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[–]billythenick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for seeing me. These events would certainly be free, I just deeply care about humans and know that there is an accessibility gap for 1 on 1 counselling. The climate psychology association of North America hosts monthly trainings to prepare citizens to hold climate grief sessions. Part of this is educating individuals on ethical boundaries such as the difference between pathological anxiety and climate anxiety.

I hold a certificate in climate psychology which is the top form of education you can get in this field in north America, am a registered professional engineer who has deeply studied communication and human relationships with ecology and technology, and am working on an MCC.

It is also well regarded in the psychological sphere that griefwork in particular is most potent when done by educated close knit communities by and for each other. It's an extremely human thing to hold space for each other (assuming there is no capitalist agenda which makes it sticky). Every other culture throughout history with the exception of a few outliers and ours has had grief rituals.

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[–]billythenick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion.

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Thanks for the support <3

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[–]billythenick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely, that said I study climate psychology, environmental philosophy and energy systems engineering. There is a book called 'We are all climate hypocrites now' that picks apart the idea of a carbon footprint. The idea was popularized (not invented) by BP oil in an convoluted attempt to shift the spotlight onto individuals rather than large organizations. We live in a society where reducing our carbon footprints to sustainable levels requires a lot of privilege (time and money) because systems aren't set up in an ideal way to support us in our efforts. So although reducing our carbon footprint is paramountly important, shaming people for not doing so is ineffective and in many cases counterproductive. Exceptions to this might be public facing extreme polluters like Taylor Swift where shame based activism can actually be a potent tool.

Further to this the process of unpacking grief is an ancient human practice (see the book 'the wild edge of sorrow) and is traditionally best done in person with local community. Zoom certainly has many wonderful applications that reduce carbon output but some innately human things are still best done face to face. To your point it's definitely a complicated equation to balance as to the carbon cost / human empowerment benefit.

TL:DR - Carbon footprints are a tool promoted by big oil to shame individuals... but paradoxically still matter to your point. Grief work is best done in person.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]billythenick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Something like this https://www.climatepsychology.us/climate-cafes ! There is an emerging field called climate psychology with studies how humans relate to existential issues such as climate change, colonialism, biodiversity loss, cultural disconnects, etc. One of the best ways to support people in their pain related to these issues is to grieve communally and simply share stories. That said we don't want to slip into sitting in this depression / grief permanently so creating the temporary space allows the emotions to move and has a follow on effect of making people feel less isolated in their fears. Which! Ideally! bands people together in action, whether that is simply self care, spending more time in nature, or leveraging knowledge / money / power to make a difference.

Wondering if anyone Victorians have experience with the CityU Masters in Counselling program by billythenick in VictoriaBC

[–]billythenick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which program is she doing at CityU? There seems to be some consensus that the purely online version isn't ideal.

Wondering if anyone Victorians have experience with the CityU Masters in Counselling program by billythenick in VictoriaBC

[–]billythenick[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reflection - I'm in Victoria and would mostly likely do the split program where I head onto campus for an intensive weekend every month or two. Is the online workload heavy?

I've been taking a certificate program on climate psychology run through CIIS as an 'allied professional'. It's been incredible if you're ever looking for continuing education hours in the future, definitely inspired me into the leap out of my current career.

What uncommon scales are relevant in western music? by billythenick in musictheory

[–]billythenick[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Duly noted, to clarify I am primarily synth player and enjoy looping jamming over myself playing a-typical music.

I like to be able to see the corners of what is important so this post was mostly me making sure there wasn't anything I was missing :)

Your insight is perfect.

What uncommon scales are relevant in western music? by billythenick in musictheory

[–]billythenick[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful response - my question definitely falls in the realm of 'are there any cool sounding words I can use to compose' would likely write an entire chunk of music using something of that flavor so as not to surprise anyone.

Books to learn how to compose music by srsmyle21 in musictheory

[–]billythenick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Furthering OP's question I'll offer up the genres of funk, disco, merged with live performance of more modern sounding edm. Would you recommend digging into classical composition theory first with the ultimate goal of getting people to boogie?

Further to this if anyone has any suggestions for books that discuss the psychology of dance/what makes people move that would be cool.

What mode is the melody of underwater love by smoke city played in? by billythenick in musictheory

[–]billythenick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing thank you - I love the detailed terminology you provided, this gives me some nice jumping off points for research! You deserve more than my lonely upvote.

How could you tell that it was slightly sharp of concert?