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The Human in Geography: Holding Space for Hard Truths
What geography and climate educators can learn from psychology about holding space for pupils' emotions while teaching difficult environmental truths.
Louise Edgington
Jul 62 min read


Repairing the Bond: Why Intergenerational Relationships Are Central to Climate Resilience
Exploring why healthy intergenerational relationships, not just individual coping skills, are foundational to young people's climate resilience and agency.
Louise Edgington
Jul 63 min read


Raising Changemakers: Talking to Children About an Uncertain Future
How to talk honestly with children about climate change and an uncertain future, using psychology-based tools that build resilience rather than false reassurance.
Louise Edgington
Jul 64 min read


How Educational Psychologists Can Support Climate Action Plans for Schools
Why psychological insight, not just environmental policy, is essential to schools' Climate Action Plans, and how educational psychologists can help.
louiseedgington
May 20, 20254 min read


Personal change leads to system change: ClimatEdPsych brings in the British Psychological Society and helps launch the Climate Minds Coalition
The personal and professional journey behind founding ClimatEdPsych, partnering with the British Psychological Society, and launching the Climate Minds Coalition.
louiseedgington
Oct 8, 20248 min read


Why we need to care for our teachers: The Role of “Climate Staffrooms” (climate cafés for teachers)
Why teachers, not just pupils, need support processing climate emotions, and how Climate Staffroom sessions help prevent burnout in educators.
louiseedgington
Apr 18, 20245 min read


Teenagers, adolescence, and secondary schools in a time of climate crisis: Pedagogy and psychology that helps
How the psychology of adolescence intersects with climate anxiety, and what secondary schools can do to support teenagers through the climate crisis.
louiseedgington
Apr 18, 20247 min read


What are eco-emotions or eco-anxiety and how do we ‘manage’ them?
Understanding eco-emotions and eco-anxiety: what they are, why they arise, and practical, evidence-based approaches to managing them well.
louiseedgington
Apr 18, 202410 min read


What is Climate Psychology and why do educators need to know about it?
An accessible introduction to climate psychology: why understanding our psychological responses to the climate crisis is essential knowledge for educators.
louiseedgington
Apr 17, 20247 min read
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