The Case For Climate Optimism with Anne Therese Gennari

Biophilic Solutions: Nature Has the Answers

An optimistic outlook on life tends to make people happier, more successful, and even healthier - but how do we apply optimism to a situation that oftentimes feels as serious and dire as the climate crisis? Enter today’s guest Anne Therese Gennari, author of The Climate Optimist Handbook. In this book, Anne Therese hopes to shift the narrative on climate change so that those of us in the fight can work from a place of courage and excitement rather than fear and anger. In this interview, Anne Therese traces her own journey from burnt out activist to climate optimist, tells us why she thinks individual action is crucial, and walks us through some action steps we can take to shift our own perspectives.

Show Notes

• The Biophilic Leadership Summit
• The Climate Optimist Handbook: How to shift the narrative on climate change and find the courage to choose change by Anne Therese Gennari
• About Anne Therese Gennari
• The Climate Optimist Newsletter on Substack
• Hey Change: A Podcast On How To Change The World
• From Angry Activist to Climate Optimist (TEDxOneonta)
• Follow Anne Theres on Instagram

Key Words: climate change, climate action, climate optimism, climate optimist, optimism, wellness, activism, activist, climate activism, biophilia, biophilic