Transforming Climate Anxiety: How to stay engaged without burning out 

With special guest, internationally-recognised speaker, writer, climate psychology educator, therapist and consultant, Leslie Davenport.

Co-hosted by Freda Wells from Goodlife Collective and Gareth Hughes Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa

16 October 2026

12:00 - 1:15pm NZT | 4pm PT

Online - Zoom

About

How can we respond to the climate crisis without becoming overwhelmed? How do we navigate the emotional toll while building the resilience and capacity to keep taking meaningful action? 

Join us and internationally-recognised speaker, climate psychology educator, therapist and consultant, Leslie Davenport, to explore why tending to our “inner landscapes” – our thoughts, feelings and nervous system – is inseparable from caring for our outer landscapes. 

We'll look at the emerging field of climate psychology and how it addresses the eco-anxiety, grief, and overwhelm that show up in daily life in a rapidly warming world. How do we work with them, stay engaged with hard realities without burning out, and find a sense of agency when the problem feels so far outside any one person's control? 

This will be an engaging conversation with opportunities for discussion - for anyone whose heart is open to all that's worth saving in our beautiful world, and the clarity, courage, and collective action it will take to save it.  

Co-hosted by Goodlife Collective and Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa.

Meet the speakers

Leslie Davenport is an internationally recognised speaker, climate psychology educator, consultant, and therapist who bridges climate, education, policy, media, and social justice. She is the columnist for the award-winning environmental news outlet, Grist, where she writes the advice column “Ask A Climate Therapist.” 

Author of six books, including two American Psychological Association (APA)-published guides for youth, her new book Transforming Climate Anxiety: A Workbook for Courage, Clarity, and Collective Action is the culmination of more than two decades of shaping the field of climate psychology. 

Leslie leads the Climate Psychology Certification program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and advises organisations such as Post Carbon Institute. 

She brings audiences science, strategy, and heart to navigate eco-emotions for a more just world.

Discover more about Leslie’s work, including her new book, on her website: https://lesliedavenport.com/

About the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa (WEAll). WEAll Aotearoa is a non-partisan and independent ‘think and do’ tank working to redesign Aotearoa New Zealand’s economy around the wellbeing of people and te taiao. WEAll use an evidence-informed approach and focus upstream to develop practical, long-term solutions for the public good. WEAll is a registered charity and funded through philanthropic grants and donations.

About Goodlife Collective. Goodlife Collective curates experiential events to amplify inspiration and wisdom towards a healthier world. Based in Aotearoa, they bring together thinkers, doers, and curious humans to explore what it takes to rehumanise our systems and create a world we love. Expect good conversations, connections, and horizon-expanding ideas that refuel your hope and agency. GC operates under charitable status through the Gift Collective.