How to ease your climate despair

Plus more health news | Email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [Health Matters]( [7 ways to deal with climate despair]( By Angela Haupt Editor, Health and Wellness When I learned that a growing number of mental-health professionals are specializing in helping people cope with climate despair, I wondered what that actually looked like. How can therapists take on such an existential threat? The goal, they told me, is to help people go from feeling overwhelmed to empowered—and that starts with full validation and making sure their clients understand it's perfectly rational to feel grief, rage, and guilt when the planet is on fire. [READ MORE]( Share This Story WHAT ELSE TO READ [I Was Pregnant With Twins. Then One of Them Vanished]( By Eleanor Barker-White "How was it possible that five weeks later one of my children had disappeared?" [Read More »]( [Why I Stopped Being A “Good” Cancer Patient]( By Walela Nehanda "Embracing life with cancer and other disabilities does not mean I must forgo myself," writes Walela Nehanda. [Read More »]( [The Shortsighted Effort to Ban Cell-Cultivated Meat in Some States]( By Brian Kateman Several Republican-led states want to ban or limit the sales of cell-cultivated meat. Doing so ignores new economic opportunities. [Read More »]( [What to Know About Severe Asthma in Kids]( By Markham Heid In children, severe asthma can be an unruly medical condition. [Read More »]( [How the World Is Reacting to King Charles’ Cancer Diagnosis]( By Simmone Shah Political leaders have been reacting to the news, sharing their support and hopes for recovery. [Read More »]( If you were forwarded this and want to sign up to receive it daily, [click here](. Today's newsletter was written by Angela Haupt and edited by Mandy Oaklander. [Want more from TIME? Sign up for our other newsletters.]( [Subscribe to TIME]( TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services in this email. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Connect with TIME via [Facebook]( | [Twitter]( | [Newsletters]( [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [PRIVACY POLICY]( [YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS]( TIME Customer Service, P.O. Box 37508, Boone, IA 50037-0508 Questions? Contact health@time.com Copyright © 2024 TIME USA, LLC. All rights reserved.