Britt Wray
@brittwray.bsky.social
Researching the rise of climate distress and how to channel it for action and resilience.
Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry https://circle.sites.stanford.edu/
Founder of Unthinkable unthinkable.earth
Find me on Substack unthinkable.substack.com
Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry https://circle.sites.stanford.edu/
Founder of Unthinkable unthinkable.earth
Find me on Substack unthinkable.substack.com
unthinkable.substack.com/p/britt-wray... In this Substack Live, @kkwilkinson.bsky.social and I reflect on the practices and insights that helped us the most from our recent time at the Plum Village Zen Buddhist monastery, attending a retreat with 200+ other climate and nature leaders.
October 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
unthinkable.substack.com/p/britt-wray... In this Substack Live, @kkwilkinson.bsky.social and I reflect on the practices and insights that helped us the most from our recent time at the Plum Village Zen Buddhist monastery, attending a retreat with 200+ other climate and nature leaders.
The Unthinkable resource hub as featured in @grist.org:
"...compiles hundreds of tools — books, podcasts, contemplative practices, support groups, climate-aware therapy initiatives, and more — into one searchable database for people to find what’s most useful to them."
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"...compiles hundreds of tools — books, podcasts, contemplative practices, support groups, climate-aware therapy initiatives, and more — into one searchable database for people to find what’s most useful to them."
grist.org/looking-forw...
Internal activism
This week, we’re sharing a new database of resources to help people work through different forms of climate anxiety and grief.
grist.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Unthinkable resource hub as featured in @grist.org:
"...compiles hundreds of tools — books, podcasts, contemplative practices, support groups, climate-aware therapy initiatives, and more — into one searchable database for people to find what’s most useful to them."
grist.org/looking-forw...
"...compiles hundreds of tools — books, podcasts, contemplative practices, support groups, climate-aware therapy initiatives, and more — into one searchable database for people to find what’s most useful to them."
grist.org/looking-forw...
Can Trauma Become a Source of Strength?
Join a global community of over 100,000 people from Oct 12 to 18 for the 2025 Collective Trauma Summit, hosted by Thomas Hübl. 40+ speakers, I was lucky to be one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaF4...
Free sign up here: thomashuebl.spiffy.co/a/ZPqCDwbjP6...
Join a global community of over 100,000 people from Oct 12 to 18 for the 2025 Collective Trauma Summit, hosted by Thomas Hübl. 40+ speakers, I was lucky to be one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaF4...
Free sign up here: thomashuebl.spiffy.co/a/ZPqCDwbjP6...
The Relay Race of Climate Activism | Britt Wray | Collective Trauma Summit 2025
YouTube video by Thomas Hübl
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October 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Can Trauma Become a Source of Strength?
Join a global community of over 100,000 people from Oct 12 to 18 for the 2025 Collective Trauma Summit, hosted by Thomas Hübl. 40+ speakers, I was lucky to be one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaF4...
Free sign up here: thomashuebl.spiffy.co/a/ZPqCDwbjP6...
Join a global community of over 100,000 people from Oct 12 to 18 for the 2025 Collective Trauma Summit, hosted by Thomas Hübl. 40+ speakers, I was lucky to be one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaF4...
Free sign up here: thomashuebl.spiffy.co/a/ZPqCDwbjP6...
Crazy times? We built a new resource hub to connect individuals to supports for climate traumas, eco-distress, frontline environmental work, parenting in the polycrisis, and more: take a short quiz and get a personalized care package delivered straight to you www.unthinkable.earth/resource-hub
Resources | Unthinkable
www.unthinkable.earth
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Crazy times? We built a new resource hub to connect individuals to supports for climate traumas, eco-distress, frontline environmental work, parenting in the polycrisis, and more: take a short quiz and get a personalized care package delivered straight to you www.unthinkable.earth/resource-hub
Who is looking out for farmers' mental health? From climate-related stress to market instability, I was happy to be a guest on this podcast about community-based solutions in the face of climate threats www.ifad.org/en/w/podcast...
Who’s looking out for our farmers’ mental health?
We examine the psychological pressures facing farmers and highlight community-based solutions.
www.ifad.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Who is looking out for farmers' mental health? From climate-related stress to market instability, I was happy to be a guest on this podcast about community-based solutions in the face of climate threats www.ifad.org/en/w/podcast...
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This would mark an extraordinary, unprecedented, and alarming level of interference in what has historically been a fair and systematic process. The previous NCAs were authored by hundreds of scientists who were leading domain experts in their fields. www.cnn.com/2025/08/...
Energy chief suggests Trump administration is altering previously published climate reports | CNN
Wright said the Trump administration is updating the National Climate Assessments that have been previously published, which the administration recently removed from government websites.
www.cnn.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This would mark an extraordinary, unprecedented, and alarming level of interference in what has historically been a fair and systematic process. The previous NCAs were authored by hundreds of scientists who were leading domain experts in their fields. www.cnn.com/2025/08/...
Another dear climate activist who is relentless in his fight for our lives and our planet - youth climate justice leader Kevin Patel - has a family member being targeted by ICE that is throwing their lives into disarray. Thanks for considering helping if you can: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ke...
Donate to Support Kevin Patel's Family in Crisis, organized by Leah Thomas
Kevin J. Patel has been a tireless advocate for climate justice, food sovereignty, … Leah Thomas needs your support for Support Kevin Patel's Family in Crisis
www.gofundme.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Another dear climate activist who is relentless in his fight for our lives and our planet - youth climate justice leader Kevin Patel - has a family member being targeted by ICE that is throwing their lives into disarray. Thanks for considering helping if you can: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ke...
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Worth remembering that when activists pushed Biden to declare a climate emergency & use emergency powers to accelerate the clean energy transition, VSPs scolded them. Ha ha, that's crazy!
Fun update: Trump has claimed emergency powers to substantially slow the transition & no one said shit.
Fun update: Trump has claimed emergency powers to substantially slow the transition & no one said shit.
July 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Worth remembering that when activists pushed Biden to declare a climate emergency & use emergency powers to accelerate the clean energy transition, VSPs scolded them. Ha ha, that's crazy!
Fun update: Trump has claimed emergency powers to substantially slow the transition & no one said shit.
Fun update: Trump has claimed emergency powers to substantially slow the transition & no one said shit.
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NEW— "A lot of children have passed the point of no return...The gut lining has started to auto-digest & will no longer [absorb] water or nutrition. Death is imminent for 1000s"
An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...
An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...
‘Past The Point Of No Return’: Doctor Describes How Starvation In Gaza Is Driving Mass Death
"In August and September, there are probably still going to be ... large numbers of deaths because children have already passed the tipping point," Mark Brauner, who volunteered in Gaza last month, to...
www.huffpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
NEW— "A lot of children have passed the point of no return...The gut lining has started to auto-digest & will no longer [absorb] water or nutrition. Death is imminent for 1000s"
An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...
An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us:
www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...
How do we raise kids with a sense of safety, joy and purpose when our lives are full of extreme weather and other disruptions?
Back to School Night: Raising Resilient Kids in An Age of Disasters
Sept 11 7-8pm et
A free event is for anyone who is helping to raise kids
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Back to School Night: Raising Resilient Kids in An Age of Disasters
Sept 11 7-8pm et
A free event is for anyone who is helping to raise kids
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Back to School Night: Raising Resilient Kids In An Age of Disasters. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
How do we raise kids with a sense of safety, calm, joy, and purpose when our lives are full of extreme weather and other disruptions? Join us for an interactive webinar about why and how to address th...
zoom.us
July 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
How do we raise kids with a sense of safety, joy and purpose when our lives are full of extreme weather and other disruptions?
Back to School Night: Raising Resilient Kids in An Age of Disasters
Sept 11 7-8pm et
A free event is for anyone who is helping to raise kids
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Back to School Night: Raising Resilient Kids in An Age of Disasters
Sept 11 7-8pm et
A free event is for anyone who is helping to raise kids
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Oh that glorious feeling: hope, and the opposite of being morally violated (all too rare these days)
"This is the start of a new era of climate accountability at a global level. The ICJ advisory opinion marks a turning point for climate justice"
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
"This is the start of a new era of climate accountability at a global level. The ICJ advisory opinion marks a turning point for climate justice"
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities - Greenpeace International
The Court’s decision obligates States to regulate businesses on the harm caused by their emissions regardless of where the harm takes place.
www.greenpeace.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Oh that glorious feeling: hope, and the opposite of being morally violated (all too rare these days)
"This is the start of a new era of climate accountability at a global level. The ICJ advisory opinion marks a turning point for climate justice"
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
"This is the start of a new era of climate accountability at a global level. The ICJ advisory opinion marks a turning point for climate justice"
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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Wow—the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide) says plainly:
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
July 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow—the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide) says plainly:
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."
"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
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NSW court of appeal has overturned the approval of the largest NSW coalmine expansion, MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine in Muswellbrook, after a community environment group successfully argued the planning commission failed to consider the impact of all of the project’s GHG emissions✊
‘Significant legal breakthrough’ as NSW court blocks state’s largest coal expansion over emissions
Decision is a significant blow for MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion in Muswellbrook in the upper Hunter
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
NSW court of appeal has overturned the approval of the largest NSW coalmine expansion, MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine in Muswellbrook, after a community environment group successfully argued the planning commission failed to consider the impact of all of the project’s GHG emissions✊
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Vienna has been dethroned. The new "world's most livable city" is [drum roll] Copenhagen, which was also, in a separate survey, recently ranked the world's happiest city.
US cities basically do everything exactly the opposite of Copenhagen, which is why not a single US city is in the top ten.
US cities basically do everything exactly the opposite of Copenhagen, which is why not a single US city is in the top ten.
The world's most liveable cities for 2025 - and what it's really like to live there
Copenhagen has overtaken Vienna as the world's most liveable city in 2025. But what makes these places tick? Locals in five top-ranking cities share what life is really like there.
www.bbc.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Vienna has been dethroned. The new "world's most livable city" is [drum roll] Copenhagen, which was also, in a separate survey, recently ranked the world's happiest city.
US cities basically do everything exactly the opposite of Copenhagen, which is why not a single US city is in the top ten.
US cities basically do everything exactly the opposite of Copenhagen, which is why not a single US city is in the top ten.
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Day 653 of genocide
I ask my kids: “What should I buy for you?”
The answer is no longer a toy…
Just one thing:
“I want to eat.” 😓
All their dreams today have become a single bite to ease their hunger.
We're just trying to survive a worsening famine.
Please don’t forget my family in your support.💔
I ask my kids: “What should I buy for you?”
The answer is no longer a toy…
Just one thing:
“I want to eat.” 😓
All their dreams today have become a single bite to ease their hunger.
We're just trying to survive a worsening famine.
Please don’t forget my family in your support.💔
Donate to Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives., organized by Natalie taffal
Deep within the alleys of Gaza, a life story full of pain and challenges unfolde… Natalie taffal needs your support for Help Hasan & Duaa Rebuild Their Lives.
www.gofundme.com
July 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Day 653 of genocide
I ask my kids: “What should I buy for you?”
The answer is no longer a toy…
Just one thing:
“I want to eat.” 😓
All their dreams today have become a single bite to ease their hunger.
We're just trying to survive a worsening famine.
Please don’t forget my family in your support.💔
I ask my kids: “What should I buy for you?”
The answer is no longer a toy…
Just one thing:
“I want to eat.” 😓
All their dreams today have become a single bite to ease their hunger.
We're just trying to survive a worsening famine.
Please don’t forget my family in your support.💔
If you've been through a climate disaster or worry you might experience one in the place you call home, I can't recommend these tips from disaster mental health specialist Adrienne Heinz enough, who shared them on my Substack this week:
unthinkable.substack.com/p/how-i-beca...
unthinkable.substack.com/p/how-i-beca...
“How I became an accidental disaster mental health specialist”
Adrienne Heinz on compounding wildfires and a new kind of care for survivors
unthinkable.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If you've been through a climate disaster or worry you might experience one in the place you call home, I can't recommend these tips from disaster mental health specialist Adrienne Heinz enough, who shared them on my Substack this week:
unthinkable.substack.com/p/how-i-beca...
unthinkable.substack.com/p/how-i-beca...
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Amazing opportunity at @mcgill.ca
We are looking to recruit an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary scientist with a strong track record in innovation and research to direct a new program in climate, environment, and health
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Amazing opportunity at @mcgill.ca
We are looking to recruit an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary scientist with a strong track record in innovation and research to direct a new program in climate, environment, and health
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
July 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Please share!
Amazing opportunity at @mcgill.ca
We are looking to recruit an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary scientist with a strong track record in innovation and research to direct a new program in climate, environment, and health
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Amazing opportunity at @mcgill.ca
We are looking to recruit an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary scientist with a strong track record in innovation and research to direct a new program in climate, environment, and health
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Our new paper “Connecting planetary boundaries and planetary health: a resilient and stable Earth system is crucial for human health” for the first time brings the Planetary Health and Planetary Boundaries communities 2gthr to confront today’s enviro-health crises
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Connecting planetary boundaries and planetary health: a resilient and stable Earth system is crucial for human health
Earth system scientists developed the planetary boundaries framework for measuring
and tracking the stability and resilience of the Earth system.1 The framework quantifies
safe boundary levels for nin...
www.thelancet.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Our new paper “Connecting planetary boundaries and planetary health: a resilient and stable Earth system is crucial for human health” for the first time brings the Planetary Health and Planetary Boundaries communities 2gthr to confront today’s enviro-health crises
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Currently editing our paper evaluating the outcomes of a youth activist-created peer support intervention for climate anxiety called The Resilience Project. I can't wait to share how this program bolsters social connectedness and resilience amongst climate anxious youth theresilienceproject.org.uk
Empowering Youth Climate Leaders for a Sustainable Future | The Resilience Project
Empowering youth climate leaders. Combat climate anxiety. Join us for a sustainable future
theresilienceproject.org.uk
July 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Currently editing our paper evaluating the outcomes of a youth activist-created peer support intervention for climate anxiety called The Resilience Project. I can't wait to share how this program bolsters social connectedness and resilience amongst climate anxious youth theresilienceproject.org.uk
Fully agree. I wrote a book about the science, ethics and risks of de-extinction (Rise of the Necrofauna) that came out in 2017 and I am gobsmacked by how silly the field has become since. greystonebooks.com/products/ris...
July 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Fully agree. I wrote a book about the science, ethics and risks of de-extinction (Rise of the Necrofauna) that came out in 2017 and I am gobsmacked by how silly the field has become since. greystonebooks.com/products/ris...
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“The key is to not set up home in your despair. Let yourself visit it, feel it, but remember: it is only part of what you feel. Then reconnect with the reasons you keep going. Moving through this emotional cycle again and again is how we develop emotional resilience.” Wise advice for any situation.
I’m excited to announce that my Substack - Unthinkable - has started a new collaboration with @atmosmag.bsky.social to bring you the Dear Climate Therapist column. This one got a lot of traction because it speaks to what a lot of people are privately holding unthinkable.substack.com/p/dear-clima...
Dear Climate Therapist: The future I imagine for my kids feels apocalyptic + people I love deny my concerns
Caroline Hickman offers guidance on emotional fortitude and navigating relationships strained by indifference
unthinkable.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“The key is to not set up home in your despair. Let yourself visit it, feel it, but remember: it is only part of what you feel. Then reconnect with the reasons you keep going. Moving through this emotional cycle again and again is how we develop emotional resilience.” Wise advice for any situation.
I’m excited to announce that my Substack - Unthinkable - has started a new collaboration with @atmosmag.bsky.social to bring you the Dear Climate Therapist column. This one got a lot of traction because it speaks to what a lot of people are privately holding unthinkable.substack.com/p/dear-clima...
Dear Climate Therapist: The future I imagine for my kids feels apocalyptic + people I love deny my concerns
Caroline Hickman offers guidance on emotional fortitude and navigating relationships strained by indifference
unthinkable.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I’m excited to announce that my Substack - Unthinkable - has started a new collaboration with @atmosmag.bsky.social to bring you the Dear Climate Therapist column. This one got a lot of traction because it speaks to what a lot of people are privately holding unthinkable.substack.com/p/dear-clima...
On heels of horrible news that the ICE budget has been enlarged to surpass the FBI, federal prisons + drug enforcement budgets combined, I want to share this fundraiser for intrepid climate journalist @yessfun.com uncle who has been taken by ICE, the fam needs help www.gofundme.com/f/support-ye...
Donate to Support Yessenia Funes' Family During ICE Crisis, organized by Rebecca Weston
Yessenia Funes is not only my friend but also my co-creator of the CAR… Rebecca Weston needs your support for Support Yessenia Funes' Family During ICE Crisis
www.gofundme.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
On heels of horrible news that the ICE budget has been enlarged to surpass the FBI, federal prisons + drug enforcement budgets combined, I want to share this fundraiser for intrepid climate journalist @yessfun.com uncle who has been taken by ICE, the fam needs help www.gofundme.com/f/support-ye...
People are meeting at “climate cafés” to talk about how climate change is impacting their lives and their feelings around it.
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theworld.org/stories/2025...
Community, conversation, music: How people are tackling eco-anxiety around the world - The World from PRX
People are meeting at “climate cafés” to talk about how climate change is impacting their lives and their feelings around it. With locations around the world, attendees can share their anxieties and f...
theworld.org
May 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
People are meeting at “climate cafés” to talk about how climate change is impacting their lives and their feelings around it.
theworld.org/stories/2025...
theworld.org/stories/2025...