Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray teaches in and chairs the Environmental Studies Department at Humboldt State University. I am finding that I desire to show up for so many things in my full life, that I simply cannot afford to not be present and resourced. The rippling crises from climate and COVID have led me to meditation and an Insight Mindfulness sangha & dharma practice, and opened my heart to my family, my students, my colleagues, and myself in ways that burnout and despair had been preventing. My recent book, A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety, is written for the “climate generation” (college-aged youth), so I’m keenly focused on how to help them cultivate the existential wisdom we all need in order to stay engaged in climate justice for the long haul.
