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Human Elements
Climate Therapy
Season 4
Episode 8
Seattle therapist Andrew Bryant hears his clients talk about how climate change affects their daily lives—lingering wildfire smoke, health concerns, anxiety about the future. But he’s not the only therapist with climate anxiety on the brain — Bryant has brought together other minds to reckon with the long-term psychological impact of a changing planet.
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