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environmental trauma

LA Fire Victims Have Become ‘Dysregulated,’ Making it Hard to Focus and Make Decisions 

A psychotherapist in Pasadena who was evacuated from her home says fire victims and most others in Los Angeles must begin by “re-finding a sense of safety” through connecting with others and taking care of basic needs like food and housing.

By Nina Dietz

 Khaled Fouad (left) and Mimi Laine embrace as they inspect a family member’s property that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 9 in Altadena, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
A man comforts his daughter on the charred ruins of their family home burned in the Eaton Fire on Jan. 9 in Altadena, Calif. Credit: Zoë Meyers/AFP via Getty Images

Climate Trauma Is a Thing. Here’s What the Research Reveals

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Heather McTeer Toney, executive director of Beyond Petrochemicals, has spent her career working to protect Mississippi from industrial pollution. Credit: Timothy Ivy

Climate Change ‘Burnout’ Is Taking Its Toll

By Nina Dietz
Terry Wilson stands in the hallway of his home while he and family members work to remove valuables from the flooded house in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29 in Old Fort, N.C. Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

After Hurricane Helene, Therapists Dispense ‘Psychological First Aid’

By Nina Dietz
Sonya Sanders poses for a portrait outside her home in Philadelphia on Dec. 19, 2023. Credit: Caroline Gutman/Inside Climate News

To Live and Die in Philadelphia: Sonya Sanders Grew Up Next Door to a Giant Refinery. She’s Still Suffering From Environmental Trauma

By Victoria St. Martin

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