13. Case Study: The Climate Impact on Anxiety...

In this episode we talk with Dr. John Balbus, a tireless climate advocate and the inaugural director of the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity within HHS. In the last year, the climate movement has faced many setbacks requiring more resilience, courage, and joy. In this c ...  Show more

In this episode, we bring you “on the ground” interviews from Medical Students for a Sustainable Future’s 2025 Climate Health Equity Day conference. We spoke with medical students, organizers, and advocates about their experiences at the conference, the urgent need for climate-in ...  Show more

Climate change has long been an existential threat, but for many young people, government inaction and increasing natural disasters are now taking a mental toll. Psychologists describe this phenomenon as climate anxiety, or ecological grief. On this episode, Dr. Sanjay Gupta talk ...  Show more

Dr. Terry O’Connor, Dr. Nuzhat Islam, and MD-PhD candidate Douglas Fritz walk with us through their clinical case highlighting the impact of climate change on arboviral infectious disease. Check out their written case (adaptable for medical school curricula) at Climate Resources ...  Show more

Over the past several years, climate change has moved from an abstract idea to a reality in many Americans’ lives – a reality that we are increasingly worried about. An APA survey found that two-thirds of American adults said that they felt at least a little “eco-anxiety,” define ...  Show more

Join my 12-week online course for anxiety https://calmer-you.com/programmeHow Megan got into this area and whether she has experienced climate anxiety herselfHow climate anxiety different from other types of anxietyWhy you shouldn't beat yourself upSome practical tools for people ...  Show more