Climate Emotional Resilience Resources
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Provided by: Climate Mental Health Network|Published on: March 4, 2026
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Synopsis
- This resource from the Climate Mental Health Network includes a comprehensive guide to emotional resilience in a climate-changed world and outlines the “Let Be, Let Flow, Let In” model for understanding and working with climate emotions.
- The collection includes worksheets, reflection prompts, and structured activities that support individuals in processing climate emotions and practicing self-care.
Subjects: Health
Authors: Climate Mental Health Network
Region: Global
Languages: English, Spanish
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The Key Takeaways sections in this guide do an excellent job of solidifying the main points for students.
- This resource is great for anyone learning about climate change.
Prerequisites
- Teachers should note that some of the links in the guide are not clickable.
- There is also a webinar recording that talks viewers through the model, as well as other related resources and tools.
Differentiation & Implementation
- This resource includes many graphics that may be helpful for students to have in a climate emotions folder or posted around the room as a reminder of how to recognize and process difficult emotions. For example, teachers may want to post the pdf of this framework alongside the Climate Emotions Wheel in the classroom.
- The guide includes links to other resources that teachers and students can check out depending on their needs.
- Students can explore the framework graphic or sections of the guide and work to create their own guide that is tailored to their own emotions and what works for them. In this guide, students can outline their preferred strategies for letting their emotions flow and taking collective action. The resource also links to a set of worksheets for self-care that may be helpful for this activity.
- The webinar references surveys done by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. For context, students can check out this resource to understand what this survey says about how other Americans think about climate change or this resource to understand the “Six Americas”.
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About the Partner Provider
Climate Mental Health Network
Climate Mental Health Network urgently addresses the mental health impacts of the climate crisis through education, community engagement and by harnessing the power of media and technology.
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