Personal Communications What do I tell my mom, my kids, or any interested person what I feel about the climate crisis? Recently Andrew Winston’s mother asked why he seemed so blue. It took him a while to parse out two threads. “One is the state of democracy and rise of autocrats around the world, which I believe is horrible for freedom, equality, and the economy. (The second) is the state of the planet we call home. Because the existential problem that gnaws at my well-being is the destruction of the natural world and the profound climate crisis. “I’ve thought about (the second, climate change) as three distinct questions: What do we really know about climate change? Why am I worried and feel it’s so serious? And how do I — and all of us — cope with that knowledge and move forward?” Article: Yes, I’m Feeling Bad About Climate Change. Let’s Discuss.