Books to support your wellbeing whilst navigating the climate crisis

Through the thoughtful guidance of the Life Itself Community members, the following books have been compiled and suggested to support peoples mental health whilst navigating the complex, and often emotionally overwhelming, topic of the climate crisis:

The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist's Guide to the Climate Crisis - Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac (2021)
Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis - Britt Wray (2022)
Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World - Kimberly Nicholas (2021)
Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects - Joanna Macy, Molly Brown (2014)
You Matter More Than You Think: Quantum Social Change for a Thriving World - Karen L. O'Brien (2021)
Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power (Revised Ed) - Joanna Macy, Chris Johnstone (2022)
Turn the Tide on Climate Anxiety: Sustainable Action for Your Mental Health and the Planet - Megan Kennedy-Woodard, Patrick Kennedy-Williams (2022)
How to Live in a Chaotic Climate: 10 Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities, and Our Planet - Laura Schmidt (2023)
The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning - Jeremy Lent (2017)
The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find our Place in the Universe - Jeremy Lent (2021)

If you would like to suggest any other books to add to the list drop us a line at hello@lifeitself.org