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Here’s a question. When you talk about an issue you deeply care about, like climate change- what’s the reaction from the people around you, in your life? Are they supportive, are they dismissive? Sometimes you’re the lone voice at your workplace, or in your family, pushing others to recycle or compost properly… and that can be isolating.
That was the topic of discussion at a recent event held here at our KALW event space in downtown San Francisco. We hosted a live recording of the climate-focused podcast Doom and Bloom, hosted by Marc O’Brien. His guest was Dr. Renee Lertzman - a psychologist, researcher, and strategist. In this excerpt, she talks about why some people struggle to act on climate change, despite caring deeply about it- and how it feels to be that lone voice in the room…
