Whether it's from a catastrophic storm, a brutal heat wave, or dying coral reefs, we're all dealing with the effects of climate change. All that stress and sadness can lead to climate anxiety (aka eco-anxiety).

If you've felt anxious about the state of our climate, you're not alone. In our first-ever Community Voices episode of Second Nature, we're focusing all on you, our listeners, to hear various ways to cope with climate anxiety through nature, community, and gratitude.

If you're looking for more resources to help with climate anxiety, we highly recommend this list from the team at All We Can Save.

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Episode Credits

• Listener contributions: Adyasha, Artie Sadahiro, Camille, Liv, Natalie Pullen, Nick Blocha, Savannah Vize
• Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild‍
• Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham

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Can you convince others to take climate action without being a nag? When you do what you can live sustainably, there inevitably comes a time when you want to spread the gospel and share your practice with others. It's a fantastic way to expand your low-carbon impact, but how do you communicate with people in a way that they'll actually be receptive to?

On this episode, you’ll hear:

• Unique ways that our listeners are sharing their climate practices with people in their lives.
• A way to invoke action for anyone who cares about climate.
• Alyssa Barber shares techniques and tips she's used to build a community of hundreds of thousands of people who care about climate.
• How solar panel installation is a lesson in community climate action.

🌎 For resources, photos of our contributors, citations, and further reading, check the full show notes.

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Episode Credits

• Listener contributions: Nicole Collins, Natalie Pullen, Laura Oldanie, Artie Sadahiro, Kellie Rana
• Featuring: Alyssa Barber and Sanchali Seth Pal‍
• Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild‍
• Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
• With footage from Democracy Now! Monday, March 3, 2014 and Montgomery Bus Boycott revised by gdortchjr via the Internet Archive.

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There are a lot of factors that go into the decision to have kids. Creeping up on that list is climate change. In the first episode of season 2, we’re diving into this tough topic with the help of community stories, data, and professional research from Dr. Jade Sasser.

On this episode, you’ll hear:

• How the climate crisis has impacted our community’s choice to have (or not have) kids.
• How population growth affects the climate crisis.
• The emissions of babies.
• How to talk to your family about how the climate crisis is affecting your decision.
• Dr. Jade Sasser’s research perspective on how people have answered the kid question over time.
• The overpopulation debunked.
• Resources to navigate the decision to have kids in a climate crisis.

🌎 For resources, photos of our contributors, citations, and further reading, check the full show notes.

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Episode Credits

• Listener contributions: Amea Wadsworth, Elisabeth, Federica, Liv, Roxana Martínez Arrambide, Sare, Tiffany
• Featuring: Dr. Jade Sasser and Sanchali Seth Pal‍
• Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild‍
• Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham

• (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0