Ep. 80 - Empowering Children to Navigate Climate Anxiety with Roman from FoxTwinHollow

Roman from FoxTwinHollow.com and @FoxTwinHollow on Twitter joins Thriving the Future to discuss empowering youth with the survival skills needed to navigate our world.We jumped off of the engagement and conversation on this FoxTwinHollow tweet:"I am planning my upcoming class on how to help children navigate 'climate anxiety' - a trend that is skyrocketing among youth. What term do you feel best summarizes the OPPOSITE feeling of despair, pessimism, dread, & helplessness?"The Forest School approach to connecting kids back to Nature and essential skills. This is especially impactful for "dysregulated" kids, who are distracted in school.We focus on the solutions rather than the despair. Empowering rather than just protest. Roman took his class to the forest to clear invasive species, plant native trees, and they made baskets from cleared English Ivy.Looking at things in the scope of "Deep Time", to gain perspective.Learn more about Roman's upcoming class – Helping Children Navigate Climate Anxiety at FoxTwinHollow.com Classes.Like this episode? Shoot us a tip on Venmo @ThrivingtheFuture.JOIN our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thrivingthefutureWhat you get for $5/month:Early episodes.Lots of extras, including outtakes.The bonus episode with Cyprian where he explains the banking collapse and why it can be a risk for your crypto - even if you have it in a custodial wallet. Plus - what is a Cargo Cult?Free copies of e-books as they come available.Download the audio from our Community Chicken Planning workshop.Thriving Garden Spreadsheet. Included free with your Patreon subscription.The Thriving Garden Spreadsheet has just released! This includes a breakdown on How Much to Plant to live off your garden as a primary food source. It calculates how much space, how many plants/seeds you need for each crop. There are also tabs to track what you plant, inputs, first and last frost dates, and the food costs that you have saved by growing your own food. It's all customizable.It's available now on ThrivingGardenPlanner.com and is currently on sale for $5 off.