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Climate Psychology: Making Sense of Our Inner Worlds

In this online talk to the Climate Emergency Centres Network on 21 January 2026, Linda explains what climate psychology is and how it helps in building our capacities to express, process and stay with difficult feelings, communicate key messages, and foster adaptive, resilient communities in turbulent times.

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It's All Mental | episode 15 | What is climate anxiety? PODCAST

Kate Parkins, Head of Marketing and Comms at Everyturn Mental Health chats to Linda about climate anxiety - what it is, how it can feel, how to manage how you're feeling, and how to have compassionate conversations with others on the topic of climate change.

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Coping with Climate Distress - PODCAST
Coping with Climate Distress - PODCAST

Climate change, damage to our environment and biodiversity loss all can lead to climate distress and anxiety. Linda Aspey talks with Felicity Parnham from CK Futures about how we can cope and still move forward to make a positive difference.

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Coaching with in a Changing Climate - WEBINAR
Coaching with in a Changing Climate - WEBINAR

EMCC webinar where Linda discusses psychological defences around climate change and what it might mean to ‘coach with the earth in mind’.

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Rebel Justice Podcast: 57 - Privilege, Decolonization, & Active Hope: Addressing Climate Change
Rebel Justice Podcast: 57 - Privilege, Decolonization, & Active Hope: Addressing Climate Change

Linda was invited as a guest on the Rebel Justice broadcast (from the View Magazine), hosted by Susan Pease Bannitt. Part 1 of 2.

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Rebel Justice Podcast: 58 - Breaking the silence on eco anxiety - Part 2
Rebel Justice Podcast: 58 - Breaking the silence on eco anxiety - Part 2

Linda was invited as a guest on the Rebel Justice broadcast (from the View Magazine), hosted by the wonderful Susan Pease Bannitt. This is part 2 of 2.

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One Love One Planet - BCfm Community Radio Podcast
One Love One Planet - BCfm Community Radio Podcast

This 54 min podcast (from live show 23rd Aug 2022), BCfm Radio (Bristol Community Radio). Featuring Mary-Rose Clarke, Lola Tinsley, Linda Aspey and Chloe Naldrett.

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Agile Coaching Skills  for Complex Sustainability Challenges - WEBINAR
Agile Coaching Skills for Complex Sustainability Challenges - WEBINAR

Linda was Keynote at the Agile Coaching Summit in 2021. She shares some ideas about how the skills of Agile Practitioners can play a significant part in addressing complex sustainability challenges.

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Coaching in the Climate Crisis" series - WEBINAR
Coaching in the Climate Crisis" series - WEBINAR

Linda joins George Warren for a podcast conversation about the climate crisis, and how climate change is a systemic social and environmental justice issue.

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Exploring Climate Coaching and Thinking Environments - WEBINAR
Exploring Climate Coaching and Thinking Environments - WEBINAR

A webinar from the Coaching Uncaged series with Linda Aspey, interviewed by Yannick Jacob from Animas Coaching.

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Daring Self Leadership & the Nature Connection - PODCAST
Daring Self Leadership & the Nature Connection - PODCAST

Gerdi Verweort from Daring Greatly interviews Linda to discuss leadership, activism, our love of nature and all manner of related things!

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Listening to Liberate - Time to Think Keynote for Academi Wales 2022

Linda’s keynote for “One Welsh Public Service Leadership Summer School” with Academi Wales in summer 2022

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Listening to Liberate - Podcast
Listening to Liberate - Podcast

Podcast with Linda Aspey and Dave Tee (Wales Coaching Centre, Uni. South Wales) about the simple yet powerful differences between listening to respond & listening to ignite, and the effect for both client and coach.

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Building Teams that Perform - ILM WEBINAR

Linda’s 20 minute webinar from September 2018 for the Institute of Leadership & Management SME Series - includes fascinating findings from the Google ‘Aristotle Project"‘ on high performing teams.

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Linda Aspey - Time to Think: Inspired Intentions

Keynote at Academi Wales Health & Care Leadership Conference 2017

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Coaching in a Thinking Environment

Linda is interviewed by Tremaine du Preez for Coaching Club TV

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Thought-Terminating Clichés: The Phrases That Stop Us Thinking
Thought-Terminating Clichés: The Phrases That Stop Us Thinking

Thought-terminating clichés ( a term coined by American psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton) describes short, emotionally charged phrases that halt complexity, ambiguity, or further discussion. They smooth over uncertainty - not by resolving it, but by making continued inquiry feel unnecessary, naïve, or illegitimate.

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How the Unbridled Expansion of AI Is Impacting the Whole of Life
How the Unbridled Expansion of AI Is Impacting the Whole of Life
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Coaching Supervision - Who is the Expert in the Room?
Coaching Supervision - Who is the Expert in the Room?

We don't need experts if we want to become good at thinking for ourselves. We need our supervisors to have the expertise to develop our expertise.

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The Independent Mind Digest,  June 2025
The Independent Mind Digest, June 2025

Welcome to June's edition

  • Great Thinkers: Nate Hagens on "Cultural Mitochondria"

  • Time to Think: The Thinking Partnership course in the Cotswolds, Sept/Oct 2025

  • Core Skills for 2030: The 2025 World Economic Forum survey

  • In print: Two new book contributions from me for 2025

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The Independent Mind Digest, May 2025
The Independent Mind Digest, May 2025

In this edition:

  • Free: Coffee in an Online Thinking Environment: Join us for a good think!

  • Great Thinkers: N.Katherine Hayles: A New Theory of Mind - From Bacteria to AI

  • New Supervision Group for Coaches & Facilitators: Starts 16 September 2025

  • Making Meaning from Metacrisis: an invitation to talk

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The ABT Narrative Template

Do you need to create and share compelling messages? To distill complex messages into compelling short stories? The check out this "ABT Narrative Template", developed in 2012 by scientist turned filmmaker Randy Olson.

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Attention: The Generator and the Gift

When we start and can stay in a state of unknowing about what someone is thinking, and give then real Attention, you’d be amazed at what this can generate!

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Climate Cafe Listening Circles: Breaking the Silence
Climate Cafe Listening Circles: Breaking the Silence

Climate Cafe Listening Circles are informal, lightly facilitated, confidential spaces – online or in person – where people can safely share their thoughts and feelings about the climate and ecological crisis. No advice, no talks, no expectation of action.  

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One widespread habit that's getting in the way of good relationships, creativity and trust
One widespread habit that's getting in the way of good relationships, creativity and trust

Does anyone here have any bad habits?

I did. One that may shock you, given the work I do. You may even recognise yourself when I tell you mine!

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From Eco-Distress to Resilience: How Employers Can Support Staff in a Changing World
From Eco-Distress to Resilience: How Employers Can Support Staff in a Changing World
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