“A candid yet compassionate approach to confronting climate anxiety, Gorman offers us a thoughtful pathway toward living a more authentic and meaningful life in this age of climate emergency. His sincere, evidence-based strategies provide the necessary grounding and orienting needed to navigate a range of often overwhelming feelings. Gorman helps us to reevaluate our principles, and inspires us to take radical action with both presence and purpose.”—Merritt Juliano, JD, LCSW, founding copresident of Climate Psychology Alliance North America(CPA-NA), and former member of the American Psychological Association’s Task Force on Climate Change

“This book provides fundamental knowledge to those struggling with troubling emotions in the face of climate threats. Jon Gorman brings years of experience as a therapist to the urgent need to experience feelings, and provides strategies to control overwhelming emotional states—what he calls softening ‘the grip.’ He then guides the reader to articulate core values which create the foundation to chart a path to meaningful action and purposeful living.”—Robin Cooper, MD, cofounder/president of Climate Psychiatry Alliance; associate clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, San Francisco; and project lead at Ecopsychepedia

“Jon Gorman’s account of the range of psychological responses to climate change is both sophisticated and accessible. He provides readers with effective tools to understand and manage their climate concerns, enhance psychosocial health and resilience, and take positive action for the climate. This book is an excellent example of the important contributions psychologists can make to addressing the climate crisis.”—Howard S. Kurtzman, PhD, former senior science advisor at the American Psychological Association