Come share, listen, and connect around climate feelings.
Lately, it can feel like the world is asking too much of us. There’s so much happening—from the heartbreak of wars and humanitarian crises to social unrest, political division, and the growing climate emergency. It’s no wonder so many of us feel overwhelmed, sad, anxious, or just plain exhausted.
If you’ve been feeling any of that, you’re not alone. In fact, most people care deeply about what’s happening to our planet—but many feel like they’re the only ones carrying that weight.
That’s why we’re hosting a Climate Café: a gentle, welcoming space where you can slow down, be with others who get it, and share what’s on your heart—or simply listen. There’s no pressure to fix anything or have the right words. It’s just a space to be human, together.
Climate grief often weaves together with other kinds of grief, and all of it belongs here.
We’ll be gathering at The Yard, with Philip Bender and Jess Harman as our facilitators. Both have trained with the Climate Psychological Alliance – North America to hold space for these kinds of conversations.
Come as you are. You don’t have to carry this alone. 🌍💛
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Jess Harman, LMSW is a therapist who believes the climate crisis is both a global threat to all life on Earth and a deeply personal threat to the mental and physical well-being of each individual, family, and community on the planet. When not working, Jess enjoys hiking, kayaking, spelunking, camping, and spending as much time outside in nature as possible.
Philip Bender, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, Certified Group Psychotherapist, and EMDR practitioner with offices in Poughkeepsie and New York, NY. In therapy and in life, Dr. Bender is focused on facing existential truths and embracing our own autonomy to live meaningful lives, including in response to the climate crisis. He's been a member of the Beacon community since 2021 and absolutely loves it.
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NOTE
This Climate Cafe is not a therapy group and does not offer clinical service, supervision, or professional consultation. This Climate Cafe is a facilitated supportive conversation for individual reflections about the climate crisis.
By registering here you are acknowledging that the Climate Cafe is not intended to provide legal or professional advice. Instead, all information, content, and materials connected to the Climate Cafe are for personal reflective purposes only. Information shared in the Climate Cafes is offered by both participants and facilitators and is not intended to provide up-to-date legal, scientific, or other information. Climate Cafes cannot guarantee confidentiality but facilitators do suggest that the conversations within the Climate Cafe are personal and private.
The facilitators of the Climate Cafe reserve the right to remove any participant of the Climate Cafe who is impacting the group’s ability to meet for its stated intent.
The purpose of this registration is for the facilitators to know how many participants to expect, so we please ask that each participant register individually if you are planning to come with another person or a group.
