Climate change is complex. If you elaborate too much on the complexity, people get bored or overwhelmed and stop listening. But if you simplify it too much, people are less informed and aren’t empowered on how to proceed.
Good climate change communication finds a balance between complexity and simplicity.
Category: My Journey
Here you can read an archive of blog posts in the My Journey category. Each discuss the steps I’ve taken in my sustainability journey and the improvements I’ve made in my life. These posts either touch on successful habits that I’ve created or goals of new habits that I’m trying to obtain.
I want to show that sustainability doesn’t have to create big change in your life, but can be adapted in small steps. Don’t feel pressure to get everything right the first time. Not everything is one-size-fits-all but hopefully, you might find something along my journey that you will resonate with enough to include it in yours. You can achieve the best green lifestyle that still supports the best version of you.
Eco-Anxiety is the Cherry On Top of the Climate Crisis Sundae
The APA defines eco-anxiety as “the chronic fear of environmental cataclysm that comes from observing the seemingly irrevocable impact of climate change and the associated concern for one’s future and that of next generations.” Though not yet an official illness in the DSM-5 (the manual for mental illness), the effects of eco-anxiety are nothing to be ignored.
The First Steps of My Sustainability Journey
At the risk of sounding redundant, I’ll reiterate that my goal is to help others realize that living sustainably doesn’t have to get in the way of living one’s best life. Nothing to lose, but more to gain. So how can I inspire others without first being honest and open about my own sustainable life?
A Seed Was Planted: An Origin Story
The name of this blog is Live Your Best Green, which was inspired by my belief that environmental sustainability is not one-size-fits-all. Each person’s sustainability journey is going to look different from another’s. I want people to be empowered to make eco-friendly choices without sacrificing their own personal joys.