How To Survive the News. CNN’s Bill Weir on Moving From Anger and Despair to Optimism and Resiliency.
How To Survive the News. CNN’s Bill Weir on Moving From Anger and Despair to Optimism and Resiliency.
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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