
How To Survive the News. CNN’s Bill Weir on Moving From Anger and Despair to Optimism and Resiliency.
76 minutes
Hosted by Dan Harris
Episode Description
<p>A node of sanity in these challenging times.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.billweirclimate.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Weir</a> is America’s leading climate reporter. His new book is a celebration of our planet and human brilliance. It is a hopeful plea for communities to rally around nature, new ideas and each other, to create the kind of resilience that lasts generations.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p><ul><li>How a hotter earth is increasingly changing our lives</li><li>Why some experts say the climate issue is half physics, half psychology</li><li>How to work with feelings like rage and despair</li><li>Why so many of us look away from the climate crisis</li><li>Why acceptance is not surrender</li><li>And the utility of class psychological frameworks, including Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ Five Stages of Grief</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-to-do-about-eco-anxiety-jay-michaelson/id1087147821?i=1000537443496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>What to do About Eco-Anxiety | Jay Michaelson</strong></a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Sign up for Dan’s newsletter </strong><a href="http://www.danharris.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Dan on social: </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p><p><strong>Ten Percent Happier online </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>bookstore</strong></a></p><p><strong>Subscribe to our </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p><p><strong>Our favorite playlists on: </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Full Shownotes: </strong><a href="https://meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/bill-weir" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/bill-weir</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p><ul><li>Order<em> </em><a href="https://www.billweirclimate.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Life as We Know It (Can Be)</em></a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>
Special Guests
- Bill Weir