How to Live in a Chaotic Climate: 10 Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities, and Our Planet

A 10-step holistic guide to help you cope with the climate crisis—from the founders of the Good Grief Network.Eco-distress is real. How to Live in a Chaotic Climate is here to help you rediscover meaning, joy, and connection as the tumult around us increases. Based on the Good Grief Network’s acclaimed10 Steps to Resilience and Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate program, this book unpacks the social, political, and spiritual nuances of the climate emergency, step by step.1. Accept the Severity of the Predicament2. Be with Uncertainty3. Honor My Mortality and the Mortality of All4. Do Inner Work5. Develop Awareness of Biases and Perception6. Practice Gratitude, Seek Beauty, and Create Connections7. Take Breaks and Rest8. Grieve the Harm I Have Caused9. Show Up10. Reinvest in Meaningful EffortsEach step includes practices that draw on meditation, mindfulness, journaling, dance, somatics, and self-inquiry to help readers cope with overwhelming feelings, heal wounds caused by disconnection, and act in generative ways that help cultivate a just and equitable future for all