What Makes Up Your Mind reports on Climate Change: A Coming Storm for Youth Mental Health, with Dr. Britt Wray, which links to stress and anxiety.
If our home, planet earth, is in peril (and it is!), then so are we. As we experience more frequent and ferocious natural disasters, the irreversible loss of life-sustaining habitats, and a climate we’ve turned into an adversary of our very existence, an existential crisis is brewing. Along with concern for our physical security, our mental well-being is being battered in these storms…figuratively, but also quite literally. Among the most affected and concerned are young people who are contemplating their future in a profoundly precarious world. Understanding, documenting, and measuring the emotional cost of their fears and anxiety is the work of Dr. Britt Wray, an instructor in Stanford’s Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,… …read more
Why it matters
Understanding stress can help people spot patterns earlier and respond before pressure becomes overwhelming. For readers, the value is not in treating a single story as an answer, but in noticing the practical themes it raises for everyday wellbeing.
HOF perspective
From a HOF perspective, the useful focus is on helping the mind practise steadier responses rather than fighting every anxious thought. The emphasis should stay on calm, practical support rather than claims of guaranteed change.
Practical takeaway
Pause once today and ask: what is my mind trying to protect me from, and what calmer response can I practise?
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