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When Living Green Gets Exhausting

When Living Green Gets Exhausting

When Living Green Gets Exhausting

 

I’ll just go ahead and say it: eco-friendly lifestyles can leave us feeling weary, and that’s because living green requires extra time, patience, energy, and—sometimes—financial means.

But the heaviness associated with choosing sustainable choices day in and day out stems from experiencing a trifecta of difficult emotions, too, including confusion, hopelessness, and anger.

Today I bring you a conversation with Cheryl Leutjen. Cheryl is the author of Love Earth Now, a collection of essays that delve into the experience she coins eco-madness. Cheryl divulges her personal struggles with eco-madness as she attempts to navigate daily life as someone who cares too much in a society that cares too little; she offers honesty, too, and chronicles how she copes.

In our conversation today we focus less on concrete tips and more about finding ways to survive and thrive despite experiencing difficult emotions and understanding difficult environmental truths.

 

Here’s a preview of today’s episode:

[5:24] A definition of eco-madness and how the concept differs from eco anxiety

[9:45] Practical ways to cope day to day despite feelings of frustration, hopelessness, and anger

[19:45] The importance of setting intentions as an environmental steward

 

Resources mentioned in the episode:

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On today's show best-selling author Myquillyn Smith reveals her signature house rules for homes of every size, style, and budget; she also shows us how to get the most amount of comfort from our space with the least amount of stuff.


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