Leslie Davenport
“We must cultivate the ability to remain present, open hearted, and clear minded as we experience increasing levels of distress with climate uncertainty. Building our individual and collective resilience is foundational to successfully addressing the challenges of our rapidly changing world.”
Leslie Davenport is a climate psychology educator, consultant, and therapist exploring the intersectionality of climate, economics, education, policy, and social justice. Leslie helped shape the document: “Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance,” and authored four books including Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change, and All the Feelings Under the Sun, written for youth through the American Psychological Association. She is currently writing a climate book for young children. She is an advisor to Post Carbon Institute, Climate Mental Health Network, Project Inside Out, One Resilient Earth, and co-lead of the Climate Psychology Certification at the California Institute of Integral Studies and faculty with their School of Professional Psychology and Health.
Website: www.lesliedavenport.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MindingEarth