This group is designed to build solidarity and alleviate burnout for scientists, engineers, science communicators, students in the sciences and other STEM professionals involved with or aware of the technical aspects of climate change. Participants will learn to metabolize grief, anger, numbness, anxiety and despair in a community of peers-with an aim to restore joy in life and engagement in meaningful work. Thursday evenings, beginning February 20th, 5-7PM Pacific / 8-10 PM Eastern

This 4-week course meets for two hours per week on Thursdays:

-Feb 20 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM-10:00 PM ET

-Feb 27 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM-10:00 PM ET

-March 6 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM-10:00 PM ET

-March 13 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM-10:00 PM ET

MEET THE HOSTS

Kristan Childs (she/her) is a Good Grief Network and Work That Reconnects facilitator. She co-Chairs the Climate Psychology Alliance North America’s Committee to Support Scientists and STEM Professionals, and is on faculty at the Climate Emotional Resilience Institute. Kristan is certified in both Ecopsychology and Climate Psychology, and she has trained in griefwork with Francis Weller. Kristan is passionate about creating courageous and tender places where people can come together to do the emotional work needed to show up more fully in their lives, as well as for their families, their communities, and this beautiful planet. Learn more at her website.

Teddy Kellam (she/her) is a climate-aware therapist and a Good Grief Network facilitator. Certified in Climate Psychology, she co-chairs the Climate Psychology Alliance North America’s Committee to Support Scientists and STEM Professionals, and is on faculty at the Climate Emotional Resilience Institute. Teddy works with scientists, therapists, journalists, activists, parents, educators & climate professionals. She uses her skills and training in Somatic Experiencing, griefwork and AEDP to support professionals in building resilience, recovering joy and orienting to who they want to be in these uncertain times. Learn more at her website.

Participation Waiver: By registering for this event you consent to the following:

The Support Group or Scientists and STEM Professionals is not a therapy group and does not offer clinical service, supervision, or professional consultation. It is co-facilitated by two experienced facilitators who have advanced training in climate psychology and have provided group support of this nature within the Good Grief Network’s model. They are not licensed mental health workers. This Support Group is a facilitated supportive conversation for individual reflections about the climate crisis and one’s professional position as a scientist or STEM Professional .

By registering here you are acknowledging that the CPA-NA Support Group for Scientists and STEM Professionals is not intended to provide legal or professional advice. Instead, all information, content, and materials connected to the Support Group are for personal reflective purposes only. Information shared in the Support Group is offered by both participants and facilitators and is not intended to provide up-to-date legal, scientific, or other information. Support Groups cannot guarantee confidentiality but facilitators do suggest that the conversations within the Support Group are personal and private.

Some of the follow-up materials Support Group participants receive contain links to other third-party websites, as well as information about groups and activities offered by the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America (CPA-NA). Such links and listings are only for the convenience of the Support Group participants. CPA-NA facilitators do not recommend or endorse the contents of the third-party sites or of the specific groups or activities listed.

The facilitators of the Support Group reserve the right to remove any participant who is impacting the group’s ability to meet for its stated intent.

If the cost of this program would cause hardship for you but you are eager to participate, please email teddykellam@climatepsychology.us to discuss the possibility of a partial scholarship.