What is ending and what is beginning in you?

Everywhere we turn, we hear: “Climate change is a crisis! Act now!” In the face of such urgency, how can we possibly respond with anything other than overwhelm?

Climate chaplaincy helps you figure out exactly that.

Guided by climate change chaplain Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner, uncover how to step out of reactivity and self-abandonment and into ease, agency, and resilient care. Because there is a more emotionally sustainable way to respond to change. And you don’t have to figure it out on your own.

Climate chaplaincy sessions are 1 hour over Zoom, on a schedule you set: twice a month, monthly, or as-needed. See FAQ for pricing and more.

“Isn’t ‘apocalypse’ a little extreme?”

At its heart, fear of apocalypse is the magnification of a basic worry: that everything will change. As human beings, we struggle with change. It’s understandable, then, that thinking about the climate crisis—change on a global scale—leaves us feeling overwhelmed, terrorized, stuck, or shut down.

Exploring Apocalypse is not about increasing fear or imagining doom and disaster. Rather, it’s rooted in the original meaning of ‘apocalypse’: ‘to uncover’ or ‘to reveal.’ This is an invitation to thoughtfully respond—rather than simply react—to the challenges of change, and reveal a more grounded, braver, and more clear-eyed you.

 FAQ

  • Exploring Apocalypse climate chaplaincy harnesses your intuitive wisdom to move you out of the stuck places. Climate chaplaincy sessions consist of reflective conversations, somatic exercises, guided meditations and visualizations, and values and goal discernment.

    During sessions, you’ll explore how your feelings show up in your body; unpack assumptions that dwell below conscious awareness; take stock of your values, resources, and relationships; and engage with your fears and deepest hopes, all facilitated by a compassionate, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed climate change chaplain. Sessions are also practical: with support and guidance, you’ll plan how you—with your particular interests, skills, and capacities—can gracefully navigate a changing world and be a force for good.

  • Adults (21+) seeking to move through their climate anxiety, grief, and despair into a deeper awareness of their capacities around climate change. This work is most effective for individuals who are reflective, curious, and have a sense of humor.

    • You’re deciding whether to conceive—or are currently expecting—and are worried about how climate change could impact your future child’s life

    • You’re grieving natural disasters near and far, and wondering when they’ll really land on your doorstep

    • You’re concerned about rising authoritarianism co-occurring with climate change, and upset by increasing violence against BIPOC, Jews, and trans folks

    • You’re sitting with guilt and grief around your grandchildren growing up in a world with fewer resources and hope than you had

    • You’re trying to decide when and whether to move to a new city or region because of anticipated climate change

    • You want to talk to your loved ones about all this but can’t find the right time or the right words

    • You’re exhausted from feeling so much anxiety around climate change

    …and other burdens you’ve been carrying.

  • Please note: Exploring Apocalypse climate chaplaincy sessions are NOT designed to treat a specific mental health disorder or to provide mental health care of any kind. No service provided through Exploring Apocalypse should be construed as a substitute for or treatment by a mental health professional.

    Exploring Apocalypse climate chaplaincy sessions address the emotional, the existential, and the practical, as well as the intersection of these elements. The climate change chaplain holds space for you, the client, to uncover and explore your emotions, beliefs, and capacities, and together you’ll develop discrete, concrete tasks for you to work on outside of guided sessions.

    Sessions are a creative and collaborative process between you and the climate change chaplain, recognizing that you both bring unique perspectives and wisdom to the process. The overarching goal is to increase your capacity to carry yourself—and even your loved ones and communities—forward with greater agency and joy.

  • Exploring Apocalypse climate chaplaincy is for individuals of every faith tradition or religious background, as well as atheists, agnostics, spiritual seekers, and secular folks. If there are religious or spiritual elements to your feelings about the future, you are welcome to bring them into your sessions, but you won’t be guided towards a particular religious perspective.

    ‘Apocalypse’ in this context does not refer to any eschatologies or a religious belief in ‘End Times.’

  • Climate chaplaincy sessions (1 hour, over Zoom) are offered on a sliding scale to support all clients in accessing the work. The goal is a commitment that’s right for you—an investment and not a hardship.

    Supporter rate: $185/session. Consider if:

    • You would like to and are able to support the work of clients with fewer financial resources

    • You have high earning power (even if you are not exercising it today)

    • You receive(d) support from someone else for rent, mortgage, or living expenses

    Regular rate: $155/session. Consider if:

    • Your income is not impacted by your race, ethnicity, or gender

    • You can cover basic needs regularly

    • You can choose to go out to eat or drink weekly

    • You have assets, like a house or retirement accounts

    Reduced rate: $125/session. Consider if:

    • You are sick or disabled and that impacts your ability to work/earn money

    • Your race, ethnicity, or gender does impact your income

    • You/your family have few or no assets

    If further accommodations are needed, please email to discuss.

  • Wonderful! Reach out; together we can determine if this is right for you.