Harnessing our Climate Emotions for Professional and Systemic Impact

Welcome to From Overwhelm to Opportunity: Harnessing our Climate Emotions for Professional and Systemic Impact! Join us at Verity for an event that will help you navigate your feelings about climate change and turn them into positive action. Learn how to channel your emotions to grow professionally, drive impact and change at your organization. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals in moving from endless meeting to making a real difference!

The climate crisis can stir deep emotions—overwhelm, helplessness, frustration, even anger. While these feelings can sometimes lead to avoidance, narrow focus on our solutions, or isolation, they also carry important signals. When we learn to listen, our emotions can illuminate new possibilities and guide meaningful action—personally, professionally, and systemically. In this two-hour interactive in-person workshop, we’ll listen to our climate-related emotions with somatic tools and then share them with others. Finally we'll transform and channel your emotions into strategic insights, unlocking pathways to accelerate your professional influence and systemic impact to make a difference in the world.

Lunch will be provided.

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About your cohosts

Silenced Signals
Silenced Signals is a project started by Annette Dubreuil and Monica Da Ponte, two independent consultants focused on helping to catalyze the transition to a sustainable, socially just future.

We noticed that our culture focused on silencing important signals that would otherwise trigger constructive, positive action towards a better future. We wanted to shine a light on these signals, explore the feelings behind them and illuminate constructive actions that can be taken when we listen.

Silenced Signals was inspired by PostSecret.

Learn more at: https://silencedsignals.substack.com/

Monica Da Ponte

Monica is the Principal Shift & Build, a consultancy dedicated to advancing a sustainable, socially just future. She applies a systems lens to support organizations in accelerating their impact. Her services range from strategic planning, program design, and revenue generation, to research, facilitation, partnership development and implementation support. Monica has a BBA and MBA from the Schulich School of Business, where she is also an Adjunct Professor.

Annette Dubreuil

Annette is an Embodied Creativity Facilitator, Coach and Focusing Teacher at PUPA. She teaches individuals and teams to grow their empathy and intuition, including future Focusing Teachers through her two you program as a Certifying Coordinator with The International Focusing Institute. Annette’s services include facilitation, strategic planning and leadership coaching. She has an undergraduate degree in environmental science from the University of Waterloo and a MBA in sustainability from the Schulich School of Business.