Beyond Zero - Community

20th April. Interviews: Vivien Langford    Podcast: Andy BrittHOLDING A BRAVE SPACE and EMPATHY CAFEGUESTSRita Gyorrfy- The Empathy Cafe. Raven Karin Steiniger - Deep Ecology and XR Regenerative CultureRev Glen Loughry - Indigenous leader, minister and artist.Professor Helen Berry- Expert in public mental health during climate catastropheDr Sebastian Rosenberg - ANU Centre for Mental Health ResearchKavisha Mazzella - Italian songsThe pandemic has shown that a crisis can bring us together or push us apart. These interviews were recorded when the bushfires were still front of mind. At the people's climate assembly in Canberra with bushfire smoke billowing on the horizon, we heard about the  mental suffering of victims and firefighters as well as how resilience was sustained and supported.Helen Berry talks about community building as the foundation for Mental health.She says "people need to be encouraged in preparation for what is actually happening " not in denial. Checkout her article about