This is a remarkable gift of a book . . . . not only for the authors’ courageous vision and depth of heart but also for its well-researched foundation built across many currently intersecting individual, social, and scientific phenomena. While reading, the sheer range of coverage can be exhilarating and keenly revelatory, as they speak directly to the emotional upheavals many of us experience within our fraught global village and daily news onslaught of destruction, denial, violence, and hate.

But this is not a book to leave you broken, overwhelmed, and alone . . . for the authors have entirely walked their talk and generously share wise guidance in traversing the sometimes rugged emotional landscapes in which we all may find ourselves. Ultimately, their story and work are one of action, hope, positive energy, healing, and heart fullness. This collaboration thoroughly addresses the zeitgeist honestly and intelligently that is exceedingly rare and, at the same time, universal. It is a dynamic and electrifying call to individual work and responsibility, which also beckons for connection to ever larger communities beyond the self. While the future may be worryingly unclear from where we stand, this book provides an ample tool kit and sharp focus to enable trail steps forward to be taken with certainty, conviction, grace, and ever-expanding love—a significant and timely achievement by any measure, deserving of wide readership and practice.

This book is an ideal book for people with climate anxiety and it feels like a self-care book aimed at them. I found a lot of comfort in this book reading and learning from the authors and I appreciated their candor and the directness. The exercises included in this book were thoughtful and helpful while reading. The 10 steps outlined in this book were a fantastic way to think about and address something that is so large and affects us all. One issue I did have was the ebook version of this I read wasn’t formatted fully and as such, I missed some illustrations in the book the authors described.

This is sort of like self-help for climate change which a rather unique idea. This is a good approach that may not work for everyone, but for those that pick it up it will probably be helpful.

Thanks very much for the free copy for review!!

As eco-anxiety and climate trauma become more prevalent among the world's population, adding to the growing mental health crisis, there's a greater need to find ways of dealing with the grief, anxiety, and depression so that we can move ahead into positive action. LaUra Schmidt and Aimee Lewis-Reau, founders of the Good Grief Network, developed a 10-step program to help people acknowledge the severity of the climate crisis, work through their feelings about it, and reconnect with others to make positive changes. This book outlines their work and offers the reader understanding, comfort, and exercises to help move through the different steps. Now that we understand the overwhelming nature of climate change, this book is a vital tool for helping us process our grief and pain and giving us hope for the road ahead.

Thank you, Shambhala and NetGalley, for providing an eARC of this book. Opinions expressed here are solely my own.