerous oil pipeline that is a t...
10/13/2025

On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I’d like to bring attention to Line 5, the degraded, dangerous oil pipeline that is a threat to the Great Lakes and to the land and waters of Native American tribes. Last year, Deb Haaland, who was Interior Secretary at the time, spoke at the University of Michigan- School for Environment and Sustainability, and I wrote this piece about climate emotions and climate action afterwards, prompted by the Line 5 protester who spoke up repeatedly at Haaland’s talk. I didn’t do anything with my piece then but decided to update it for today. I hope you’ll give it a read, because Line 5 is important to everyone everywhere, not just to Michiganders, and environmental justice is central to the fight to shut down Line 5. And I think that Deb Haaland and the protester probably had some feelings in common.

Link in bio or here: https://open.substack.com/pub/humanityandplanet/p/native-american-leader-deb-haaland?r=fai1b&utm_medium=ios (My Substack is free, and you also don’t have to subscribe to read it.)

If you’re an environmental organization or agency, a climate journalist, or a scientist in the U.S. or elsewhere who wan...
10/07/2025

If you’re an environmental organization or agency, a climate journalist, or a scientist in the U.S. or elsewhere who wants to integrate mental health support into your work and workplace culture, @(tag the other person) and I would love to have you join us for a free 45-minute group consultation online on November 10 at noon EST. Come with your questions, challenges, or ideas: We’ll be there to help you explore practical, emotionally informed strategies that strengthen resilience, engagement, and effectiveness in the face of the climate crisis. You can look forward to an interactive space that begins with a brief 10-minute overview of key climate psychology insights, followed by an open “Ask Us Anything” conversation.

👩‍💻 This event will NOT be recorded, so be sure to be there!

🔆 REGISTER AT http://bit.ly/askleslieandlaura or see link in bio

❓Questions? Or if you can’t make it to this event, but would like to be notified about future offerings from Laura and Leslie, please send an email to hello@sarahjs.org.

➡️ This is not a private therapy session, nor a talk, workshop, or climate café.

🌀We hope to see you there!

If you’re a mental health or health professional, it’s increasingly critical to learn about climate change and its conne...
10/03/2025

If you’re a mental health or health professional, it’s increasingly critical to learn about climate change and its connection to psychology and mental health. Please join Gale Sinatra, Susan Clayton, Leslie Davenport, Scott Barstow, and me as we explore this topic in this CE offering from the American Psychological Association. It’ll be live with Q&A on Nov. 19 and then available as a recording after that. Hope to see you there!

1.5 CE credits. Link in bio or here: https://apa.content.online/catalog/product.xhtml?eid=69913

Things are hard now, but don’t give up. We’d fight for a family member who was struggling, and the Earth is our family, ...
09/16/2025

Things are hard now, but don’t give up. We’d fight for a family member who was struggling, and the Earth is our family, too. We go way back, this planet and us. And there’s so much to love. 💚 Art by .

Took a day trip (in my EV, so emissions-free!) this weekend to see migrating monarch butterflies (and a treetop raccoon ...
09/10/2025

Took a day trip (in my EV, so emissions-free!) this weekend to see migrating monarch butterflies (and a treetop raccoon in Slide 3 😆) at nearby Point Pelee National Park , the beautiful southernmost tip of mainland Canada (in addition to monarchs, in the late spring it’s a huge stopover spot for migrating birds).

Monarchs can fly up to 3,000 miles during migration. 🏆 It was so moving and awe-inspiring to see some of them as they rested in the evening, sheltered from the wind, at once a vulnerable and powerful reminder of how exquisitely the natural world is stitched together from the threads that bind us all. 🧡

To follow the monarch migration, take a look at .

Last week I provided public testimony to the EPA, opposing the proposed repeal of the Endangerment Finding, the backbone...
08/27/2025

Last week I provided public testimony to the EPA, opposing the proposed repeal of the Endangerment Finding, the backbone of U.S. climate change policy. I spoke about the devastating consequences to mental health that would happen due to this repeal. I’ll post more about that later, but for now: Submitting a public comment to EPA is a climate action! There are links on slide 3 to learn about the Endangerment Finding and also to learn about writing and submitting a public comment, with info from , , and . The more comments submitted, the better.

08/17/2025

Why does it matter whether you or your kids get up close and personal with the natural world? 🌻🐝

🏡 A recent study noted that human connection to nature has declined by 60% since the 1800s and that many children aren’t having the chance to get fully engaged with nature. This is often due to the increased built environment (that is, the things humans build), to fears people have about kids being outside (which are often stoked by headlines that cause people to overestimate risk), to increased screen time, to increased scheduling of children and less free play outdoors, and more.

🌿 But we humans evolved literally within the natural world; we lived in it, we are part of it, and it is part of us. And what’s amazing is that our mental and physical health reflect that, with research showing that time spent in nature improves our moods, attention, and stress levels, decreases blood pressure (even if your blood pressure isn’t problematic), and improves sleep.

🪺 If we don’t take the time to experience nature up close, we lose all these benefits! And also we lose the desire to protect the natural world. When it comes to climate change, getting outside and really being *with* nature, and helping kids do the same, is really essential. And of course it’s also enjoyable!

☀️ After you listen to these bees and notice the details of these purple coneflowers, notice how you can be really present in that experience for a moment. Where might you go and have that feeling outside today, and every day?

(You can read about the 60% study here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/09/human-connection-to-nature-has-declined-60-in-200-years-study-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other)

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