Description
Book SynopsisClimate change is not just an environmental problem, itâs a human one. Yet as humans, we are not changing fast enough for ourselves and our planet. Our sense of powerlessness and the belief that our actions wonât make a difference is holding us back from taking action and working on the psychological dimension of change could make the difference to moving us forward.
In this transformative book, climate change coaching trailblazers Charly Cox and Sarah Flynn explain why changing for our climate is so hard and why coaching offers a key to affecting behaviour. With practical, easy-to-grasp skills that shift mindsets and motivate action they show how to build connection using a coaching approach, to overcome resistance and empower people to embrace change.
If people often tell you âœWhat difference can I really make?â or âœHow can we possibly succeed?â then Climate Change Coaching will help you:
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Understand the psychological barriers to change
Table of ContentsPreface by Charly Cox
Foreword by Kimberly Nicholas, Climate Scientist and Author, Under the Sky We Make
Introduction
PART A - what on earth does coaching have to do with climate change?Chapter 1 - A human problem with a human solution
Chapter 2 - How change works - and what that means for the climate crisis individually, relationally and systemically
Chapter 3 - Empowerment and belief - a model for resonant action
Chapter 4 - Coaching for climate action - what is climate change coaching?
PART B - transform the way you communicateChapter 5 - Climate change coaching basics
Chapter 6 - How to make and break influence
Chapter 7 - Making it okay to talk about climate change
Chapter 8 - When there’s too much “not enough”: dealing with scarcity
Chapter 9 - Overcoming overwhelm
Chapter 10 - Understanding intrinsic values to overcome resistance to action
Chapter 11 - Defining a dream to run towards not a nightmare to run from
Chapter 12 - Setting goals and getting into action
Chapter 13 - Rage against the machine: turning anger and blame into forward energy
Chapter 14 - Making space for climate grief
PART C - A coaching approach in systems changeChapter 15 - How to help organisations to commit to change
Chapter 16 - How to bring people with you in change
Chapter 17 - The challenges of landing big climate ambitions
Chapter 18 - How the cumulative acts of individuals build to create social change and paradigm shifts
PART D - Coach yourself: how to sustain yourself while catalysing climate actionChapter 19 - How to thrive not survive
Chapter 20 - When the going gets tough - how to recover from stress and burnout
Chapter 21 - Loving, grieving and hoping
