It's hard to stay motivated in the face of threats like climate change — especially when it feels like you're the only one who cares. But a new course from the University of California aims to help students cope with climate activism burnout, find new purpose and work toward change at the local level. NPR health correspondent Allison Aubrey shares exercises from the class that'll help you find renewed purpose in all aspects of life. This episode is Part 2 of the new series, Stress Less: A Quest to Reclaim Your Calm. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Hurricane Milton has just landed on the coast of Florida.
Meanwhile, folks in Florida and other states are still dealing with the devastation of Hurricane Helene, a category four storm that killed hundreds of people and swept away entire homes.
It's understandable in moments like these to feel powerless and filled with dread, to feel burned out.
That's true when it comes to big natural disasters, but also smaller events like rainstorms can bring on feelings like this, too.
It's important that we try to hold on to optimism, and a new course at the University of California is helping students do that.
The course is called climate transforming climate distress to action.
The students meet scientists and leaders in the climate movement and do a series of exercises to help shift their mindsets and become more hopeful.
On this episode of Life Kit, you're going to learn some of what those students have.
This is part two of NPR correspondent Allison Aubrey's stress less series.
She'll walk you through some of the exercises from the course and talk about how you can stay energized even in the face of destruction and disaster, so you can advocate for causes that you care about.
There's also a lot here that could be helpful to anyone who needs a stress reboot.
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