Let’s Talk Boulder

Episode 4: Coping with Climate Crisis

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Dig into emotions many of us experience as we live through climate change, along with coping strategies to build hope and personal resilience.
 
Special guests in this episode: 
  • Eva Jahn (she/her), Licensed Psychotherapist
  • Lodi Siefer (they/them), Psychotherapist and Hive Co-Director
  • Louise Chawla (she/her), Professor Emerita at University of Colorado Boulder
  • Heather Bearnes-Loza (she/her), Sustainability Senior Program Manager
  • Sandy Briggs (she/her), Sustainability Program Manager
  • Jonathan Koehn (he/him), Director of Climate Initiatives
  • Emily Freeman (she/her), Sustainability Policy Advisor
  • Daniel Hanson (he/him), Cool Boulder Intern
  • Emily Sandoval (she/her), Community Engagement Senior Program Manager
  • Marya Washburn (she/her), Public Information Officer for the Fire Department
  • Jamie Carpenter (he/him), Wildland Operations Specialist
  • Kerry Webster (she/her), Wildland Fire Senior Program Manager
  • New Vista High School students Lahja, Lucy, Chauncey and Beck. 
    • This episode was produced by Leah Kelleher. Theme music is Wide Eyes by Chad Crouch/Podington Bear (adapted), licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Please see our website for full music attributions. 
     
    Call-in opportunity! Tell us how the climate crisis makes you feel. Where do you find hope and courage? Call 303-818-4678 and leave a voicemail sharing your thoughts, and you might be featured in an upcoming episode!
     
    Resources mentioned in this episode: 
    • Community mental health resources
    • Cool Boulder's website and calendar
    • The Hive's Boulder.Earth website and calendar
    • New Vista Climate Justice Photo Exhibit
    • More on Louise Chawla and her research
    • City poll showing community concern about the crisis

      • Music in this episode (adapted): 

      • Etude 8 Dimitri and Etude 1 Cherub by Blue Dot Sessions
      • Waves of Indigo by Daniel Birch
      • The Bridge (Instrumental) and The Sheltering Firs (Instrumental) by Chad Crouch

        • All are licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License or Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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