How To Deal With Eco-Anxiety and Learn About Fungus

Episode Summary: Have you ever experienced eco-anxiety? You are not alone and there are things you can actually do to help deal with the issue. In Fungus, you will learn that mushrooms can be used in many different ways other than foods.

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Imma Lopez, Jenn Swanson and Linda McLachlan.

Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.

From Langley in British Columbia, Canada, Jenn is a Minister, Coach, Writer and Community Connector, helping people help themselves.

Linda McLachlan is based in Hamilton, Ontario. She is a professional Coach, a writer and a Podcaster. Her podcast is The Arena, Living a Courageous Life.

Did you know that eco-anxiety is when you worry a lot about the environment and the future of the planet? As we are talking more and more about environmental issues, eco-anxiety is a feeling that more and more people are experiencing. Imma and Jenn came together to discuss this problem and share some tips on how to deal with the issue.

Jenn and Linda came together to talk about fungus and the surprising many different ways fungus (mycelium, mushrooms) could be used in our everyday lives such as a canoe, sustainable packaging or ... coffins

For more information on the project, and to pre-order your copy of the Carbon Almanac, visit thecarbonalmanac.org

Want to join in the conversation?

Visit thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts and send us a voice message on this episode or any other climate-related ideas and perspectives.

Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up!

You can find out more on pages 154, 155 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 252

---

The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.