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Season 4, Episode 12: Coping with the LA Fires: Checking In With Local Therapists

Thomas and Panu present a special episode focusing on coping with the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires with on the ground reports from Southern California Ecotherapists Linda Buzzell and Maria Nazarian, and artist and climate activist Maksim Batuyev.

Sound Bites

• "Even as I feel hopeless, I see hope."

• "Dystopia is how I felt."

• "We will get through this as a community."

• "We need to honor our grief."

• "Can you heal in a world where disasters never end?"

• "We are all going to be first responders."

• "There’s a need for eco-resilience training."

• "Creative responses are essential in crises."

• "We need to come together after disasters."

Links

• Maria Nazarian, Beach Therapy

  • Maria is hosting a Climate Cafe on Tuesday, January 28, 2025

• Linda Buzzell

  • Online ecopsychology course at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara

• One805 Nonprofit Support for Disaster First responders Program

• Maksim Butuyev

  • Self-Care + Climate Action, Thanks to Maksim Batuyev

Previous CCH Episodes

• Season 2, Episode 10: Composing During the Climate Crisis with Scott Ordway (Music composed after California’s CZU fire in 2020)

• Season 2, Episode 21: Tools for Couples Relationships in an Era of Climate Change

• Season 3, Episode 15: Radical Joy in the Midst of Environmental Grief with Trebbe Johnson

• Season 3, Episode 13: On the “Waking Up Syndrome” with Linda Buzzell