This Earth Day on Climate of Joy, we connect looming environmental disaster and personal grief, and mix into the conversation some ranting, a bit of EFT tapping, along with a racy historical mystery recommendation. Wherever you are on your journey, if you are feeling the anxiety of stress of living in the Climate Emergency, you are welcome in the Climate of Joy community as we navigate these complex and chaotic times together. Click here to tap along with Christine by video.

Welcome to another episode of Climate of Joy, a podcast about climate change, consciousness, and the healing opportunities that the Climate Emergency is offering us. In this episode, host Christine Penner Polle discusses climate-friendly cities, also known as "15-minute cities,".  She takes a look at the misconception propagated by conspiracy theorists that these cities are a means of government enslavement and control. Tune in to understand the significance of fear in the face of change and experience a powerful Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique) session on fear.  Stay tuned to the Climate of Joy Podcast for more discussions on consciousness and healing in the Climate Emergency. And remember, a 15-minute city can be a joy if we embrace this change! Christine can be reached by email at christine@climateofjoy.com. LINKS: Fact-Focused: Conspiracies Construe '15-Minute City' Idea (AP News) The 15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream (Wired)

Are personal changes relevant in the face of the global climate change crisis? This episode of Climate of Joy asks the question "does it matter if I reuse my grocery bags and reduce my carbon footprint when celebrities like Taylor Swift travel around the world in a private jet?" Inspired by a recent conversation, Christine encourages listeners to resist the temptation to judge others' practices and focus on individual authenticity instead. She highlights the importance of respecting each other's efforts and provides inspirational examples of citizens who made a huge difference despite seemingly insurmountable odds. But what about the controversial issue of Taylor Swift's personal flying habits? Christine reminds listeners that the onus on climate change doesn't fall onto one individual but is a societal issue deeply rooted in the global economy. Understanding this, there are local governing bodies that are taking actions to hold fossil fuel companies accountable, providing a ray of hope in these times. In closing, Christine encourages listeners to embrace joy in their lives, claiming gratitude and hope despite the Climate Emergency. In times of uncertainty, we still hold the power to trigger change, both personal and collective. Links: Climate of Joy Monthly Healing Circle (on Zoom)Saanich to Explore Lawsuit Against Big Oil (Capital Daily)Timeline: What Led to Charges in the Ontario Gas Plants Scandal (Global News)Taylor Swift and the Top Polluters Department (Carbon Market Watch)

Intuitive Carole Serene Borgens has been channeling Divine Wisdom Source PAX since the early 1990s. Her book Do Unto Earth: It’s Not Too Late is a collaboration between PAX, Borgens, and author and energy educator Penelope Jean Hayes. Dr Ervin Lazlo has said that Do Unto Earth is a “must-read book for everyone who cares about the future of humanity and our planet”.  In this Climate of Joy episode, published at the beginning of the COP28 UN Climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, Christine and Carole Serene have a wide-ranging conversation that touches on local food, indigenous wisdom, personal and corporate greed, and how to raise our vibration to change the world.  "It is a part of the greater teaching about how to repair our world today: It comes down to love and respect for all other people, whether we know them or not."  Carole Serene Borgens, channeling PAX Links: Do Unto Earth: It's Not Too Late CaroleSereneBorgens.net Soul Healing: Breaking The Chains of Past Life Influence

What is a person to do in unprecedented and chaotic times like we are living in? This episode of Climate of Joy extends in invitation to the frontier where environmental disaster and quantum consciousness meet. It's an invitation to release the past, both at the personal and the collective level, in order to cultivate a different reality than the painful one that currently dominates the globe. What an incredible time to be alive!

How would it impact our life and the world around us if we decided to embrace the world of energy that quantum science points the way to? The Climate Emergency is being felt around the world this summer. Many of us may be experiencing the fear response in the face of this "global boiling". Christine explores the idea that the Climate Emergency is calling us to evolve beyond the fight/flight/fear response, and the shift that results when we choose to live as if we, and the world around us, is vibrating energy. Links: Video: Tapping on the Climate Emergency Climate of Joy: Tap Into Peace free download Headlines: 'Climate change is changing our lives': The latest on extreme heat around the globe (CBC News) "We are now in the Era of Global Boiling" (BBC News at Ten) Actions: Top 10 Things You Can Do About Climate Change (David Suzuki Foundation)

Energy Healer Sandra Boatman returns to discuss her recent experience applying her energy healing knowledge to her own situation. Sandra focuses her healing practise on helping people make a difference, differently, through understanding themselves as energy. Lately, she has had to apply the principles she teaches others to her own situation when facing a daunting medical procedure. Christine and Sandra discuss how to make a difference for ourselves and others using energy healing, and the link between personal and planetary healing in a time of Climate Emergency. Want more? Download the "Tap Into Peace" e-book at climateofjoy.com Sign up for the Climate of Joy Online Healing Circle at climateofjoy.com To book a one-on-one session with Sandra, email her at sandrajjboatman@aol.com , putting "healing" in the subject line. Subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode! You can support the show by leaving a rating/review, sharing it on Instagram, or sending it to other climate-concerned folks. Thank you for your care for the planet and future generations!

Wildfires rage across Canada, closing schools and impacting millions of people beyond the country's borders as smoke blankets the US Eastern seaboard. This episode looks at how North Americans are increasingly feeling the impacts of a destabilized climate due to the Climate Emergency, Christine and her family included. Moving forward in this stressful time includes incorporating #TMIG moments, advocated by Thomas Homer Dixon in his most recent book, Commanding Hope.   Episode links: Ocean Wise Research Institute: Sea Star Wasting DiseaseCBS News: Schools are closed and games are postponed. Here's what's affected by the wildfire smoke - and when they may resume.CBC News: Hwy 4 on Vancouver Island to be closed for at least another week, BC transport minister saysChristine's LinkTree PageCommandingHope.comHello Nature Adventure Tours

Even in the midst of the existential crises of the Climate Emergency, other life challenges can arise. Christine has an honest talk with a fellow energy healer who recently found herself thrown into a tailspin by a medical diagnosis. Together they explore the link between personal and planetary healing, in a culture that fosters a deep fear of death. Death Doula Helen Grymaloski joins the conversation to share her perspective on preparing for death in a way that allows more room for joy in the present. Links: Helen's LinkTree page. Email Christine at christine@climateofjoy.com

Today's guest is Energy Healer Sandra Boatman, who helps people to make a difference, differently, through understanding themselves as powerful creators. Sandra discusses how understanding that we and the world around us are all made up of energy can help shift our feeling of helplessness around the issue of climate change. Four practical ways to shift one's energy are discussed, including EFT Tapping. As a bonus, Sandra and Christine do a round of EFT Tapping on feelings of stress and anger.  Click here to download Sandra's free Conscious Earth Grounding Meditation Click here to download the "Tap Into Peace" E-Book To book a one-on-one session with Sandra, email sandrajjboatman@aol.com To learn more about working one-on-one with Christine, go to climateofjoy.com

Is it cruel optimism to hold the hope of joy and healing in a time of Climate Emergency and other planetary ecological, economic, and social crises? Cruel optimism is a term coined by Lauren Berlant, and used by Johann Hari, author of Stolen Focus, to describe a focus on individual responsibility that trains people to adjust to a morally unjust social system. Some self-help advice out there is a perfect example of this. Is this also true of the Climate of Joy podcast?  Link for all who listened to the end: https://vimeo.com/817805424