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The Psychological Trauma of Climate Chaos and the Environmental Crisis.
It’s time to talk about another effect that climate change is having on humanity.
Our planet is dying.
There is absolutely no denying it. For decades, humans have watched as the global temperature steadily increases, sea levels rise, and our forests and ocean reefs are destroyed. We have seen the images of the suffering animals, the forest fires, and the floods. It is nearly impossible not to be overcome with a profound sense of loss and grief, as we think of what our species and our greed has done to the incredible varieties of life that call this beautiful planet home.
How can we not be filled with grief and despair as we learn about how the right wing government in Brazil has pushed the Amazon Forest almost to the point where it will no longer be recoverable? How can we not feel devastated knowing so few of our politicians are willing to take meaningful action? How can we not feel a lump swell in the back of our throats as we look at images of a starving, pregnant orangutan clinging to the last remaining tree in her forest that she calls home, after its been destroyed for palm oil?
