Full Description
A rich tapestry of global narratives that highlights the psychological impact of environmental changes
Unmoored Yet Unbroken explores the intricate relationship between humans and the natural environment. With stories and observations from urban, suburban, rural, and wild environments, this book challenges ethnocentric perspectives and emphasizes our deep interdependence with the natural world. Protecting and stabilizing this relationship is vital for our mental health and essential in the broader fight against climate change.
This book uncovers the psychological challenges arising from our increasing disconnection from the natural world through a blend of diverse personal narratives, clinical insights, and cultural analysis. It addresses the urgent need to understand how environmental changes impact mental health in every community. By deepening our understanding of how climate change influences the human psyche, Unmoored Yet Unbroken offers an essential perspective for scholars, students, activists, and general readers.
Explore the clinical implications of ecological change and how they differ globally
Get a well-rounded perspective grounded in clinical evidence, personal stories, interviews, and survey results
Understand how ecological changes impact marginalized communities in urban and rural settings
This book addresses gaps in existing literature and offers insights into the unique challenges marginalized groups face in environmental changes.
Contents
Table of Contents for Unmoored yet Unbroken: Ecopsychology for a Changing World - Stories of Human-Nature Relationships
About the Contributors
Foreword to Unmoored
About the Editors
Preface: Ethnographic Activism: Stories that Change
Acknowledgments
CH 1 Introduction: Challenging the Inevitability of Climate Change
CH 2 Retracing Umunthu: The Interconnectedness of Home and the Natural World
Section Attachment and Loss of Place
CH 3 Nature as Caregiver: Our Attachment to Place
CH 4 The Wind Sings: A Life Rooted in Nature and Reciprocity
CH 5 Sacred Land: Nature Connectedness and Identity in Iranian Diaspora
CH 6 Flames and Fears: The Impact of Wildfire on Children's Mental Health
CH 7 Perspectives on the Changing Environment of South Florida
CH 8 Resisting Binaries and a Changing Climate: Stories of Trans Ecology
CH 9 The Fortress of the Gulf: From Sea Trade to Oil Wealth and Environmental Reckoning
CH 10 It's All One Song: The Interwoven Threads of Environment, Culture, and Community
Section Environmental Impacts and Emotions
CH 11 Environmental Impacts and Emotions
CH 12 Disrupted Rhythms: Climate Change and Its Toll on Amazonian Lives
CH 13 Rising Tides, Burdened Minds: The Psychological Impact of Climate-Induced Flooding in Pakistan
CH 14 Climate Change and Environmental Upheaval: Exploring Community Impacts and Resilience in the Paraíba Valley
CH 15 The Fifth Season in Nature: How Smog Redefines Lahore's Winters and Community Life
CH 16 At the Crossroads: Mental Health of Rural Men Facing Economic and Environmental Shifts in the Catskills
Section Environment and Mental Health
CH 17 The Impact of the Climate Crisis on Mental Health: Journeys Between the Particular and the Collective
CH 18 Beyond Survival: Loss of Place Connection after Tsunami and Earthquake Devastation
CH 19 Between Screens and Streams: Technology's Impact on Our Environmental Connection
CH 20 The Impact of Wildfires: Experiencing the 2021 Colorado Marshall Fire
CH 21 Tides of Erasure: Change and Loss Amid Gentrification of the Hamptons, New York
CH 22 Dust Storms in Beijing: Breathing Through Environmental and Psychological Change
CH 23 Honoring the Earth, Healing the Future: Ojibwe Spirituality and Climate Resistance
Section Community and Interconnectedness
CH 24 Reflections on Community and Interconnectedness
CH 25 The Emotions of Climate Change and the Ripple in Community: A Haudenosaunee Perspective
CH 26 Changing Climate, Severe Weather, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Environmental Experiences
CH 27 Belonging in Nature: LGBTQ+ Community Connections Amid Climate Challenges
CH 28 Whispers of the Canyon: Climate Change and a Diné Connection to the Land
Section Faith, Memory and Change
CH 29 Faith, Memory, and Change: Addressing Climate Change Through a Moral and Spiritual Lens
CH 30 Uprooted: Changing Climate, Conflict, and Displacement in Sudan
CH 31 The Impacts of Pollution, Climate, and Environmental Disaster on Residents of Mobile, Alabama
CH 32 Sacred Rains, Modern Times: Community Perspectives on India's Changing Monsoons
CH 33 Nature, Queerness, and Self-Returning
CH 34 The Negro Speaks of Rivers: An Exploration of the Sacred Nature of Rivers in Africana Memory
CH 35 Echoes of an Ephemeral Relationships: Navigating Memory and Urban Transformation in Albania
CH 36 Wildfires and the Psychology of Environmental Terror
Conclusion
CH 37 Pathways to Resilience in a Changing World: Anchoring Individual, Community, and Ecological Healing
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