Project Calm – July 2019

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JOIN A GROUP MAKE A MARK

MAKE A CHANGE WRITE TO YOUR MP ATTRACT WILDLIFE

Mindful ways to

overcome eco-anxiety

Channel your eco awareness and passion for wildlife

into positive action with our six inspiring ideas.

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Find a local wildlife or environmental

group and share your passion. You’ll

make friends, and feel empowered

to transform your community, plus

it will help you share the burden of

eco-anxiety while inspiring each

other to find new ways forward.

Stop thoughts spinning around your

head and pin them down on paper.

Writing and sketching are great ways

to take hold of your thoughts and put

them into some kind of perspective.

Write a poem, keep a journal or paint

a picture to help express your thoughts.

Refusing one reusable coffee cup
feels great, but how about refusing
them forever? What about switching
to renewable energy, giving up meat
or cycling to work? Making a lifestyle
change can turn one small action into
a lifetime of green goodness.

It’s up to our politicians to make large-

scale changes for the sake of people

and planet, so keep in contact with your

local MP and share your environmental

worries. Remember to keep it polite

and rational. Visit http://www.parliament.uk

to find your MP’s contact details.

Fill your garden with wildflowers, dig a

pond and watch it become a haven for

wildlife, or grow your own vegetables.

Not only does it feel good to create

space for nature, but gardening is a

calming practice that can help you

mindfully manage your anxiety.