Steph Olsen
@stephanieannolsen.bsky.social
I'm a public health researcher who studies climate change and mental health. I'm a member of the Climate Change and Global Health Research Group at the University of Alberta. I am also a facilitator with Refugia Retreats.
The takeaway? Understanding climate-related distress as a form of grief may foster wellbeing and climate action by helping people process difficult feelings in ways that increase access to positive emotions while connecting them to personal values that motivate climate action.
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The takeaway? Understanding climate-related distress as a form of grief may foster wellbeing and climate action by helping people process difficult feelings in ways that increase access to positive emotions while connecting them to personal values that motivate climate action.
3) Framing distressing climate emotions as grief helped interviewees’ reframe difficult feelings as reflections of their love for the world and their desire for positive change.
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
3) Framing distressing climate emotions as grief helped interviewees’ reframe difficult feelings as reflections of their love for the world and their desire for positive change.
2) There was a multi-directional relationship between grief and positive emotions wherein processing climate grief increased access to positive emotions like love and joy, and in some cases positive life experiences were accompanied by climate grief.
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
2) There was a multi-directional relationship between grief and positive emotions wherein processing climate grief increased access to positive emotions like love and joy, and in some cases positive life experiences were accompanied by climate grief.
1) Climate grief emerged from personal, ecological, and collective loss and vulnerability, connecting interviewees personal emotional lives with broader social-ecological issues.
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
1) Climate grief emerged from personal, ecological, and collective loss and vulnerability, connecting interviewees personal emotional lives with broader social-ecological issues.
We found that recognizing and honoring grief for climate-related loss can support well-being and reveal personal values that inspire climate action.
Three key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
Three key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We found that recognizing and honoring grief for climate-related loss can support well-being and reveal personal values that inspire climate action.
Three key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
Three key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
🚨New article! Honouring climate grief can improve wellbeing and reveal values that motivate climate action!
With @stephanieannolsen.bsky.social, @ashleecunsolo.bsky.social y.social, & @sherilee.bsky.social, and Jodi Lammiman of Refugia Retreats
Read: doi.org/10.5751/ES-1...
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With @stephanieannolsen.bsky.social, @ashleecunsolo.bsky.social y.social, & @sherilee.bsky.social, and Jodi Lammiman of Refugia Retreats
Read: doi.org/10.5751/ES-1...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚨New article! Honouring climate grief can improve wellbeing and reveal values that motivate climate action!
With @stephanieannolsen.bsky.social, @ashleecunsolo.bsky.social y.social, & @sherilee.bsky.social, and Jodi Lammiman of Refugia Retreats
Read: doi.org/10.5751/ES-1...
A thread…
With @stephanieannolsen.bsky.social, @ashleecunsolo.bsky.social y.social, & @sherilee.bsky.social, and Jodi Lammiman of Refugia Retreats
Read: doi.org/10.5751/ES-1...
A thread…
The takeaway? Understanding climate-related distress as a form of grief may foster wellbeing and climate action by helping people process difficult feelings in ways that increase access to positive emotions while connecting them to personal values that motivate climate action.
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The takeaway? Understanding climate-related distress as a form of grief may foster wellbeing and climate action by helping people process difficult feelings in ways that increase access to positive emotions while connecting them to personal values that motivate climate action.
3) Framing distressing climate emotions as grief helped interviewees’ reframe difficult feelings as reflections of their love for the world and their desire for positive change.
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
3) Framing distressing climate emotions as grief helped interviewees’ reframe difficult feelings as reflections of their love for the world and their desire for positive change.
2) There was a multi-directional relationship between grief and positive emotions wherein processing climate grief increased access to positive emotions like love and joy, and in some cases positive life experiences were accompanied by climate grief.
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
2) There was a multi-directional relationship between grief and positive emotions wherein processing climate grief increased access to positive emotions like love and joy, and in some cases positive life experiences were accompanied by climate grief.
1) Climate grief emerged from personal, ecological, and collective loss and vulnerability, connecting interviewees personal emotional lives with broader social-ecological issues.
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
1) Climate grief emerged from personal, ecological, and collective loss and vulnerability, connecting interviewees personal emotional lives with broader social-ecological issues.
We found that recognizing and honoring grief for climate-related loss can support well-being and reveal personal values that inspire climate action.
Three key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
Three key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We found that recognizing and honoring grief for climate-related loss can support well-being and reveal personal values that inspire climate action.
Three key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
Three key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
The takeaway? Facing the climate crisis means withstanding grief for what’s lost. Our study shows collective grieving protects mental health & builds capacity for sustained, transformative action—highlighting the need for community spaces to process climate emotions.
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The takeaway? Facing the climate crisis means withstanding grief for what’s lost. Our study shows collective grieving protects mental health & builds capacity for sustained, transformative action—highlighting the need for community spaces to process climate emotions.
4) Collectively mourning ecological grief supported capacity for collective action by reminding interviewees that their troubles are shared and the solutions are collective.
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
4) Collectively mourning ecological grief supported capacity for collective action by reminding interviewees that their troubles are shared and the solutions are collective.
3) Collective practices for mourning ecological grief also helped interviewees cope with personal loss and hardship.
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
3) Collective practices for mourning ecological grief also helped interviewees cope with personal loss and hardship.
2) Collectively witnessing ecological grief was cathartic and improved wellbeing.
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
2) Collectively witnessing ecological grief was cathartic and improved wellbeing.
1) Collective grieving practices helped destigmatize difficult emotions about climate change and reconnected interviewees to personal values that motivate action.
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
1) Collective grieving practices helped destigmatize difficult emotions about climate change and reconnected interviewees to personal values that motivate action.
We found that collective practices for mourning climate change-related grief improved both individual wellbeing and capacity for individual and collective climate action.
Four key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
Four key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We found that collective practices for mourning climate change-related grief improved both individual wellbeing and capacity for individual and collective climate action.
Four key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
Four key insights emerged from our interviews. 👇👇👇
🚨New article! Collectively mourning climate change supports wellbeing & climate action. Our study explores how collective mourning builds capacity for change.
With @stephanieannolsen.bsky.social, @ashleecunsolo.bsky.social , Jodi Lammiman, @sherilee.bsky.social
Read: rdcu.be/eAFpZ
A thread…
With @stephanieannolsen.bsky.social, @ashleecunsolo.bsky.social , Jodi Lammiman, @sherilee.bsky.social
Read: rdcu.be/eAFpZ
A thread…
August 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🚨New article! Collectively mourning climate change supports wellbeing & climate action. Our study explores how collective mourning builds capacity for change.
With @stephanieannolsen.bsky.social, @ashleecunsolo.bsky.social , Jodi Lammiman, @sherilee.bsky.social
Read: rdcu.be/eAFpZ
A thread…
With @stephanieannolsen.bsky.social, @ashleecunsolo.bsky.social , Jodi Lammiman, @sherilee.bsky.social
Read: rdcu.be/eAFpZ
A thread…