Transcription of main content from this podcast. Ecofascism is something I never thought I’d be talking about. And, yet, in the past year, I’ve noticed that there’s a particular vulnerability that we have to normalising the language that will lead us to ecofascism. Some people would say that we already…

[Listen to this as a podcast.] Discovering Extinction Rebellion (XR) meant I no longer felt utter despair when looking at the news. Other people cared. Other people weren’t numbed out. They were stepping out of their comfort zones and interrupting business as usual in London (and, eventually, elsewhere). Sometimes, before…

Urgency as a White Supremacist Culture Pattern. [Listen to this is a podcast.] How does the exclamation, “It’s urgent!” land in your body? Does it bring up a panic response? Does it make you think you need to drop everything and attend to something? …

In the climate change field, people often talk about “giving up hope” or “feeling hopeless”– or even “feeling hopeful.” What are we talking about? What, exactly, are we hoping for? Do those of us in the climate change field (or: sector, industry, movement) — do we have an implicit agreement…

“No Justice on a Dead Planet” reads a popular placard at recent climate protests. But is it true? On face value, yes. There can be no justice for humans if humans aren’t alive. But the implication of the placard is that justice can wait (or must wait, even)… until we…

So many things about climate change make us feel uncomfortable. Shall we list some of them? We feel guilty for the ways we deem ourselves complicit in the destruction of ecosystems and other forms of life on earth. We feel guilty for not doing anything (much) about it. We feel…

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 days a hug for growth. – Virgina Satir We’re going for 12 per day, okay? Here’s how (amend as necessary): Hug your neighbour when you go to borrow something for breakfast. …

Smile and say to the bus driver, “Hello! Good morning!” Can that really help to avoid a bus crash? If our brain works better when we’re relaxed and happy, then a bus driver will be better able to cope with challenging situations on the road, challenging situations on the bus, when s/he is having good experiences. Besides, ask yourself: Is it useful to believe that not smiling at the bus driver is a good way to promote safer driving on the roads?

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 days a hug for growth. — Virgina Satir Men don’t do things by halves, so we’re going for 12 hugs per day. Here’s why: Boys usually didn’t get as many cuddles…