Resource Highlight: Unthinkable
The Unthinkable Resource Hub is a curated online library exploring the intersection of climate change, mental health, and emotional wellbeing. Created by Unthinkable, the hub brings together evidence-informed resources that help people understand and respond to experiences such as climate anxiety, ecological grief, eco-distress, burnout, and uncertainty about the future.
The Resource Hub gathers books, articles, podcasts, videos, courses, organizations, support groups, and practical guides from researchers, mental health professionals, educators, activists, and practitioners working in the growing field of climate mental health.
Resources can be browsed by format (Read, Watch, Listen, Do, and Explore)or by topic:
Climate anxiety and eco-distress
Climate conversations and support groups
Parenting and supporting children and youth
Extreme weather and disaster resources
Climate justice and collective liberation
Contemplative practices
Workshops, courses, and community learning opportunities
Their short self-assessment helps users identify the types of resources that may be most relevant to their experiences. Based on the results, users receive a personalized collection of free resources focused on emotional support, learning, and practical next steps.
The collection includes resources from organizations such as the Climate Mental Health Network, Climate Psychology Alliance, Good Grief Network, Climate Cares Centre, Psychology for a Safe Climate, and many others. It also highlights books and articles from leading voices in climate psychology, psychiatry, theology, and environmental justice.
While the Resource Hub is intended for anyone experiencing climate-related distress, it may also be valuable for pastors, chaplains, educators, counsellors, and congregational leaders who are supporting people as environmental concerns increasingly become part of pastoral conversations. The breadth of the collection makes it a useful starting point for learning about climate emotions, building resilience, and finding additional organizations and communities working in this emerging field.
⬇️ A peek at some of the resources you’ll find ⬇️
Age Appropriate Extreme Weather Resources
Climate change is exacerbating extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods, fires, and extreme heat, which can take a serious toll on people’s emotional wellbeing, especially youth. Explore our practical, age-appropriate resources to help adults support children and youth through dangerous weather events. These tools offer guidance on how to prepare and talk about what’s happening, process emotions, and build a sense of safety and resilience.
Print out the tips sheets and:
Store in easy to find spots at home
Put in your emergency “go bag”
Distribute at your kid's school and use in your classroom
Post in community spaces such as libraries, community centers, houses of worship, etc.
Share with others: neighbors, colleagues, and friends
The tips sheets were written by Laura Carter Robinson, Psy.D.
Meditations from the Resilient Activist
Meditation is a powerful tool for fostering personal resilience, and thus is cornerstone aspect of The Resilient Activist’s programming for environmental advocates.
A Guide for Parents and Other Caring Adults
Climate Mental Health Network crafted this updated 40-page resource to answer concerns we’re hearing from parents, caregivers and teachers all over the country. It includes practical tips on preparing for extreme weather and taking climate action; and conversation guides for raising resilient kids in a fast changing world. Special sections cover kids zero to 18, neurodiversity, mental health, and different identities.
The Resilience Project
Anxiety and burnout are real. But so is the power we hold in community. The Resilience Project is a youth-driven organisation, weaving spaces of peer-support, intergenerational mentoring and emotional resilience. Backed by research, our work is transforming concern into courage, across the global youth climate movement and purpose-led organisations.