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[talktoangel2]

How Can We Prevent Climate Grief?

Preventing or mitigating climate grief, also known as eco-anxiety or climate-related psychological distress, is a growing concern as the impacts of climate change become more apparent. Mental health support, such as counseling through platforms like TalkToAngel, can play a significant role in addressing these feelings. Here are some strategies to prevent climate grief and how counseling services can assist:

1. Climate Education and Awareness:

Knowledge is power. Understanding climate change, its causes, and its potential solutions can help individuals feel more empowered and less helpless. Mental health professionals can provide guidance on where to find reliable information and resources.

2. Take Positive Action:

Actively engaging in climate-friendly activities can provide a sense of purpose and control. Counselors can help individuals identify ways to reduce their carbon footprint and get involved in environmental initiatives.

3. Emotional Expression:

Talking about climate-related concerns and feelings is essential. Counselors can create a safe and non-judgmental space for individuals to express their emotions, whether it’s fear, grief, anger, or frustration.

4. Mindfulness and Coping Techniques:

“Online Counselor” can teach mindfulness and relaxation techniques to manage stress and anxiety related to climate change. These practices can help individuals stay grounded and reduce overwhelming emotions.

5. Eco-Therapy:

Some therapists specialize in eco-therapy, which involves outdoor activities and nature-based interventions to promote mental well-being. Being in nature can help alleviate eco-anxiety.

To read more:-https://www.talktoangel.com/

[tothennthpower]

So this happened yesterday... I had the honor and privilege of being invited to the @caresmentoring leadership summit, and was blessed with an introduction to Ms. @iamsusanltaylor, #editorinchief emeritus of @essence and #ceo of #nationalcaresmentoringmovement, as well as the national director, and several affiliates from all over the country. I was so inspired, that my husband and I decided we want to join and become #mentors. What an incredible weekend! #caressummit2020 #fortheloveofourchildren #loveourchildren #mentorship (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8aXlXnpY0c/?igshid=1v4a3682f651m

[startingattheroots]

I love these gourds! These fruits came from seeds I saved from a gourd bought at the fair last year. 🌻 Tell me your experiences with seed saving? 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 #gourd #seedsaving #permaculture #garden #sustainability #urbangardening #springfield #fair #fall #agriculture #culture #futureofchange #futuregenerations #fortheloveofourchildren #fortheloveoftheplanet #buildsoil #compost #nourish #greenlife #vegan #veganliving #vegangarden https://www.instagram.com/p/BnrTH1Bn8lJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qrgbcfknimoc

[blogourcharterschools-blog]

We were thrilled to wake up this morning to Samira, our Lake Charles Charter Academy scholar, on The Morning Show! Fantastic job Samira❣️#ourcharterschools #ourcharterschoolsrock #charterschools #kplc #fox29 #attytrishawilliams #fortheloveofourchildren #agdesigns https://www.instagram.com/p/Btn5WM8gi1H/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hfotmdh11pip

[blancostp]

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[dutchviking]

Happy first birthday, dear daughter!

Dear daughter, happy 1st birthday!! I can barely comprehend it, but you have been with us for a year already!  The past few weeks we’ve been looking at pictures from a year ago, and it is hard to comprehend: both ‘already’ and ‘only’ a year ago! 16th of August 2015, at 20.41 hrs, in Rigshospitalet, in Copenhagen, Denmark. 3246 grams, and 54 cm.  Etched in my mind… The gravity of it all, the exhaustion, the mindblowing experience.  Although, looking at pictures from then makes it feel it is a lifetime ago! “Daughter”, a word I didn’t actually use out loud until very recently. Not that I in any way didn’t feel you are my daughter, but I think mostly for myself to deal with the ongoing incredibly surreal feeling of being a parent. The feeling of looking at you, and realise you are physically half me, half your mother. It’s the oddest feeling to look at you, a different human, and yet still recognise yourself. I can understand it intellectually, but I am still working on it to digest the reality of it. I have called you - and still call you - by lots of cutesy names, from lillemus to mini-human, but please do know that all of them are meant to in a feeble way trying to express the ridiculous and barely comprehensible amount of love for you that I feel bursting from my heart. All those words do not take away the very fact that you are my daughter, and I am your father. And yes, I can already hear people who read this saying these words with the Darth Vader voice... And yes, you are the daughter of two people who are deeply in love with all the great stories that are told, from Lord of the Rings, to Star Wars, so be ready for some proper ‘indoctrination’. Already it was hilarious to watch you bonding/connecting with R2-D2, all excited about another creature communicating with high-pitched noises and no language. You changed my life, there is no doubt about it. It’s been quite the eventful year, is so many ways. Your arrival blew my mind: it was the most impressive and awe-inspiring thing I have ever seen. (I am still amazed at your mother for pulling off such an epic feat!) And everything since has added to that: how you are learning all those things that we as adults take entirely for granted. All those movements, social interaction ‘rules’, words, everything. You started from scratch, and we are the ones to help you mastering the tools and knowledge to find your way in this big, wide world (which at this very moment is not in a very healthy state, with lots of hatred, anger, frustration, destruction, and lots of other negative traits of humanity ruling the day, but I won’t go into that anymore here).

For now I want to tell you how much it gives me hope to see your learning, your love, your curiosity, your strong will, your kindness, your pure joy of life. It’s something we adults can and should learn from. And we’ll try to help to keep those good qualities going strong: suck on that, cruel world!

So, what is it then that is you? It’s... - The way you look into the world mesmerises me every day.

- The way you have discovered your mischievous side, with the added knowing smile. - The way you sit in my lap and snuggle up, simply being safe and happy.

- The way you snuggle up into my chest and shoulder when I am putting you to nap. (the best moment of my day during my paternity - how you slowly but surely fall asleep against my chest)

- The way you are rocking along to any music, from Bruce Springsteen to whatever. Proud parents here by the way: you heard your first music when you where about 12 hours old, turning your head to try to locate where that was coming from. Already then curious. Along the way, we have played loads of Bob Marley records (from your dad’s vinyl collection) to help you along when we fed you. We have played Swedish childrens' tunes, which you love and adore. We have played anything and everything, and seeing you rocking along is just wonderful. - The way you cry when you are sad, and simply need that closeness of your parents. A total ego boost to us of course, but it’s the purity in your emotions that every day make me happy and wonder.

- The way you enjoy everything that is water - cold or warm, sea water, your bath, getting soaking wet in the rain, or simply a glass of water in front of you.

- The way your little noises and squeals are when you enjoying something. - The way you wanted to be up on the front of the motor boat over summer: our little navigator shouting into the wind.

- The way you are discovering new things, from handling objects to new sounds, to the new possibilities your tiny little body is giving you every day.

- The way you are learning words and use them.

- The way you are curled up or in total starfish position in your bed, far away in dreamland.

- The way you react when the doorbell rings: I have never seen anyone so excited. You are simply shaking!

- The way you react when there are other mini-humans around: “hey, there’s more of those like me!"

- The way you try to put our shoes on your hands, so you can ‘walk’ too. Because, fuck logic, right?    :)

The way you… well, so many things that make me go ‘wow, this is awesome/hilarious/wtf/amazing/sad'

We have had a few scares and moments of ‘how the fuck are we supposed to deal with this’, or simply ‘ok, now what to do?' in the past year, with the most recent example being you burning the palm of your hand on the grill, but all in all it’s been ‘easy’, as far as ‘easy’ exists for first-time parents that is… The sleep deprivation is minor to all that!

Wonderful little daughter: you made our lives very different, with a whole new added level of responsibility I never could have comprehended beforehand, and your parents are still reeling - it’s hard to find a right balance again - but I wouldn’t have missed it for the world, as difficult as it is at times. Thank you: and I will try to live up to your deep trust the best I can, even if I will stumble once in a while (sorry in advance!!). So, onwards to year 2: new things, new challenges, daycare, travels, learnings, more love, more wtf-moments for your parents! I wonder how much your parents will get to sleep 😉 Happy birthday again, little one. I will give you even more hugs and kisses today! Maybe you will read this one day, maybe you won’t, but all I can say is: can’t wait to see how and where you will go in the coming years!

Explore. Dream. Discover. I know you will!

With much love, your papa.

[blancostp]

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[dutchviking]

First impressions of fatherhood

We are exactly a week in now, and had to try to gather my thoughts a bit, as blurry as they are! So, here we go! - Wait, what the fuck just happened?? - This is fucking epic - totally loving it! Most awe-inspiring thing I have ever done in my life. - Birth is the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed. Ab-so-lute-ly nothing compares to it. What biology manages to do, the sheer raw force of nature that was unfolding before me, is an impression that will last a lifetime. I have seen some pretty impressive things in my life time, but this... what the female body builds up to and can endure: my deepest respect, admiration and love to my lady. I bow before evolution: preparing the human body for nine months, and when it's needed give it the possibility to release this tiny person into the world... Wowwowowowowow! - One though that went through my head in the delivery room was "when seeing this, something that I would never be able to do or imagine, how can people even begin to consider to systematically treat women as lesser beings. What an immense fucking coward are you then...". - Who ever thought it was a good idea to give random people the responsibility to raise a healthy member of society?? I mean, you have to jump through 100s of hoops before you get the keys to a house, shouldn't I do an exam or something?? - I can sit with her in my arms for hours, just looking at her either sleeping, or grimacing and flailing about, for hours on end... Her eyes pierce straight through me... - I am completely and utterly in love - she is the most beautiful creature ever. And I am her father, for the rest of my life! - Patience. A word I never truly understood before...

- Swaddles rule. Period.

- I love dancing with this little girl, and she loves dancing with me. Her face is absolutely priceless when we are waltzing through the room.

- My music 'program' is going well: within her first 24 hours she heard (acoustic/chill stuff from) Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Counting Crows, Smashing Pumpkins, U2, Pulp, Natalie Merchant, Suede, Ocean Colour Scene, and a whole lot more. She was fascinated by the sounds: so far, so good!

Also, Tom Waits and 70s soul seem to be hitting the spot :) Basically, anything we can do to avoid a future teen boy band debacle!

- She's got me wrapped around her little finger already. Last night was crazy: 4 times she started whimpering and crying, 4 times I picked her up and soothed her within minutes. But, the moment she was about to fall asleep and I put her down, she would start again within 10 seconds... I think I saw that look of "muhahahhaha, gotcha!" a few times :)

- All diaper accidents have happened with me being the one changing. I am starting to see a pattern here...

- I am terrified I will accidentally drop her or something, or otherwise physically hurt her.

- We are going to rule this parenting thing together, I am confident of it! With lots of love all around!