How to cope with eco-anxiety
and other difficult eco-emotions?
In December 2022, Dr. Panu Pihkala from University of Helsinki published a Process Model of Eco-anxiety and Grief. Together with Dr. Elin Kelsey, an international collaborative was established, with funding from the Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation.
Our goal is to use the power of film to increase the reach and accessibility of The Process Model beyond its academic foundations. By working as a cross-cultural, intergenerational team, we aspire to diversify engagement with eco-emotions.Â
The films we collectively created explore The Process Model in three very different and complementary ways.
The Dance: Living with Eco-anxiety
Teaching Climate together
How are you, really?
Coming soon
LATEST NEWS AND ARTICLES
Two of the films available!
In late 2024, two of the films were released: The Dance and Teaching Climate Together with Dr. Panu Pihkala. Be sure to check out QueerBrownVegan’s social media channels for more discussion about the latter: Instagram LinkedIn A lovely number of people have resonated...
Climate Emotions Wheel and other resources
The Climate Mental Health Network (CMHN) is doing many kinds of important work around climate emotions. The Climate Emotions Wheel is a handy tool to be used in connection with the Process Model. Many members of the collaborative have also worked with CMHN....
Working with the Process Model
Resources of working with the Process Model are developed in late 2024. The creator of the Process Model, Panu Pihkala, has published some resources for working with the model in his blog. He is also writing an academic paper on using the model in facilitated...
Filming in Helsinki, June 2024
Most of the collaborators met in the lovely Helsinki summer in June for filming indoors and outdoors. Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is quite far up in the North: on the level of Alaska, actually. But thanks to the North Atlantic Gulf Stream, there has been...