Register via this link (eventbrite.co.uk).

Are you thinking, feeling or acting in the knowledge of the climate crisis and also aware that many other parts of life are in crisis?

Do you sometimes feel abandoned, confused, lost, despairing, raging, scared and other strong feelings? Is it sometimes difficult to allow yourself to feel anything at all?

Do you wonder how to keep going in an emergency that is going on and on?

Would you love to be able to spend time with others who get it, in a well held space where you are warmly welcome just as you are?

We offer this space for young people for warm care, deep listening and tools for resilience. It is a space where you can:

• Feel warmly welcome
• Talk about your experience with people who will not dismiss you, or just listen in
• Meet other young people who may be in a similar position
• Learn straightforward resilience building practices that you can take away and use again and again
• Experience a consent-based space where you will not be required to do anything that doesn’t feel right to you
• Choose to do a held self-reflection practice if you don’t want to talk with other people

We are working for collective care and resilience, based on consent and warm welcome, not just ‘talking about feelings’ but attending to deep human needs for belonging, autonomy and being seen and heard.

Please bring:

• Anything that will help you feel comfortable and supported during the session, a drink, your favourite blanket/smell/object to hold/cushion etc.
• Paper and pen as we will do a brief journaling activity.

We will be using breakout rooms for talking and listening in small groups. We will also have a silent reflection room with reflection prompts for those who would rather not talk in a small group.

This space is for young people who would welcome some holding support in their engagement with the climate crisis. It is not an extractive space for research purposes as this undermines the strength of holding and shared experience. Please check in with your motivation before coming along. Do contact us if you are not sure.