Ella Young talks resting, offering to spot at the gym, mental health strength and struggles

There is no hiding from the climate emergency. At the end of the day, humanity cant win a fight with nature. Living in the present and looking out for each other. Day to day, can be a tall order so we do small things that make our world a little more hopeful. Add to that other heavy weights, aniexty and grief can feel like the weight of the world. To unpack our privilege and still show up observing and open to learn. Unpacking our power. The temperature is Pakistan is hotter than the human body can withstand. With the gulf of mexico on fire, famine in Yeman and the inherent instinct to survive. Stress, recovery period, and having a plan B but not another planet earth. How a era of teenagers between fires and water shortages were fighting for a slight chance at a future. From denial and delay to the ego of politics. Imagining a time when we arent fearing for our life, and moving forward in a recognized urgency. Ella talks about the unproductive, individualistic thinking when first starting to be involved in environmentalism. From the idea of "normal" being what lead up to this crisis and unlearning unhelpful attitudes like "we cant really win this game." Its our responsiblity to practice ways to go easy on ourselves while at the same time going against replicating systems of oppresion. By continuing to contribute and uplift each other we are reminded that our DNA embeds us to the earth.