2.1 Your own wellbeing

Learning about the facts of climate change and reflecting on the solutions can be stressful and provoke anxiety for educators, as well as learners. Before considering how educators might begin to support learners experiencing climate anxiety, it’s important to consider your own wellbeing. Pihkala (2020) advises that educators need to engage in reflection and self-care to develop their own emotional resilience and to be able to share with learners that they, too, experience difficult emotions.

As you put aside time to complete this course, try to include some time to focus on your own wellbeing. You might already have well-established ways of doing this but if not, here are some ideas.