ECOMIND’s Youth Climate Cafés, powered by Psychology for a Safe Climate, are safe, inclusive spaces where young people come together to talk about how climate change impacts their mental health and well-being. These peer-led gatherings foster connection, understanding, and resilience in the face of a global crisis that deeply affects the younger generation.

Format: Small 1 hour virtual hangouts over Zoom with a small group of young Australians.

What to expect: A casual, feelings-focused discussion about climate change in a relaxed environment.

There is no guest speaker, advice given or call to action. Here you can voice your climate concerns and share your thoughts and feelings in response to the climate crisis. There may be laughter, there may be tears. There may be fear, there may be anger. Whatever you’re feeling is okay and valued. And it’s fine just to listen. Sharing, listening and being quiet together are all part of our Café.

Why they matter: Climate Cafés provide an outlet for climate feelings, build community and provide peer-to-peer support.

Facilitators bios

Georgia Monaghan

Georgia is a climate and nature lawyer and consultant at Sydney-based sustainability advisory group, Pollination. After herself struggling with the enormity of the climate challenge facing the world, she founded ECOMIND to help young people process their climate emotions and channel them into climate actions. She is a PSC-trained Climate Café Facilitator and when she is not actively seeking meaningful ways to have a climate impact, she re-energises through yoga, beach swims and deleting (and re-downloading) her social media.

Courtney Kovac

Court is a mental health content designer who has worked with youth mental health charity, batyr, and at University of Canberra. Her passion for preventative mental health education and looking after the environment meant that when ECOMIND came along, she felt the stars align. Court is a PSC-trained Climate Café Facilitator and loves to move in fun ways, immerse herself in the ocean and spend time with her friends and family.