Exploring the Psychological Dimensions of Climate Change
Hosted by CIIS and the Climate Psychology Certificate Program
As climate impacts are increasingly felt on the ground in communities around the world, our collective mental health is also being deeply affected. Integrating work and perspectives from the emerging field of Climate Psychology, this session will use a broad lens to look at the emotional impact of climate change on our personal and collective well-being, nested within societal, spiritual, and ecological contexts. We will come at the subject from a range of perspectives including: emotional correlates of climate distress, emotionally intelligent climate curriculum, moving through grief and eco-anxiety, climate-informed trauma therapy, supporting frontline communities, movement/activists’ well-being and more. Moderated by Eva Jahn, co-founder of the Climate Emotional Resilience Institute. With: Leslie Davenport, CIIS Climate Psychology Lead Faculty; Adrián Villaseñor-Galarza, Founder, Bio-alchemy Institute; Theopia Jackson, Chair, Humanistic Psychology at Saybrook University.
Crystal Ballroom, Hotel Shattuck Plaza
March 29th | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Panelists
Eva Jahn
Co-Founder
Climate Emotional Resilience Institute
Eva Jahn, LPC, a licensed psychotherapist working at the intersection of trauma, gender-based violence and climate distress is the co-founder of the Climate Emotional Resilience Institute and is an international experiential educator influenced by studies and work in climate psychology, experiential cross-cultural education, neuroscience, nature-based and contemplative mindfulness practices, group dynamics, and her dedication to Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects. As a faculty of the International Center for Mental Health & Human Rights she co-facilitates contemplative based trauma and resiliency training locally and internationally to communities on the frontlines.
Leslie Davenport
Author, Professor, Climate Psychology Consultant
Leslie Davenport, Program Lead and on the core faculty of the Climate Psychology Certification at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), is a climate psychology consultant who works internationally to spearhead the intersectionality of climate, mental health, education, policy, and social justice to leverage the full range of human capacities to address the deep challenges of our time. Leslie’s work has appeared in the NY Times, Washington Post, Scientific American and other leading publications, and she has authored five books, including Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change. She is also an advisor to the Post Carbon Institute, Climate Mental Health Network, and One Resilient Earth.
Adrián Villaseñor
Core Faculty, East West Psychology Department
California Institute of Integral Studies
Adrián Villaseñor Galarza, Ph.D., an “integral ecopsychologist,” international facilitator, teacher, author, and ritualist whose work weaves together the psycho-spiritual study of the Earth-human relationship, animist principles, and contemplative wisdom, is on the core faculty of the East West Psychology Department at the California Institute of Integral Studies, an adjunct at Naropa University, and founder of the Bio-alchemy Institute and Work That Reconnects Latin America.
Theopia Jackson
