Navigating Climate Anxiety

The grief that rises when you read about disappearing glaciers, the dread that settles in after a wildfire season, the low hum of worry that follows you through ordinary days — none of this means something is wrong with you. It means you are someone who cares deeply about the living world, and that the world is genuinely asking a lot of you right now. You do not need a diagnosis to deserve support. Your distress is a real and human response to real and difficult change.

At Tensegrity Centre for Climate Resilience, we work with adults who are carrying exactly this kind of weight. Together, we explore grounding practices that help you feel steady when the news feels relentless — tools rooted in your body, your values, and your connection to the natural world around you. We also cultivate what psychologist Joanna Macy calls active hope: not the passive wish that things will improve, but the lived experience of moving forward with purpose, even in uncertainty. You do not have to choose between feeling the grief and living a meaningful life. We hold space for both.