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Jo Musker-Sherwood 5/1/23 Jo Musker-Sherwood 5/1/23

A Trip to Vegas.

Liz Truss, Lettuce & a Desperate Need to Face Communal Grief.

Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/23/22 Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/23/22

Liz Truss, Lettuce & a Desperate Need to Face Communal Grief.

Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/6/22 Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/6/22

On…Surviving Survival Mode

Surviving Survival Mode - tips for surviving.

Jo Musker-Sherwood 6/7/22 Jo Musker-Sherwood 6/7/22

On…Pilgrimage

Is it really possible to find joy amid our climate sorrow?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/6/21 Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/6/21

On…Holidays

How do we Holiday well as a Climate Activist?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 7/4/21 Jo Musker-Sherwood 7/4/21

On… Nature

Does it help to feel bad about our part in the world's mess?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 5/3/21 Jo Musker-Sherwood 5/3/21

On… Shame

Does it help to feel bad about our part in the world's mess?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 3/5/21 Jo Musker-Sherwood 3/5/21

On… Resilience

How can we live well through tough times?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 2/7/21 Jo Musker-Sherwood 2/7/21

On… Boundaries

When can we say we’ve done enough for climate change?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 1/10/21 Jo Musker-Sherwood 1/10/21

On… Resolutions

In 2021, can we resolve to do better for the climate crisis?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 12/6/20 Jo Musker-Sherwood 12/6/20

On… Story #3

Can stories remind us of who we really are?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 11/29/20 Jo Musker-Sherwood 11/29/20

On… Story #2

What can climate activists learn from stories around the world?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 11/22/20 Jo Musker-Sherwood 11/22/20

On… Story #1

Can the stories we tell ourselves make a better reality?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 11/15/20 Jo Musker-Sherwood 11/15/20

On… Mortality #2

An Interview With a Covid Doctor.

Jo Musker-Sherwood 11/8/20 Jo Musker-Sherwood 11/8/20

On… Anger

Can we get too angry about the state of the world?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/29/20 Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/29/20

On… Our Bodies

Can caring for our bodies teach us how to care for the planet?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/18/20 Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/18/20

On… Rest #2

Is rest the resistance of our times?

Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/11/20 Jo Musker-Sherwood 10/11/20

On… Rest #1

How can we make time for rest when the planet is burning?

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Although the penny hasn't yet stopped for most of our politicians and economists, the planet is a finite resource that cannot sustain infinite growth.

And yet.

Nature is so much more than just a physical resource, because she is also a source of em

The first draft of my next blog on eco-anxiety is ready for its journey to the computer.

I love working with pen and paper for my blogs.

It feels so decadent. It takes more time and with an irony that hasn't gone unnoticed by me, it takes more phys

Collecting my seaweed for my raku pottery adventure yesterday, I discovered giant old brick kilns on the beach of Hoo in Kent.

The bricks were made here and then shipped along the estuary all over the UK.

If you have ever known despair- that bottomless abyss far beyond the reach of a helping hand or any light of day- then you'll know just how fragile life is.

How little control we really have over so much that is most precious to us.

And if you've

In preparation for my next blog on the mental health benefits of spending time working in and with nature, I've been making some pottery to fire in the ground in the traditional Janpanese raku style.

After its dried for a week, I'll dig a pit and p

Climate grief is the result of living with the loss of our habitat.

Austrailian eco-philosopher, Glenn Albrecht, describes this as 'sostalgia', or a kind of home sickness.

But what else do we grieve when we grieve climate change?

We grieve our lo

Visited Ranscombe Woods today with @amylilly505

Just three minutes from a busy motorway, you can spot up to six different types of wild orchids! 🌺

It's not at all unusual to find that forgotton spaces, such as patches of grass by motorways, can b

Difficult emotions aren't just something to get rid of. Stuff down. Eliminate.

Emotions are our lifeblood, and we need all of them- even the ones we wish we didn't have to deal with!

Especially when it comes to climate change.

It's not all just a

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