01/25/2024
Yesterday was Bell Let's Talk Day! 2024, encouraging everyone to take meaningful action to create real change while also highlighting mental health organizations who are providing access to mental health care in their communities!
We are kicking off the year at Cøreal, with an inspirational episode from one of our favorite podcasts: The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
How Getting Active Can Make You Happier
"You've probably heard of global heating and seen all the extreme weather events that result from it, the wildfires, the droughts, the storms. It might really worry you, but you still feel like you don't have the bandwidth in your daily life to do much about it. Yeah, you might switch to driving a hybrid or change your light bulbs, but doing anything more feels like it'll be a major pain, a continued overload on your already hectic schedule. Sound familiar? In this episode, scientist Adam Aron decided to throw himself fully into the fight against climate change, and far from making him miserable, this choice set him on an unexpected path to purpose, connection and even more happiness.
What is your own front line? Going to a climate march? or pushing your local government to electrify new buildings, or becoming a green trendsetter in your neighborhood, or just sharing the special Happiness Lab series on Climate Hope with the people you know.
The actions you pick might be big or small, but the science shows it's likely there'll be more contagious than you think.
Above all, we really need to drop that response of skepticism and just commit to getting involved without worrying.
It is possible to make a difference, one step at a time..."
Busy scientist Adam Aron had too much on his plate to think deeply about climate change - until he read a scary report about what lay in store for the planet if no one acted to cut greenhouse gases. So Adam did more and more to fight climate change, until activism became his full time occupation. An...
