What you will learn with this Book

Unlock the power to transform eco-anxiety into actionable hope for a sustainable future.

Inspiring Hope and Resilience

Be inspired by stories of hope and resilience, understanding that despite the enormity of climate change, individual and collective actions can lead to meaningful change.

Navigating Eco-Anxiety

Learn strategies to cope with eco-anxiety, turning overwhelming concern for the planet into positive, impactful environmental activism.

Tactics of Inaction

Uncover the strategies used by climate change skeptics and industries to delay environmental action, learning how to critically assess and counteract misinformation to advocate for a healthier planet.

Empowering Personal Action

Discover how individual choices and actions can significantly impact the environment, offering practical steps to live more sustainably and reduce your carbon footprint.

Climate Change Insights

Gain a deeper understanding of the science behind climate change, exploring its effects on our planet and the urgency of implementing solutions.

Collective Empowerment

Explore the power of community and collective action in addressing environmental challenges, highlighting successful movements and how to get involved.

What readers of the advanced copy say

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‘How It Doesn’t End’ helped me transform my eco-anxiety into hope. Reading the stories of real people overcoming their fears to envision a positive future felt incredibly personal and inspiring. It’s the motivational push I needed to start making a difference.

Amanda Watson

Dr. Jadot’s book brilliantly merges the urgency of climate action with the power of personal transformation. Her narratives, drawn from encounters with nature’s fragility, offer a profoundly hopeful path forward. An indispensable guide for anyone looking to make an impact.

Steffen Bech

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The world we live in is intricate and vibrant, a tapestry of experiences that bind us to one another and to the planet we call home. Yet, beneath this complex beauty is a challenge that is quietly unsettling the balance of our existence: climate change. It’s a phrase we’ve all heard, a topic that stirs debates and spurs marches. But beyond the noise, the reality of climate change touches lives in profound and deeply personal ways. This chapter is an invitation to see those impacts through the lens of everyday lives, to understand that the consequences of our global crisis are not distant events on the horizon but currents that run through the rivers of our shared human experience.

Earth

Nestled north of Sydney, the Hunter Valley is a place where the beauty of vineyards meets the gritty reality of coal mining. The valley’s economic bedrock lies in coal mining, primarily for export. While mining once evoked images of subterranean toil, modern-day mining in the Upper Hunter is predominantly a surface operation conducted in open pits. The shift from traditional mining to massive open-cut operations has not only reshaped the land but also the community’s way of life. Dust from the mines blankets everything, and the huge pits left behind are a stark reminder of what’s been lost. The scale of these operations has irreversibly transformed the Hunter Valley’s landscape, obliterating geological features and obliterating homes with each detonation, excavation, shovel, drill, and dump.

For the locals, the changes in their environment have led to a unique kind of homesickness for a place they still live in. This feeling has a name: solastalgia. Coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht, it describes the distress caused by environmental change right at your doorstep. The term draws from the fusion of solace and nostalgia. This evocative term provides a name for an experience that many have endured yet struggled to articulate. It’s a term that resonates beyond the Hunter Valley, touching anyone who feels a deep connection to their changing surroundings. As humans, we are deeply interconnected with our environment, and when that environment undergoes rapid and destructive transformations, it can profoundly affect our well-being.

About Author

From the Depths of the Ocean to the Front Lines of Climate Action:

Catherine Jadot, PhD

Catherine Jadot is not just an author but a fervent advocate for the oceans and our planet. Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, her passion for the sea ignited at the tender age of eight, leading her on a lifelong journey of exploration and conservation. Dr. Jadot has explored some of the world’s most mesmerizing underwater locales, from Egypt to Madagascar and Bora Bora. Her profound connection with the ocean guided her career path toward marine biology, culminating in a Ph.D. that would allow her to study coral reefs and their ecosystems up close.

Catherine’s experiences, both awe-inspiring and heart-wrenching, have fueled her commitment to environmental advocacy. Witnessing firsthand the destructive impact of human activities on nature, from coral bombing in Borneo to the sediment clouds in Dubai’s once-crystalline waters, Catherine felt a deep sense of urgency to act. This resolve led her to join one of the most significant protests in history against climate change in 2019, marking a pivotal moment in her journey from observer to activist. Through her book “How It Doesn’t End: Empowering Solutions to Climate Change,” Catherine aims to share not just the challenges but the hopeful and actionable paths forward in the fight against climate change. Her narrative weaves personal stories with scientific insight, offering readers a unique perspective on the interconnectedness of our health, our environment, and our societies. It’s a call to action, urging us to transform our anxiety into meaningful change and to see ourselves as an integral part of the solution.