Podcast
Chasing Life
The book was introduced during a discussion on climate anxiety, where the author—a Stanford human and planetary health fellow—shared how personal concerns about climate predictions led her to research the psychological impacts of the crisis. The hosts noted that the title examines ways to find purpose amid climate change and serves as a resource for listeners grappling with eco‑anxiety. Overall, it was presented as a thoughtful contribution to the conversation without explicit endorsement.
Episode: Climate Anxiety is Real
This book explores finding purpose in an age of climate crisis; the author's transition to climate work was spurred by personal concerns, including anxieties around having children given climate predictions and the lack of swift action from those in power.
That's Britt Rae, a human and planetary health fellow at Stanford University and author of the book Generation Dread, Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis.
And I no longer felt that that was the wisest thing to do or the most compassionate thing to do, given what climate predictions were coming across my desk when I was not seeing rapid, swift action from power holders.
And I thought, well, I am surely not the only one feeling this way. Let's do some research and figure out what the psychological impacts of the climate crisis are for other people. And that's why the book was written in the first place.
Episode: Climate Anxiety is Real
The book explores the mental health effects of the climate crisis. The author, a climate activist and expert in this field, describes her personal journey with climate anxiety, which led her to conduct research and write the book.
That's Britt Rae, a human and planetary health fellow at Stanford University and author of the book Generation Dread, Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis.
And I thought, well, I am surely not the only one feeling this way. Let's do some research and figure out what the psychological impacts of the climate crisis are for other people. And that's why the book was written in the first place.
Episode: Climate Anxiety is Real
It is a book about finding purpose in an age of climate crisis, written by a climate activist and expert in the mental health effects of climate change; the author described her journey into climate work, initially fueled by personal concerns and anxiety about having children given climate predictions and government inaction.
That's Britt Rae, a human and planetary health fellow at Stanford University and author of the book Generation Dread, Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis.
And I no longer felt that that was the wisest thing to do or the most compassionate thing to do, given what climate predictions were coming across my desk when I was not seeing rapid, swift action from power holders.
And I thought, well, I am surely not the only one feeling this way. Let's do some research and figure out what the psychological impacts of the climate crisis are for other people. And that's why the book was written in the first place.