More and more people are showing up at their therapists these days with signs of what is called eco-anxiety, or fear concerning environmental issues. Santa Fe, NM therapist Melissa Pickett says this unrest has been growing in the last two years, and may be the tip of the iceberg.
Michael d’Estries wrote about Melissa in May, and I had the occasion to interview her recently about this issue, and the field of eco-psychology. You can hear the interview at The Lindberg Report.
Melissa spent several years in the corporate world as a banking executive and trainer for a marketing firm. In an effort to sharpen her people skills, she went back to school and earned a Masters Degree in Counseling. Finding the field personally rewarding, she shifted her business emphasis from organizational development to private counseling.
Melissa has been in practice since 2000, and is President of Soulways Center for Conscious Evolution. The first signs of eco-anxiety emerged in sessions with her clients on a large scale within the past two years, and it appears to be growing. Her work has led to interviews on Canadian television, in TIME Magazine’s online edition, and publications in Spain and Brazil.
What is eco-anxiety? How do we know if we have it, and what can we do to ease the discomfort? My podcast interview with Melissa is HERE…
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
Max Lindberg
My home state is Illinois, and my hometown a little railroad/farming community named Galesburg.We lived on a small farm during my high school years and I became very aware of nature and it's wonders. I loved the out of doors, working with animals, plowing fields and harvesting crops. Those were very good years.After a stint in the Army during the Korean war my broadcasting career took off at the local radio station, a 250 watt "teapot" as it was called in those days. My first job was as an engineer, then the ham came out and I became an announcer/newsman, graduating after several years to a larger market and a stint as a TV journalist/photographer. Cold, wet weather led me to the southwest where I've lived for most of the last 40 years, with a couple of years out to have fun working as a private investigator in San Francisco, and a few years working in Las Vegas hotels and casinos. In all, its been a real ride.After retiring a few years back I became fascinated with the efforts being made to find alternative energy sources. I've watched our environment deteriorate during my lifetime, and now it's my chance to join the chorus of intelligent and caring individuals making a difference one day at a time.
One Response to Have Eco-Anxiety? You Probably Do, But There’s Hope
Click on a tab to select how you'd like to leave your comment
[...] just did a podcast interview with Melanie Pickett on Eco-Anxiety, and fully understand what she’s saying. We’re being bombarded with negativity at an [...]