Ideas for topics

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This list of the different topics we might want to cover was inspired by Dr. Panu Pihkala’s paper.

  • coping strategies
    • denial – Stories of denial from our own experience. Make a mind map of types of denial.
    • avoidance – Has there been a time when you avoided fully knowing about the climate crisis?
    • disavowal
    • acceptance – do some research, find a quote to make a toolkit.
    • doing what you can (doing the best you can in your circumstances) – What we can do personally is always going to be limited. There’s a huge gap between what’s in our sphere of influence and what needs to be done. How do you live with that?
  • feelings:
    • hope
    • hypocrisy
    • guilt
    • loss and sadness
    • joy
    • helplessness
    • loneliness
    • absurdity
    • dissonance
    • tolerating distress
    • soothing
    • distracting – how do you distract yourself from unpleasant feelings? Is it good or bad for you (your judgement or others)? make a list of your healthy ones.
  • actions:
    • self: world-view, values and beliefs
    • individual: lifestyle, routines, practices and habits
    • social action: conversations, changing practices at work and home, household routines, community building etc
    • activism: campaigning, protest, civil disobedience etc.
  • self-care and distancing
    • healthy distancing
    • rest
    • fun
    • relaxation
    • compassion
  • meaning (values, beliefs, understandings)

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