Climate Change or COVID-19: What’s Your Story?
Many of us feel paralyzed by anxiety in the face of global challenges like the climate crisis or COVID-19, stuck with a simple story line: it’s overwhelming and there’s nothing I can do.
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4 questions for Mick Smyer
The Bucknell University geropsychologist is tapping the considerable power of older adults to help protect the environment
What will we tell our kids and grandkids about climate change?
Because when our kids and grandkids ask us what we did about climate change, we need to have a simple, true answer: “Our best.”
How Can We Avoid Climate Avoidance?
Many people accept the reality of global warming but don’t want to deal with it.
Speaking of Psychology: Graying Green
Climate change will have significant psychological effects on many people, including older adults, according to a report published by the American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica. In this episode, Michael Smyer, PhD, talks about how to get older adults to move from anxiety to action in reducing the effects of climate change.
Dr. Mick Smyer: You Can Design Climate Action
On episode 16 of Results May Vary, we introduce you to aging and climate change expert, Dr. Mick Smyer, and his Graying Green movement, which aims to engage more older adults in taking impactful action on climate change.